Self-Access Centres: As Desirable and Feasible Strategy for Fostering Student Independence

Abstract

This research, conducted at a secondary institution in
Basrah, Iraq, seeks to answer the questions of whether or not
SACs are desirable plus feasible, and whether or not SACs can
be established throughout the country. The principal focus of
the present investigation is the establishment, in an intermediate
school with one lecture hall, of a self-access centre stocked with
technological resources and a wide range of educational
resources suitable to learners of varying interests as well as
abilities. The goal of this research is to investigate the efficacy of
self-access centres (SACs) as a means for students to learn
English and grow as self-sufficient educators by gauging their
drive and curiosity in utilising SACs.