Reflections on Transitioning Student Self-Access Learning From a Face-to-Face Environment to an Online Platform: A Case Study of Suratthani Rajabhat University
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This academic article examines the advent and evolution of self-access learning within the English Program of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Suratthani Rajabhat University over a twelve-year period. It begins with the physical self-access center and its accompanying directed studies program and culminates in the abrupt transition to an exclusively online platform using Google Workspace applications during the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, all framed and guided by the proficiency level standards outlined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). By focusing on the rationale for its inception, the numerous issues encountered along the way, and concluding with recommendations, this article aims to inform organizations and individual language teachers considering implementing self-access learning on their campus or within the confines of a single course.
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