The Self-Access Language Learning Center (SALLC) is a language learning center designed to provide learners with the opportunity to develop foreign language proficiency. Learners are supported to take initiative and responsibility for their own learning. In a larger context, it promotes learners to be self-aware and confident in their own learning, since learners are at liberty to decide what and how they learn.
This center has two locations, on Anggrek Campus and Kijang Campus. On Kijang Campus, learners are provided with books, foreign magazines and newspapers, dictionaries and various kinds of scientific journals. All of the materials cover three different foreign languages: English, Japanese, and Chinese. Besides printed materials, learners can study through multimedia instruments such as TV, DVDs, cassettes, and the Internet.
SALLC, on Anggrek Campus, provides learners with a state-of-the-art foreign language learning laboratory. It is equipped with 40 computers with sophisticated language-learning software that has a voice recognition technology to train learners in improving their foreign language pronunciation skills. This technology also equips students with other basic language-learning skills such as reading, listening, grammar, and vocabulary.
Learning at SALLC is a lot of fun. The facility is equipped with user-friendly learning tools such as games and animations that make learners forget that they are actually learning. The learning materials are carefully prepared by language experts to cater to learners’ needs. SALLC also provides all BINUSIAN with services such as one-on-one or group tutoring and language consultation.
Lastly, learning a foreign language at SALLC BINUS UNIVERSITY not only equips learners with a foreign language, but more importantly, it encourages all BINUSIANs to be more confident in their foreign language ability.