Reflective Teaching, Revised Edition (English Language Teacher Development)

How can teachers collect evidence about their teaching?

This reflective question and many others await your discussion and analysis in this revised edition of TESOL Press’s best-selling Reflective Teaching, which explores different approaches to how teachers can reflect on their practice in second language classrooms. Farrell uses his six principles of reflective practice—Reflective Practice is Holistic, Reflective Practice is Evidence Based, Reflective Practice Involves Dialogue, Reflective Practice Bridges Principles and Practices, Reflective Practice Requires a Disposition to Inquiry, and Reflective Practice is a Way of Life—to provide a comprehensive overview.

About the English Language Teacher Development Series

As the English language teaching field continually reinvents itself, the pressure is intense for language teachers to update their knowledge. The English Language Teacher Development Series is a set of short resource books written in an accessible manner for all types of teachers of English. The series offers a theory-to-practice approach, a variety of practical methods, and time for reflections that allow teachers to interact with the materials presented. The books can be used in preservice settings, in-service courses, and by individuals looking for ways to refresh their practice.

Thomas S.C. Farrell, PhD, is a professor at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His professional interests include reflective practice and second language teacher education and development. He has published widely in these areas. His work can be found at www.reflectiveinquiry.ca.