integrating self-access with curriculum an activities based approach

Integrating Self-Access with Curriculum An Activities based Approach

Sojo & Bunkyo students:• Non English majors. • 3 classroom hours per week.• Varying levels of motivation and proficiency.• Self-Access and Autonomous Learning radically different

from their previous experience of learning.

What are SALC Activities?

• Short Duration • Done in the Self-access

center.• Done outside of class

time.• Done individually or in

groups.

Why SALC Activities?

• Ease students (via heavy scaffolding) into a self-access environment.

• Supported by and integrated into the curriculum.

• Satisfy institutional demands.(bums on seats)

Are SALC Activities Commensurate with Autonomous Principles?

SOJO• Voluntary.

• Choice of activities.

• Range of activity types.

• Advanced (2nd year) activities require more reflection.

BUNKYO• Minimum number

compulsory.

• Choice of activities.

• Range of activity types.

• Four stages of activity.

Examples

Examples

4,416 Activities Completed in Sem 1, 201171% of students completed 4 or more activities

1 or more 2 or more 3 or more 4 or more0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%Number of Activities Completed by year - 1st Semester 2011

1st year2nd year

SALC Activities are Helping Drive SALC user numbers

Apr-10

May-10

Jun-1

0Ju

l-10

Aug-10

Sep-10

Oct-10

Nov-10

Dec-10

Jan-1

1

Feb-11

Mar-11

Apr-11

May-11

Jun-1

1Ju

l-11

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600SALC Student Usage

Advising

Writing Center

Speaking Cen-ter

Conversation Lounge

SALC 2F

Borrowing

Num

ber o

f Stu

dent

s

SALC Activities are Helping Drive SALC User Numbers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 180

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

77

250

294

410

350

570

489

211

315

359

450

355

373 350

93

110

59

227

90

407 359

477 447 412 353

393

295

460

396

646

399

67

325

449

364

171

474

289

559

491 469

706

503

684 662

542

698

548

336

670

722

319 283

324

174

501

533

781

797

365

787

906

SALC USAGE SEMESTER 2 2008 - 2011【後期】ＳＡＬＣ利用学生数 2008-20102008 2009 2010 2011

週

利用

学生

数

SALC Activities are Increasing Student Motivation to use the SALC

Question 1 Question 20%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Question 1 - I enjoyed doing SALC Activities. Question 2 - SALC Activities motivated me to use the SALC more.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

SALC Activities are Raising Awareness of our Advising Service

BECC Advising Sessions by Topic 2011

Conclusion

• Building a culture of language learning

• Stepping stones to autonomy

• Satisfying institutional requirements

caleb@h-bunkyo.ac.jp scrowe@ed.sojo-u.ac.jp

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