integrating self-access with curriculum an activities based approach
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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. . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
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