Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms

Jack C. Richards; Charles Lockhart

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511667169

This text introduces techniques for teachers to explore their classroom experiences and for critical reflection on teaching practices.This book introduces teachers to techniques for exploring their own classroom experiences. Numerous books deal with classroom observation and research, but this is the first to offer a carefully structured approach to self-observation and self-evaluation. Richards and Lockhart aim to develop a reflective approach to teaching, one in which teachers collect data about their own teaching; examine their attitudes, beliefs, and assumptions; and use the information they obtain as a basis for critical reflection on teaching practices. Each chapter includes questions and activities appropriate for group discussion or self-study.

'Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms is a volume which will repay reading and re–reading.' Prospect

'If we wish to train teachers who can be self–critical and continue to develop outside and beyond the training course, Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms is precisely the sort of handbook needed.'The Polish Teacher Trainer

' … teachers who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the second-language classroom and themselves as EFL teachers, will find this latest book on reflective teaching in a second-language context a goldmine of ideas for embarking on self-reflection … The book is … a useful guide for teachers who have some teaching experience, who are disillusioned with methodological fads and curricular prescriptions handed out to them by the "experts", and who are eager for their professional development.'Modern English Teacher

'I welcome this book because it should help develop the awareness and skills of teachers, as well as fostering an interest in action research. As it does not take a prescriptive approach, it is relevant in many teaching and learning situations.' TESOL in Context

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

Series editor's preface
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Introduction: Teacher development through exploring classroom processes
pp 1-5

1 - Approaches to classroom investigation in teaching
pp 6-28

2 - Exploring teachers' beliefs
pp 29-51

3 - Focus on the learner
pp 52-77

4 - Teacher decision making
pp 78-96

5 - The role of the teacher
pp 97-112

6 - The structure of a language lesson
pp 113-137

7 - Interaction in the second language classroom
pp 138-160

8 - The nature of language learning activities
pp 161-181

9 - Language use in the classroom
pp 182-201

Epilogue
pp 202-204

References
pp 205-214

Index
pp 215-218

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