Self-Access Evolution: One University’s Journey Toward Learner Control

This article describes the development of a small self-access center at a university in central Japan. The center grew out of pre-existing language lab and evolved into a student-run center facility that has very little daily teacher or staff control. The paper describes the main stages this low-bud...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Juanita Heigham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kanda University of International Studies 2011-06-01
Series:Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal
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Online Access:http://sisaljournal.org/archives/jun11/heigham/
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Summary:This article describes the development of a small self-access center at a university in central Japan. The center grew out of pre-existing language lab and evolved into a student-run center facility that has very little daily teacher or staff control. The paper describes the main stages this low-budget center moved through to bring it to its current status and shares some student views on the value of the center.
ISSN:2185-3762