SiSAL Journal is planning to publish a special issue on Teacher Education for Self-Access and Outside-Class Support in September 2025 (Volume 16, Issue 3).
Editor: Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa
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Learning beyond the classroom is essential for learners to succeed, as the opportunities within the classroom are often limited by time constraints and an inflexible curriculum (Richards, 2015). This highlights the importance of equipping students with autonomous learning skills through self-access and self-directed learning. To effectively promote these skills, it is ideal for teachers (and advisors) to have firsthand experience using them in their own learning (Little, 1995; Magno e Silva, 2018), or at the very least, to be aware of their benefits. Teacher education, therefore, plays a crucial role in fostering learner autonomy and also preparing (future) teachers to provide outside-class support.
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