Volume 7, Issue 1
June 2026
Edited by Maria Giovanna Tassinari, Christopher Phelps, and Bethan Kushida
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Contents
Investigating and Supporting Emotions in Self-Access Language Learning
by Maria Giovanna Tassinari, Christopher Phelps, and Bethan Kushida (pp. 1–6)
Research Papers
Supporting Learners
A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Willingness to Communicate in a University Self-Access Centre Before and After COVID-19
by Gerardine McCrohan, James Broxholme, and Adam Brod (pp. 7–31)
“It’s Easier to Study Something You’re Interested in”: How Emotions Shape Agency for Language Learning Beyond the Classroom
by Jon Rowberry (pp. 32–52)
Visualizing Learner Well-being in Language Learning: An Exploratory Classroom Implementation Supporting Reflective Dialogue
by Satoko Kato (pp. 53–73)
Multicultural Camping Excursions: A Case Study of Emotions and the Emergence of Motivation and Agency in L2 Learning
by Branden Kirchmeyer, Alison Koga, and Kayoko Horai (pp. 74–101)
Supporting Self-Access Staff, Volunteers, and Practitioners
Colorful Conversation: Weekly Topics and Their Impact on Basic Psychological Needs at SAC Group Chat Sessions
by Christopher Cladis, Jeremy Eades, and Christopher Phelps (pp. 102–121)
Developing the Learner Interaction Simulation App (LISA): An AI-Powered Tool for Advisor Education
by Sina Takada, Satoko Kato, Emily A. Marzin, Jo Mynard, and Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa (pp. 122–143)
Discussions of Practice
Logbookと言語学習アドバイジングを統合した教室外 Eタンデム：日韓・日独比較から見えた示唆
[Integrating Logbooks and Advising in Out-of-Class eTandem: Insights from Japan–Korea and Japan–Germany Projects]
by Masako Wakisaka, and Hiroaki Kobayashi (pp. 144–154)
Reflections
Feeling Seen: Art, Photos, and Student Motivation in a Self-Access Learning Center
by George Hays (pp. 155–166)
When Advisors Become Teachers: Skills, Methods and Tools
by Yuri Imamura, and Robert Stevenson (pp. 167–179)
Reports
JASAL Forum at JALT2025 Conference Report
by Daniel Hooper, Sam Reid, Suwako Uehara, and Katherine Thornton (pp. 180–193)
The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning 