Reframing Self-Access: Reviewing the Literature and Updating a Mission Statement for a New Era
This paper documents part of the process of preparing to fully reopen the physical Self-Access Learning Center (SALC) in a university in Japan after being somewhat interrupted during two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-access is becoming increasingly complex, multi-faceted and multi-disciplinar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kanda University of International Studies
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://sisaljournal.org/archives/vol13/mar22/mynard_et_al/ |
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| Summary: | This paper documents part of the process of preparing to fully reopen the physical Self-Access Learning Center (SALC) in a university in Japan after being somewhat interrupted during two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-access is becoming increasingly complex, multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary and it is necessary to revisit SALC mission statements periodically, particularly after major events or changes. A group of language educators working at the university examined literature and theories from a range of perspectives in order to inform the future directions of the SALC. In a series of meetings over a one-semester period, one or two team members led a guided discussion based on some key papers, talks or other resources related to eight themes. After a semester of such discussions, they returned to the mission statement and re-examined it, making it more theoretically robust and specific, acting as a guide for SALC services for a new era. |
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| ISSN: | 2185-3762 |