The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe
The present article describes how the development of the ‘conversation sessions’ in the self-access centre (SAC) fostered a Community of Practice (CoP) as theorised by Lave & Wenger (1991). Our SAC is at a government-funded university in Cancun, Mexico. The conversation sessions were implemented...
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| author | Elvira del Carmen Acuña González Magdalena Avila Pardo Jane Elisabeth Holmes Lewendon |
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| description | The present article describes how the development of the ‘conversation sessions’ in the self-access centre (SAC) fostered a Community of Practice (CoP) as theorised by Lave & Wenger (1991). Our SAC is at a government-funded university in Cancun, Mexico. The conversation sessions were implemented with the aim to offer our EFL students the opportunity to practice speaking on a regular basis to complement their English programme. These peer-run conversations, in turn, are one of the key elements that led to the creation of a CoP where SAC users and personnel share a repertoire of resources and conventions created over time in order to form, transmit and advance knowledge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bd8808c3f724aa5af146a33250fb5032022-12-22T03:16:47ZengKanda University of International StudiesStudies in Self-Access Learning Journal2185-37622185-37622016-09-0163313321The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del CaribeElvira del Carmen Acuña GonzálezMagdalena Avila PardoJane Elisabeth Holmes Lewendon The present article describes how the development of the ‘conversation sessions’ in the self-access centre (SAC) fostered a Community of Practice (CoP) as theorised by Lave & Wenger (1991). Our SAC is at a government-funded university in Cancun, Mexico. The conversation sessions were implemented with the aim to offer our EFL students the opportunity to practice speaking on a regular basis to complement their English programme. These peer-run conversations, in turn, are one of the key elements that led to the creation of a CoP where SAC users and personnel share a repertoire of resources and conventions created over time in order to form, transmit and advance knowledge.https://sisaljournal.org/archives/sep15/acuna-et-al/Peer-learningcommunities of practiceself-access learninglegitimate peripheral participationagencyautonomy |
| spellingShingle | Elvira del Carmen Acuña González Magdalena Avila Pardo Jane Elisabeth Holmes Lewendon The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal Peer-learning communities of practice self-access learning legitimate peripheral participation agency autonomy |
| title | The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe |
| title_full | The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe |
| title_fullStr | The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe |
| title_short | The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe |
| title_sort | sac as a community of practice a case study of peer run conversation sessions at the universidad del caribe |
| topic | Peer-learning communities of practice self-access learning legitimate peripheral participation agency autonomy |
| url | https://sisaljournal.org/archives/sep15/acuna-et-al/ |
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