A Probe Into The Effect Of Self-access Centers On College Students' Language Learning

This dissertation probes into the effect of self-access centers on students'language learning through case study and statistic analysis of the center in Chongqing University, from theoretical and practical perspectives of self-access language learning (SALL) and self-access centers (SAC). After China joined WTO, new challenges to college language teaching and learning appeared with the rapid development of the society. Some demerits of the traditional teaching and learning methods, which put little emphasis on the practice of communicating and application skills has been exposed. In this circumstance, the focus of English language teaching has changed from emphasizing reading and writing skills to listening and speaking skills; teaching mode has also changed from"teacher-centeredness"to"student-centeredness". With the reform of college English teaching and learning, SALL, which is based on the theories of constructivism, humanistic psychology, and cognitive psychology, has attracted more and more scholars'attention and support. A lot of theoretical and practical research into SALL and SAC has made achievements as well. This paper is a theoretical and practical study of the effect of self-access centers on college students'language learning. There are five parts in this dissertation:Chapter one: it introduces the aims and significance of the study, and gives an overall survey of this paper. Taking the center in Chongqing University as an example, the chapter discusses the effect of the self-access center, the new learning environment established in response to the requirement of the reform of college English teaching and the needs of practicing self-access language learning theory, on college students'language learning. The research results will contribute to the further research and development of the center.Chapter two is the literature review providing an introduction to the definition and elements of SALL and SAC. The first part involves SALL's definition, basic theories, elements, elements influencing SALL, types and research in and abroad. The second part introduces SAC's definition, elements, activities, research in and abroad, etc.Chapter three is a statistic analysis of the effect of the self-access center of Chongqing University on college students'language learning. The first part gives a brief introduction to the self-access center in Chongqing University. The second part proposes a hypothesis: this center plays an active role in the improvement of listening,...