General Introduction to the “Case Studies in Self-Access” Column

It is my pleasure to introduce our first regular featured column. The rationale behind this addition to SiSAL Journal is that although over the past three years we have successfully showcased examples of research and practice in many contexts, we felt we wanted the opportunity to explore an unfolding story of one institution’s engagement with self-access. As this special issue deals with offering structured support for self-access learning, it seems appropriate that our first case study should be connected with self-access curriculum matters. Katherine Thornton has agreed to be the column editor for the first case study. Over the coming few issues of SiSAL Journal, she will introduce a series of articles connected with the unfolding curriculum story of one institution in Japan.