Downloading music onto an iPod®, buying a coffee in Starbucks®, booking a vacation online, or choosing a telephone ringtone, all of these show that increasingly our world is one of individualization. No longer do we have to accept what other people choose for us, but we can tailor much of our environment to suit our needs and desires. The flexibility that comes with having freedom of choice is really important, and this is our philosophy of language learning in the SALC.

The SALC provides learners with the chance to choose when to study, what to study and how to study, so that learning is tailored to individual needs. We train learners in how to learn, and then support them in the unique opportunity to be able to develop their own personal curriculum. In doing so, we are ensuring that our learners have the life-long learning skills that are necessary for continued language development throughout their university careers and after graduation.