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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Kanda University of International Studies
2011-06-01
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e0f3e1196344059b40a35db8bbb52d92022-12-22T03:12:10ZengKanda University of International StudiesStudies in Self-Access Learning Journal2185-37622011-06-01227886Self-Access Evolution: One University’s Journey Toward Learner ControlJuanita HeighamThis 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.http://sisaljournal.org/archives/jun11/heigham/self-access centerpeerslearner control |
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| title | Self-Access Evolution: One University’s Journey Toward Learner Control |
| title_full | Self-Access Evolution: One University’s Journey Toward Learner Control |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Access Evolution: One University’s Journey Toward Learner Control |
| title_short | Self-Access Evolution: One University’s Journey Toward Learner Control |
| title_sort | self access evolution one university s journey toward learner control |
| topic | self-access center peers learner control |
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