Self-Access
Some self-access principles
... the Self-Access Learning Centre (SALC) at Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) was established, and discuss some of the personal philosophies of self-access centres (SACs) and ...
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Re-placing the Jewel in the Crown of Autonomy: A Revisiting of the ‘Self’ or ‘Selves’ in Self-Access
... of self-access to its Direct Teaching Operations worldwide, with Barcelona, Quito, Hong Kong, Cairo, Mexico, and, on a smaller scale, Thessaloniki, enjoying particular ...behind self-access as ...
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Peer-Led Activities at a Self-Access Center in Brazil
... In this paper, I focus on activities facilitated by students at a self-access center in Brazil. From previous studies at the Autonomous Learning Support Base (ALSB) I found that facilitators were facing ...
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Self-Access and Young Learners: Introduction to the Special Issue
... in self-access systems could include: (1) having learners create a language resource ‘centre’ either inside a classroom or outside of ...a self-access centre (see Moore & ...
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Self-Access Learning Centers and the Importance of Being Curious
... exploratory behavior of seeking out new and novel educational experiences like visiting a SALC sustain this interest over time. Of the 83 students who responded that they had visited the SALC only about half of them ...
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Supporting a Physical Self-Access Center with a Virtual Presence
... This article describes the motivation and reasoning behind an ongoing project to create an online presence of a Self-Access Center (SAC). The project involves the selection and integration of a number of ...
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Giving Speaking Practice in Self-Access Mode a Chance
... Christchurch, New Zealand, works to enable speaking practice in their Language Self Access Centre (LSAC). The activities which students are encouraged to do were produced consequent to research and an ...
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Co-constructing Understanding of Self Access through Conversational Narrative
... and self direction. Are we scaffolding self access or just setting a series of hoops the students have to jump through to pass their courses? The jury is still ...
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As If … A Game Theory Perspective on Self-Access Learning
... Even without the use of AI, Game Theory can be used to inform the design of activities in such a way as to encourage learner engagement and discourage cheating or avoidance behaviours using arbitrary values for human and ...
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Increasing Attendance in a Self-Access Language Lounge
... of self-access lounges should prepare regular schedules of staff, clearly advertised throughout the institution, preferably with photographs and some introduction of the ...
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Considering Peer Support for Self-Access Learning
... The phrases “provide support and opportunities” and “study options to suit all learners” are particularly relevant when considering a peer-support system to improve self-access learning. In terms of ...
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Principles: Establishing the Foundation for a Self-access Curriculum
... In continuation of the previous installment of this column, (Takahashi, et. al, 2013), this paper describes the principles stage which was undertaken in 2012 and culminated in an evaluation of the Freshman curriculum in ...
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Readiness for Self-Access Language Learning: A Case of Iranian Students
... with self-access language learning is still new in many countries including Iran, and the number of universities and institutes which provide self-access centers are relatively ...
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Autonomous Language Learning in Self-Access Spaces: Moodle in Action.
... practise self-evaluation, which is a core part of autonomous learning (Cooker, 2015; Tassinari, ...the self-access centre, and through learning advisor and/or class teacher ...a self-directed ...
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Considerations in Developing a Peer Mentoring Programme for a Self-Access Centre
... successful self-access centre should not only be seen as a space for learning but also as a community, creating a sense of ownership in the ...of self-access learning beyond the SALC and the ...
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Dialogue and Advising in Self-Access Learning: Introduction to the Special Issue
... of Self-Access Learning (JASAL) in November 2014 at the JALT ...new self-access centre, tips for running a self-access centre smoothly, ways to attract users, and ways to ...
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Self-access Materials: Their Features and their Selection in Students’ Literacy Practices
... Autonomous, self-directed language learning is the literacy practice that self-access centers aim to ...a self- access center in Mexico, focusing on the ...
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Learner Involvement at Arabian Gulf University Self-Access Centre
... the self-access centre among these students is the feedback they have received from previous ...the self-access centre as well, but as time went by he became more comfortable working there, ...
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Scaffolding Students’ Initial Self-Access Language Centre Experiences
... the self-access programs had been developed independently from classroom ...use self- access facilities and libraries to continue their work; ...a self-access centre” (Gardner ...
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Translanguaging in Self-Access Language Advising: Informing Language Policy
... The purpose of this study has been to represent the methodological approach so as to inform researchers involved in developing a new self-access learning center in a university context. The longitudinal and ...
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