'This book intends to cover "central issues in language teaching and learning." This one certainly makes good the promise – it covers the issue of self-access language learning thoroughly, provides a lot of useful checklists and tables, and is a goldmine of cross-references.' VVLE Newsletter, Belgium

• Chapter 1: Background to Self-Access Language Learning; Chapter 2 : Learners' and Teachers' Beliefs and Attitudes about Language Learning; Chapter 3: A Typology Of Self-Access; Chapter 4: Management Of Self-Access Facilities; Chapter 5: Learner Profiles; Chapter 6: Materials For Self Access Language; Chapter 7: Self-Access Activities; Chapter 8: Physical Settings And Resourcing; Chapter 9: From Teacher-Directed to Self-Access Learning; Chapter 10: Counselling; Chapter 11: Assessment In Self-Access Learning; Chapter 12: The Evaluation Of Self-Access Language Learning; Case Studies

'This book intends to cover "central issues in language teaching and learning." This one certainly makes good the promise – it covers the issue of self-access language learning thoroughly, provides a lot of useful checklists and tables, and is a goldmine of cross-references.' VVLE Newsletter, Belgium

• Chapter 1: Background to Self-Access Language Learning; Chapter 2 : Learners' and Teachers' Beliefs and Attitudes about Language Learning; Chapter 3: A Typology Of Self-Access; Chapter 4: Management Of Self-Access Facilities; Chapter 5: Learner Profiles; Chapter 6: Materials For Self Access Language; Chapter 7: Self-Access Activities; Chapter 8: Physical Settings And Resourcing; Chapter 9: From Teacher-Directed to Self-Access Learning; Chapter 10: Counselling; Chapter 11: Assessment In Self-Access Learning; Chapter 12: The Evaluation Of Self-Access Language Learning; Case Studies