English Learning Support Room (ELSR) at Dokkyo University*: Promoting Learner and Teacher Autonomy Learner Autonomy Support Teacher Autonomy Support PURPOSE • To provide advising sessions & workshops to develop autonomous learners • To support teachers through faculty resource space CHARACTERISTICS • Integration with curriculum • On-campus facilities • English Learning Roadmap FUTURE AGENDA • Reconsidering advising schedule • Attracting more Junior and Senior students • Developing Teachers’ Resource Space Yuka Iijima, Mari Tsujita, Reina Wakabayashi Interdepartmental English Language Program, Dokkyo University TARGET • Students in 7 departments (German/ French/Economics/Management Science/ Law/International Legal Studies/Policy Studies) (approximately 6,300) • All instructors of English (full-time & part-time) TIME • Advising sessions (2 days/week) • Faculty resource space (Mon.-Fri. 9am-6pm) MANAGEMENT • Guidelines booklet • Advising workshops • Notebook for sharing information among staff members Student Feedback Number of Users I now know what materials to use for studying. I was able to decide my next learning goals. It’s useful because the advisor gives me feedback on my work every week. I have more confidence. My motivation increased. I was able to make a study plan for the summer. It was relaxing. It was easy for me to talk one- on-one. *Dokkyo University ELSR opened in November 2010 as a part of the initiative “Promoting EGAP Education Contributing to the Development of the Competences Expected of College Graduates” 䋨䇸ቇ⠌ജ⢒ᚑ䈮⾗䈜䉎 EGAP ⧷⺆ᢎ⢒䈱లታ䇹䋩 , funded by MEXT as Program for Promoting University Education and Student Support Theme A: Program for Promoting University Education Reform 䋨䇸ᄢቇᢎ⢒䊶ቇ↢ᡰេផㅴ 䇼䊁䊷䊙A䇽ᄢቇᢎ⢒ផㅴ䊒䊨䉫䊤䊛䇹䋩 (2009-2011). Reservation Pre-advising Self-reflection Advising Session Post-advising Self-reflection Advisor Sharing Teaching Materials Teachers’ Workshop Teachers’ Communication Advising Teachers’ Resource Space • Textbook samples • Resource books on TESOL/Applied Linguistics • Textbook survey results Semester Number Fall 2010 93 Spring 2011 146 Total 239 Advising Sessions Nov. 2010 – Oct. 2011 Number of teachers (actual number) 17 Number of books checked out 44 Type Number Full-time instructors 8 Part-time instructors 42 Total 50 Teachers’ Resource Space Workshops Workshop