Promoting Learner Well-Being in a Self-Access Learning Center

This article describes our institutional effort to explicitly raise learner awareness of well-being through a week-long program of activities and resources in the Self-Access Learning Centre (SALC) at Kanda University International Studies (KUIS), Japan. The initiatives encompassed interactive posters and resource recommendations, along with engaging conversations, nature-oriented activities, utilization of the Maker Conversation, and interactive workshops focused on managing language anxiety, cultivating mindfulness, nurturing positive emotions, and regulating mood through music. Our report centers on our experiences, considering the challenges and the opportunities of how self-access centers can contribute to the promotion of learner well-being.