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↢ᡰេផㅴᬺ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