JASAL Online Student Conference 2021 From an Overseas Perspective

Abstract

This paper reports on the insights gained during the 5th Japan Association for Self-Access Learning (JASAL) conference for students and the similarities shared by self-access centers (SACs) worldwide. A group of students from 13 universities shared their experiences, ideas, and the current issues faced by their SACs with the aim of, collaboratively, finding a solution to make them available to more language learners. The outcome of this exchange gives an insight into intercultural collaboration and the impact of self-access centers in the process of language learning.