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SiSAL Journal 5(1), Special Issue on Directions in Self-Access Learning

Posted on April 5, 2014 | Leave a comment

Volume 5, Number 1, March 2014
Special Issue on Directions in Self-Access Learning
Edited by Neil Curry and Jo Mynard

Contents

  • Editorial: Directions in Self-Access Learning by Neil Curry and Jo Mynard (1-7) [full text] [PDF]

Articles

  • Framing the Picture: A Preliminary Investigation into Experts’ Beliefs about the Roles and Purposes of Self-Access Centres by Diego Navarro (8-28) [full text] [PDF]
  • Using CBT with Anxious Language Learners: The Potential Role of the Learning Advisor by Neil Curry (29-41) [full text] [PDF]
  • Supporting a Physical Self-Access Centre with a Virtual Presence by Troy Rubesch and Keith Barrs (42-49) [full text] [PDF]
  • Considering Peer Support for Self-access Learning by Craig Manning (50-57) [full text] [PDF]

Regular Column

  • Introduction by column editor, Katherine Thornton (58)
  • Piloting and Evaluating a Redesigned Self-Directed Learning Curriculum by Satoko Watkins, Neil Curry and Jo Mynard (58-78) [full text] [PDF]

Announcements

  • Upcoming Special Issue: Call for papers 

Special Issue on Self-Regulation in Foreign Language Learning. December, 2014 (Volume 5, Issue 4) edited by Paul Collett and Kristen Sullivan. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: May 31st, 2014. MOre details: https://sisaljournal.org/for-authors/srl-call/

Cover photo: Soka University, Tokyo, Japan (http://space.soka.ac.jp/en/)

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SiSAL Journal: Volume 4, Number 4, December 2013

Posted on December 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

Volume 4, Number 4, December 2013

Edited by Carol J. Everhard

Special Issue on Accessing and Accessorizing for Self-Access Language Learning

 

  • Editorial by Carol J. Everhard (227-235) [full text] [PDF]

Featured Articles

  • The Management Skills of SALL Managers by David Gardner and Lindsay Miller (236-252) [full text] [PDF]
  • Looking Out for English by Brian Tomlinson (253-261) [full text] [PDF]
  • Accessing the Self in Self-Access Learning: Emotions and Feelings in Language Advising by Maria Giovanna Tassinari and Maud Ciekanski (262-280) [full text] [PDF]
  • Davids Still Exist among Goliaths: A Story of Modest Self-Access Centre Establishment and Survival in Times of Economic Decline by Salomi Papadima-Sophocleous (281-294) [full text] [PDF]

Research Articles

  • An Autoethnographic Study of the Use of Mobile Devices to Support Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning by Mark Osborne (295-307) [full text] [PDF]
  • Giving Speaking Practice in Self-Access Mode a Chance by Kerstin Dofs (308-322) [full text] [PDF]
  • Foundation-level Gulf Arab Student Response to Self-Access Learning by Diane Malcolm and Mohamed Majed (323-338) [full text] [PDF]
  • Medics on the Move South Africa: Access to Medical Words by Kris Van de Poel, Christine Fourie and Karen Seberechts (339-352) [full text] [PDF]

Regular Column (Edited by Katherine Thornton)

  • Principles: Establishing the Foundation for a Self-Access Curriculum by Elizabeth Lammons (353-366) [full text] [PDF]

Work in Progress

  • Promoting Independent Language Learning Cross-Campus at the University of Leeds through a Self-Access Area by Carolin Schneider (367-371) [full text] [PDF]

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SiSAL Journal: Volume 4, Number 3, September 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 | Leave a comment

Volume 4, Number 3, September 2013 
Edited by Jo Mynard

Articles

  • “Beautifying the Beast”: Customising Online Instruction in a Writing Course for Jamaican Tertiary-level Students by Michelle Stewart-McKoy (157-174) [full text] [PDF]
  • Enhancing Student Self-Study Attitude and Activity with Motivational Techniques by Kent Rhoads and Jonathan deHaan (175-195) [full text] [PDF]
  • Development and Use of Moodle for Online Student Support by Moira Hobbs and Yvonne Hynson (196-207) [full text] [PDF]

Regular Column

  • Needs Analysis: Investigating Students’ Self-directed Learning Needs Using Multiple Data Sources by Keiko Takahashi, Jo Mynard, Junko Noguchi, Akiyuki Sakai, Katherine Thornton and Atsumi Yamaguchi (208-218) [full text] [PDF]

Reviews

  • Book review: The Applied Linguistic Individual: Sociocultural Approaches to Identity, Agency and Autonomy Edited by Phil Benson and Lucy Cooker by Cem Balçıkanlı (219-222) [full text] [PDF]
  • Book review: Autonomy in Language Learning: Stories of Practices Edited by Andy Barfield and Natanael Delgado Alvarado by Adelia Peña Clavel (223-226) [full text] [PDF]

Announcements

  • Upcoming Special Issue: Call for papers: Special Issue on Accessing and Accessorizing for Self-Access Language Learning (SALL). December, 2013 (Volume 4, Issue 4) edited by Carol J. Everhard. Final deadline for submissions: October 15th, 2013 Details: https://sisaljournal.org/for-authors/accessing-issue-call/
  • Event announcement: Directions in Self-access learning Symposium: One day symposium to be held at Kanda University of International Studies, Japan on October 19th, 2013. Registration free. Open to administrators, educators and students. Please see the website for details: http://salcsymposium2013.com/

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SiSAL Journal, 4(2). Special Issue on Supporting Self-directed Learning

Posted on July 1, 2013 | Leave a comment


Special Issue on Supporting Self-directed Learning

Volume 4, Number 2, June 2013 
Edited by Jo Mynard

  • Editorial: Special Issue on Supporting Self-directed Learning by Jo Mynard (70-72) [full text] [PDF]

Articles

  • The Relationship Between Learners’ Self-directed Learning Readiness and their English for Specific Purposes Course Accomplishment at Distance Education in Iran by Parinaz Mohammadi and Seyed Mahdi Araghi (73-84) [full text] [PDF]
  • Beyond the Classroom: The Role of Self-Guided Learning in Second-Language Listening and Speaking Practice by Marion Davis (85-95) [full text] [PDF]
  • A Move Towards Autonomy: Individualized Education Plans for Effective Materials Use by Kenneth Cranker and Nicole Servais (96-124) [full text] [PDF]
  • Self-access Language Learning Programme: The case of the English Language Voluntary Intensive Independent Catch-up Study by Salomi Papadima-Sophocleous (125- 140) [full text] [PDF]

Regular Column

  • General Introduction to the “Case Studies in Self-Access” Column  by Jo Mynard [full text]
  • Case Study Introduction by Katherine Thornton (Column Editor) [full text] [PDF]
  • Re-designing a Curriculum for Self-directed Language Learning: Defining Parameters by Katherine Thornton [full text] [PDF]

Announcement

  • Upcoming Special Issue: Call for Papers 

Special Issue on Accessing and Accessorizing for Self-Access Language Learning (SALL). December, 2013 (Volume 4, Issue 4) edited by Carol J. Everhard, Independent Researcher (formerly) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

First call for submissions: August 1st, 2013
Final deadline for submissions: October 1st, 2013
Details: https://sisaljournal.org/for-authors/accessing-issue-call/

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SiSAL Journal 4(1), Special Issue on Self-Access Writing Support

Posted on April 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

Special Issue on Self-Access Writing Support

 

Volume 4, Number 1, March 2013

Issue edited by Rachael Ruegg

Articles

  • Writing Centers: Who are they for? What are they for? by Elton LaClare and Tracy Franz (5-16) [full text] [PDF]
  • So You Want to Start a Peer Online Writing Center? by Christine Rosalia (17-42)  [full text] [PDF]
  • The Learner as Researcher: Student Concordancing and Error Correction by Jacqueline Mull (43-55)  [full text] [PDF]

Reviews and Reports

  • Announcing the ESL-WOW for Self-Directed Writing Support by Thaddeus M. Niles  (56-61)  [full text] [PDF]
  • JASAL Forum 2012: Making a Difference Through Self Access. Report on the Japan Association of Self Access Learning (JASAL) Forum held in Hamamatsu, Japan in October 2012 by Satomi Shibata  (62-69)  [full text] [PDF]

Announcement

Upcoming special issue: Call for papers

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