The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning (JASAL) held its 15th annual conference event on the 5th of December, 2020. Due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the event was conducted online via the Zoom teleconferencing application, marking JASAL’s first “virtual conference” and requiring an impressive feat of innovation from organizers. The conference, attended by more than 50 participants in total, featured 20 presentations on a variety of topics relevant to self-access learning and supporting language learner autonomy. Highlights of the day included a plenary talk by Satoko Kato and Hisako Yamashita and a virtual tour of Tokyo International University’s English Plaza. In this conference report, 17 English-language presentations are summarized and arranged according to three themes: autonomy-supportive learning projects; SALC development via research and reflection; and reflections on the transition to emergency remote self-access in 2020.

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在 COVID 时代拥抱变化并发现可供性：2020 年日本自主学习协会 (JASAL) 会议报告

日本自主学习协会 (JASAL) 于 2020 年 12 月 5 日举行了第 15 届年度会议活动。由于史无前例的 COVID-19 大流行，该活动通过 Zoom 电话会议应用程序在线进行，这标志着 JASAL 的第一个“虚拟会议”，并要求组织者做出令人印象深刻的创新壮举。此次会议共有 50 多名参与者参加，有 20 场演讲，内容涉及与自主学习和支持语言学习者自主相关的各种主题。当天的亮点包括加藤里子和山下久子的全体演讲以及东京国际大学英语广场的虚拟参观。在本次会议报告中，按照三个主题对17个英语演讲进行了总结和安排：自主支持学习项目；通过研究和反思发展 SALC；以及对 2020 年向紧急远程自助访问过渡的思考。