%0 Journal Article
%T JASAL Forum 2011: Growing Trends in Self-Access Learning
%A Azusa Kodate
%J Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal
%D 2012
%I 
%X The annual JASAL forum was held in Tokyo in 2011 in keeping with the theme of the JALT 2011 conference, ¡®Teaching, Learning, and Growing¡¯.Drawing on the theme of this year¡¯s JASAL forum, ¡®Growing Trends in Self-Access Learning¡¯, several different trends emerged from the two paper and five poster presentations that illustrate the ongoing growth of the field. Contents of the presentations varied widely from an administrative operation of a self-access centre (hereafter SAC) to research findings about SAC users. Having approximately 45 people including presenters at the forum, active discussions in which they shared ideas and professional practices were generated. One of the common points which emerged in the forum was that the form of learning that SACs provide is becoming more accepted and valued by educational institutions, and this has led to an increase in the number of SACs nationwide in Japan. Against this background, three themes were evident in the presentations given at this year¡¯s forum: focusing on the physical learning environment, providing easier access to learners, and supporting learning processes.
%K self-access
%K Japan
%U http://sisaljournal.org/archives/march12/kodate/