ESAC and 21st Century Generation Learners: Dynamic Challenges

Abstract

English Self-Access Center (ESAC) is one of facilities in Universitas Negeri Malang (UM). It has abundant materials, updated hardware, and cozy and comfortable rooms to support teaching and learning process. These updated materials and technology, however, do not ensure ESAC to support 21 century learners to learn and develop their English skills fully. It becomes confronted when facing the characteristic of 21 st generation which totally different with previous generation or even old education system. So that, some challenges are emerged and this paper will discuss those challenges as well as potential solutions for improvement and development of ESAC. This paper will also discuss how to manage and fulfill the needs of nowadays generation especially for English Department students