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4 - Reflection and Good Language Teachers

from Part I - Macro Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2020

By
Minoo Alemi  and
Zia Tajeddin
Edited by
Carol Griffiths  and
Zia Tajeddin
Carol Griffiths
Affiliation:
University of Leeds
Zia Tajeddin
Affiliation:
Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
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Summary

In chapter 4, the authors provide an overview of studies about teacher reflection. They then describe a study on the weblog-mediated reflective practices of EFL teachers and the themes these teachers reflected on, before suggesting implications of reflection for teachers’ effective teaching practice and providing recommendations for teachers’ engagement in continued reflection.

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Lessons from Good Language Teachers , pp. 41 - 53
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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