Surviving the Induction Years of Language Teaching - The Importance of Reflective Practice - Thomas S.C. Farrell
Reflecting on First Year Principles
Surviving the Induction Years of Language Teaching - The Importance of Reflective Practice - Thomas S.C. Farrell
Thomas S.C. Farrell [+]
Brock University
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Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. His professional interests include Reflective Practice, and Language Teacher Education & Development. He has published widely and has presented at major conferences worldwide on these topics. His webpage is: www.reflectiveinquiry.ca
Description
This chapter outlines and discusses the topics related to principles that the novice ESL teacher reflected on during his first year. When teachers were encouraged to reflect on principles they become more aware of their assumptions, values and beliefs about teaching and learning, and as a result they became better able to make re-evaluations, modifications or complete changes to these. This chapter will outline the teacher’s reflections on these topics in detail especially the teacher’s beliefs.