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An Investigation of Student Use of a Self-Access English-Only Speaking Area
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2010 This study examines students’ use of an English-only area designed as a drop-in centre for students to practice English. The study investigated whether students’ language ability, year of study or department of study influenced use of this facility. Data
Heath Rose, Roxanne Elliott
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Self-Access Evolution: One University’s Journey Toward Learner Control
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2011 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 ...
Juanita Heigham
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Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2014 This paper presents results from phase one of a large-scale, two-phase research project investigating self-access centre (SAC) experts’ (Centre Directors; Centre Managers; Centre Coordinators; Learning Advisors) beliefs about the roles and purposes of ...
Diego Navarro
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Learning Strategies: Prototypical Core and Dimensions of Variation
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2012 This paper explores the concept of learning strategies through a prototype perspective. It is argued that “learning strategy” is not a clearly definable concept, because strategies differ from each other in terms of “family resemblance” or “graded ...
Yongqi Gu
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Evaluating a Self-Access Centre’s Effectiveness and Efficiency: A Case Study and Reflection
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2016 This article discusses changes that occurred after a case study that examined the effectiveness and efficiency of a Self-access Centre (SAC) within a university in Hong Kong using Morrison’s (2003) Evaluation of Self-access Language Learning Centre ...
Daya Datwani-Choy
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A Framework for Curriculum Reform: Re-designing a Curriculum for Self-directed Language Learning
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2013 Welcome to this new SiSAL column, which will examine a long-term project conducted at one institution in depth over several issues. The focus of this column will be the curriculum design project currently being undertaken at the Self-Access Learning ...
Katherine Thornton
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Review of the Open Culture Website
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2010 Today’s learners have become so tech-savvy that to catch up with them and maintain their interest, teachers have to be a couple of steps ahead. It is mind-boggling how in the age of Facebook and Twitter, there are still many great websites out there just
Anna Taylor (Gorevanova)
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Considering Peer Support for Self-Access Learning
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2014 This paper briefly examines if and how peer support can be implemented as an appropriate means to improve self-access learning. The potential for further alignment with the higher aims common among self-access learning centers will be examined ...
Craig Manning
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A Learning Success Story Using Facebook
Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 2011 The use of Web 2.0 tools such as wikis and blogs is becoming more widespread in the language learning classroom, however social networking can also be an effective tool.
Lara Promnitz-Hayashi
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World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2020): Poster Abstracts. [PDF]
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