Understanding the Process of Pre-service EFL Teachers＇ Reflective Thinking on Classroom Interaction

Based on Dewey＇s （1933） connotation on reflection, this study focuses on the process ofpre-service EFL （English as a foreign language） teachers＇ reflective thinking. There are eight teachers participating in the study during their practicum. Their reflective diary, the interviews between the researchers and the teachers, and classroom observation data are triangulated each other. The features of their reflection process are concluded： （1） Their reflections tend to be spontaneous interpretation; （2） their reflective thinking is partly ＂reasoning＂ phases; and （3） they depend on the authorities in the process of reflective thinking. Some implications are made for the guidelines in EFL teachers＇ practicum

The Effect of a Proposed Training Program Based on the Reflective Model on the Teachers＇ Reading Practices in Mafraq

This study aimed at investigating the effect of a proposed EFL （English as a Foreign Language） training program on the teachers＇ reading practices in Mafraq. This program was developed by the researcher according to the ninth-grade EFL teachers＇ needs. The participants of the study were 20 ninth-grade females EFL teachers who represented the experimental and control groups （10 teachers in each group）. They were randomly chosen from 10 schools in the Northwestern Badia Directorate of Education. To achieve the purposes of the study, the researcher designed a needs analysis questionnaire, a training program, a pre and post observation checklist, and a pre and post received knowledge test for teachers. Proper statistical analysis was used to analyze the results of the research questions. The results of the study showed that teachers were in need to be trained on 20 reading comprehension practices to be able to teach reading comprehension effectively. Besides, there were statistically significant differences at the level of （a = 0.05） between the means scores of the ninth-grade teachers＇ performance of the control and experimental groups on the post observation checklist and on the post received knowledge test in favor of the experimental group due to the training program.

Several Reflective Strategies of English Teachers in Secondary Vocational Schools

Nowadays, students in secondary vocational schools are required to have better English competence. How to improve English teaching quality in secondary vocational schools? One of the effective means is reflective teaching. By way of it, English teachers in secondary vocational schools improve English quality and promote professional development.

Examining the Current State of Reflective Teaching Practices Among Newly Appointed Primary School Teachers

This study focused on three newly appointed primary school teachers in City D as research subjects.Utilizing research methods such as interviews,text analysis,and observation,the findings revealed that these teachers exhibited a substantial grasp of teaching reflection.The predominant emphasis in their teaching reflection levels was observed at the technical reasonable reflection and practical action reflection stages.To enhance the reflection levels of these novice teachers,it is recommended to foster their professional ethics,institute a diverse training system,and enhance the school’s infrastructure and institutional support systems.

Teaching Journal: An Effective Tool for Reflective Practice in Teaching among English Language Teachers

Through teaching journals,teachers can actively conduct true and continuous record,description,reflection,and summary of experiences and teaching behaviors with reflection and research value in their own teaching activities in order to make progress in regard to their teaching skills and classroom presentations.This is an effective way and tool to improve English teachers9 reflective practice in teaching along with their own professional development as well as to promote the role transformation as reflective teachers.Given the widespread concern of the reflective practice in teaching along with the fact that teaching journals are effective in reflective teaching,this paper explores this topic and suggests several implications for teaching via documentation and a case analysis of three samples obtained from an actual teacher's teaching journal.

Incorporating the Reflective Approach into Teacher Professional Development

There exists an increasing tendency in the ELT field that the teaching is referred as a profession. In our context, being professional means being the effective teacher, which is required to develop continuously throughout the whole career. Teacher professional development, in this article, mainly the issue of teacher professional self-development is discussed. In order for that to be realized, the reflective approach is bring introduced. Here, the reflective approach is primarily based on doing Action Research that includes Rettospective technique, Observation technique, Questionnaires and Interviews and Case Study.

Reflective Teacher: the Goal of Teacher Education

This paper aims at exploring one of the goals of Teacher Education: reflective teacher. It is based on some references from literature and also my personal understanding about the idea of teaching, the idea of reflection, the idea of becoming a reflective teacher and the needs of a reflective teacher. In order to achieve such a goal, I also designed a training activity which tallies with the actual situation in China.

An Analysis of Development as A Reflective Teacher in Higher Education

Effective teaching is every teacher's teaching goal.How to reach the aim is to reflect on the teaching.The following document describes the development on how to reflect the teaching.The main purpose of this analysis is to show how effective and important the reflection on the teaching and to show how useful the reflection which can make the teacher change the way of teaching,encouraging the students to adopt a deep approach in their learning.

An Overview of Teacher Cognition and Teacher Development through Reflective Teaching

The study of teacher cognition aims to shed light on these cognitive processes and structures,to explore their origins and development,and to understand their relationships to what teachers do and teachers' development through reflective teaching also adds certain beliefs into teacher cognition.

How to Be a Critically Reflective Teacher in Language Teaching and Learning

The article holds that a critically reflective teacher has an important role to play in language teaching and learning process. Several samples of critically reflective teachers are introduced in the article to show that critically reflective teachers should be enthusiastic, creative and informative in language teaching and learning.

How to Be a Reflective Teacher?

Since the 1980s,educational experts and scholars from western countries have carried out multi-level and multi-angle research on“reflection,”“reflective teaching,”“reflective teacher,”and other subject matters,and fruitful results have been achieved[1].Since the late 1990s,the research on reflective teachers in China has gradually deepened.Not only a considerable number of papers have been published,but also numerous monographs.This paper defines the term“reflective teacher,”explores and studies the nurturing of reflective teachers,clarifies the relationship between reflection and classroom,and highlights the characteristics that reflective teachers should have.

Virtual Learning Community as New Approach of Teacher Professional Development——Reflective Research into an eLearning Program of Intercultural Collaboration between China and UK

Among the current reform measures undertaken in Chinese K-12 education, to adopt New Curricula and to improve ICT application in teaching are both decisive, however, the lack of qualified trainers is handicapping the professional development of over 10 millions in-service teachers. One of eChina - UK projects in collaboration between universities from both sides is designed to develop virtual learning community ( VLC) among in-service teachers and explore from pedagogic perspective how to conduct VLC. In accordance with reflective learning and collaborative learning, three online learning modules have been jointly created by Chinese and UK educational specialists, and one unit from each module has been piloted by a group of senior teachers. Through analyzing the processes of course design and pilot, supported by quantitative and qualitative research into the experiences of pilot participants, the paper identifies some core factors influencing the quality of VLC and suggests that more attention should be given to the interactive learning process within VLC rather than to create well-structured learning materials before hand. It has also analyzed VLC as a promising approach to support professional development of in-service teachers from the perspective of continuous improvement process. There is much to be researched into the approach of VLC.

A Case Study on Novice English Teachers’Teaching Reflection on Micro-teaching Class

Micro-teaching has been used as a teaching skill since 1960s and it has become an effective method used in teaching training program.This study applies the methods of questionnaires,classroom observations and interviews to carry out an investiga⁃tion on novice teachers’reflection on their micro-teaching.The study shows that micro-teaching can stimulate teachers’reflection on their teaching.

Self-development of the Teachers and Improvement on EnglishTeaching

For a long time, there have been extensive and deep studies and researches about how to upgrade the level of language education in universities. Now people have realized that the key factor that influences the language education most is teachers＇ self-development and the promotion of teachers＇ personalities. A new teaching concept -- reflective teaching has become very popular in the educational circles. It emphasizes that students should become positive and active learners while teachers should bear more dynamic and capacities for self-development.

Teacher Identity is Awakened through Narrative Inquiry and Reflection

This thesis is a story of discovery based on narrative inquiry and reflection of researcher's and her partner's experience of 8 classes in a vocational school. During this process, researcher's teacher identity is awakened when facing challenges and puzzles and transforms later. From observation, journal reflections, and conversation with the partner, this thesis elicits that a good teacher has a power of connectness, teaches as telling a story and teaches who we are, which provides insight into how a student teacher think, reflect and take actions especially for those who are dedicated to teaching profession and are striving to the goal. More to the point, this thesis reveals that learning to teach is a highly complicated process and needs enough courage to teach.

A Case Study on the Development of Reflective Thinking Through Journal Writing

Reflective thinking and teachers' professional development has become a focus since the new curriculum reform.Based on a case study among English teachers in Zhangjiashan Middle School, this paper aims to find out the effectiveness to improve the reflective thinking by journal writing and the extent to which the journal writing is involved. From the result, a conclusion can be reached that journal writing can provide an opportunity for teachers to write reflectively about their teaching, and teachers differ in the extent to which they can write reflectively.

Improvement of Teaching Ability based on Teaching Reflection and Evaluation： Taking Economics Teaching as an Example

Scientific teaching quality evaluation system and the effective operation mechanism have a positive meaning for promoting teaching reform. Teachers’ specialization is the core of education, and is the starting point and end-result of education reform. Teachers’ professional development has three kinds of orientation rational orientation, reflection-evaluation orientation, and ecological orientation. Some new research suggests that re？ ection-evaluation orientation is the best way to improve teachers’ professional abilities. At present, reflective teacher education has become worldwide trend. Compared with experiential teaching, reflective teaching is a sort of positive tool which is used to help teachers conduct their active and professional work. The main purpose of reflective teaching is to allow teachers to reffect on their own work and self-evaluation, and improve their methodology, eventually improve teaching methods and promote student learning. Nevertheless, there are many problems in the teaching quality evaluation system in the aspects of concept, subject, standard, organization, etc. Therefore, we have to reffect and reconstruct the teaching quality evaluation system in colleges and universities.

In-Service LTE Program for Chinese Private Institute English Teachers

This paper describes a half-year in-service Language Teacher Education(LTE)program,targeting the trainee teachers who work in Chinese private English institutes.This is to better prepare them at the outset of their career.Primarily intending to build the trainee teachers' professionalism and raise their awareness,an overall illustration of adopted training courses and choice of activities are introduced in this paper.Focusing on integrating instructional knowledge from ESL and English language teaching,the LTE program schedule will allow majority of readers to implement during their daily teaching and research activities.Principles underpinning this program design are illustrated one by one.A course like this may not foster all teachers to become professionals at once,but to be a reflective practitioner can be a reachable goal,as accumulation of professional expertise is based on teachers’ capability of understanding how to reflect on teaching.

Inquiry Summary for Universities English Teachers' Self-development

College English teachers' Self development apparently affects teaching quality, major curriculum development and inquiry development. The scope of inquiry summary indicates the intrinsic factors as awareness of professional competence, professional-knowledge learning awareness, awareness of teaching means, development awareness and the notions alike. And the summary comes to the findings that foreign ones ignore the effect of the external factors, the domestic just focus on the teaching pattern of team, yet ignore the scientific and inquiry group construction.

如何通过评价促进教师反思——美国大学STEM课堂评价工具REFLECT研究

REFLECT是美国最新研发的基于课堂观察的形成性教师教学评价工具,旨在培养反思型STEM教师。该工具包括观察前会议、选定观察主题、教师自我评估、同行课堂观察、学生即时反馈、观察者总结学生反馈、观察后会议等七个要素。它主要呈现出三个特点:突出形成性评价;保证评价的客观公正性;注重评价中的对话交流。该工具为如何通过评价促进教师反思提供了三点启示:实现评价主体多元化,为教师反思提供外部支持;充分发挥教师主体性,激发教师反思的内在动机;实施发展性教师评价,引领教师走向反思自觉。