Jo Mynard is a Professor, Director of the Self-Access Learning Center and Director of the Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education at Kanda University of International Studies, Japan.

Part 1: Setting the Scene

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Social Learning Spaces

Chapter 3. The Japanese Educational Context

Chapter 4. Methodology

Part 2: Case Studies

Chapter 5. "If some freshman come to us, I said like, 'please join us'." Kokon's Story

Chapter 6. "We see like the same people like every day so I feel like yeah it's kind of like a community, Yellow Sofa community kind of thing." Sina's Story

Chapter 7. "Is it okay if I ignore grammar and just speak?" Kaede's Story

Chapter 8. "Don't be afraid of making mistakes." Rintaro's Story

Chapter 9. "I should be more confident in talking with people." Sachiko's Story

Chapter 10. "Just try is I think the most important thing". Sayaka's Story

Part 3: Exploring Concepts Through the Research

Chapter 11. Understanding Identity in a Social Learning Space

Chapter 12. Understanding Communities of Practice in a Social Language Learning Space

Chapter 13. Understanding Learner Beliefs and Other Individual Differences in a Social Learning Space

Chapter 14. Lessons Learnt from the Research Methods Applied in this Project

Part 4: Implications for the Field

Chapter 15. Summary of the Findings 

Chapter 16. Implications and Practical Interventions