Friday 25th June, 2021
See full schedule and abstracts here
Pre-recorded sessions
Presentation 1 (narrative / reflection). Vola Ambinintsoa: Starting to Work in a SALC Without Being in the SALC. [LINK to presentation]
Presentation 2 (theoretical conceptualization). Curtis Edlin: The Nested Contexts of Self-Access, Educational Institutions, and Society: What Learner Autonomy Means for the Future. [LINK to presentation]
Presentation 3 (narrative / reflection). Tarik Uzun: A Decade of Self-Access Experience: The Story of the Independent Learning Center at AYBU. [LINK to presentation]
Live session 1 (10.00 am to 11.00 am JST)
Presentation 4 (narrative / reflection). Lorraine Reinbold and Daniel Hooper: From the Ashes: The Rebirth of the LC. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 5 (narrative / reflection). Elva Elena Peña Andrade: Adapting our SAC in Nuevo León, Mexico Through the Years. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 6 (description of practice). Kie Yamamoto: From Seed to Plant: Reflection on Developing a SAC Under COVID-19. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 7 (theoretical conceptualization). Artem Zadorozhnyy (Archie): Conceptualising Research on Informal Language Learning Through Self-Determination Theory. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 8 (book review). Betsy Lavolette: Language Center Handbook 2021. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 9 (description of practice). Huw Davies and Yuta Homma: The Importance of Journaling in Self-Access Learning: Encouraging a Learner’s Transformative and Critical Reflections. Access slides | LINK to presentation recording
Live session 2: 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Presentation 10 (featured session). Katherine Thornton: JASAL: Supporting a Growing Self-Access Community in Japan. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 11 (theoretical conceptualization). Jo Mynard and Scott Shelton-Strong: Thinking About Self-Access from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective. LINK to presentation
Presentation 12 (narrative / reflection). Giovanna Tassinari: Going Virtual: Opening up Spaces for Self-Access. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 13 (description of practice). Patrycja Czarniecka-Brandt: Peer Conversation Groups. LINK to presentation recording
Presentation 14 (featured interview). Phil Benson, Phillip A. Bennett and Amelia Yarwood: Phil Benson will be interviewed by Phillip A. Bennett and Amelia Yarwood about his new book ‘Language Learning Environments: Spatial Perspectives on SLA’. LINK to interview recording
Presentation 15 (Featured session. Reflection plus Q&A). David Gardner and Lindsay Miller: After Establishing… LINK to presentation recording (apologies – voice and slides only)