This is a way of learning, mostly in language schools and colleges, where you are not sitting in a class being taught the same lesson as everyone else. You choose your own books, recordings, and exercises, and you work on your own — often in a room set up for that, a self-access centre. The idea is that you know what you need, so you pick.

This is這是 a way of learning一種學習方式， mostly多半 in language schools and colleges在語言學校和大專院校， where you你 are not sitting in a class不是坐在教室裡 being taught the same lesson as everyone else和大家上同一套課。 You choose your own你自己挑 books, recordings, and exercises書、錄音和練習題， and you work on your own然後自己一個人讀—— often常常 in a room set up for that在一間專門為此布置的房間裡， a self-access centre也就是自學中心。 The idea is想法是： you know你知道 what you need自己需要什麼， so所以 you pick由你來挑。

It is a teachers' and course-designers' word more than a street word; students might just say they are studying by themselves. Though actually, it is not simply 'homework alone': the point is choice of materials, and a place or system that lets you do that.

It is它 more than a street word與其說是街頭日常的字， a teachers' and course-designers' word更算是老師和課程設計者的用詞； students學生 might just say可能只會說 they are studying by themselves自己在自習。 Though actually不過其實， it is not simply它不只是 'homework alone'「一個人寫作業」： the point is重點是 choice of materials教材自己選， and a place or system還要有一個地方或制度 that lets you do that讓你能這樣做。

You will see it on school websites and in ELT (English-language teaching) talk, especially British English.

You will see it它會出現 on school websites在學校網站上 and in ELT (English-language teaching) talk和 ELT（英語教學）的行話裡， especially British English尤其是英式英文。