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self-access

self-access noun: the use of books, videos, and other study materials to learn on one's own.

Noun

self-access (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) The use of books, videos, and other study materials to learn on one's own.
    • This paper discusses the role of the self-access centre (SAC) in tertiary language learning and teaching, a role which has developed out of the changes that have occurred within the disciplines of Applied Linguistics and Education as well as from wider changes in technology and society itself. As...2008 June, Bruce Morrison, “The role of the self-access centre in the tertiary language learning process”, in System, volume 36, number 2, →DOI, page 123

Origin of self-access

From self- + access.

Questions about self-access

What does self-access mean?
Self-access means the use of books, videos, and other study materials to learn on one's own.
What part of speech is self-access?
Self-access is a noun.

Words near self-access in the dictionary

  1. self-abuser
  2. self-abusers
  3. self-abuses
  4. self-abusing
  5. self-acceptance
  6. self-access
  7. self-acclaimed
  8. self-accompanied
  9. self-acknowledgedly
  10. self-acting
  11. self-action

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