Collective diary keeping. This form of diary keeping involves a collaboration by a group of teachers in writing journals (Richards, 1995; Xu, 2009). Collaborative diary keeping has been found to be instrumental in developing a critical reflection on teaching (Xu, 2009). Studies conducted on collaborative diary keeping have associated the same practice with several benefits to self-development among second language teachers (Orem, 2001; Richards, 1995; Xu, 2009). Firstly, the awareness of classroom
Qualitative Data I have also collected some lived experiences (reflections) and suggestions to improve the effectiveness of lecture method through open ended questions. I requested to all participants but only eleven research participants (9.2%) voluntarily responded by writing on provided one blank paper. Those reflections and suggestions are presented below as it is. However, to maintain the confidentiality of the research participants and to be ethically correct the original personal information
Writing is the process of producing and recording words in a readable and understandable form. In ESL/EFL classes, teaching writing is a frightening task for many teachers as students present problems that are different from those found in the writing of native English speaking students. Journal writing, a new trend in English language teaching, can be used to improve students’ ability to write in English because it provides students with sources for language and writing improvement. The current
While reviewing and analyzing the reflections in my teaching journal, I have noticed the positive effect of using active learning strategies. The students became more involved and interested in the lessons. They showed more enthusiasm to take part in classroom discussions, they demonstrated more effort put in classroom assignments and were more inclined to share their work in front of their peers. All of these positive changes can be linked to increased intrinsic motivation. Although many teacher
another critical point in which deal with ecological crisis must be considered, that is, the actions of environmental conservation themselves. This action determines whether the human beings apply the concepts of bio-centrism in a real life as a reflection of their responsibilities to the Mother Earth. Dealing with these issues, teachers can use their roles as
Life Lessons When I think of my journey as a writer, I think of the life lessons I learned to get there. In life, you live and you learn. Well, hopefully you learn a thing or two while your feet are on the ground. One of the first lessons I learned was that life isn’t fair and doesn’t always play out accordingly to our plans. Another lesson I learned fairly quickly is that writing is a pain in the ass and it hurts. It hurts heads, feelings, and asses. While I’m up at 2 am finishing a paper I probably
has made me recognize how important it is for me to be more actively involved in what is occurring concerning the educational arena. This reflection will look at my reactions, lessons learned and personal development as an educational leader. My Reactions This course was a challenge as well as a learning experience for me. As I have mentioned in my first reflection it was difficult for me especially when it comes to comprehending one of the books assigned to this course. That was an eye opener for me
Schön (1991) distinguishes between reflection-on-action and reflection-in-action. Reflection-in-action is concerned with practicing critically. So, a physiotherapy student working with a client on an exercise programme is making decisions about the suitability of particular exercises, which exercise to do next and judging the success of each exercise at the same time as they are conducting the activity. Reflection-on-action on the other hand, occurs after the activity has
What is the writing process? The writing process teach student to internalize the steps of producing finish piece of writing and should entail the recursive phases of pre writing ,drafting, revising ,editing and publishing when students internalize the process approach, they are prepared to produce logical and well writing document which convey an appropriate massage for a specific audience in personal, academic and professional contexts. All the stage in the writing process may be condensed in
Name: Dylan Ngo Date: 21/3/17 Opinions Two of the most powerful city-states are in a fight against each other to say who is the supreme city-state and which is a disgrace to Greek society. The Athens are the most Intelligent of the two having many great poems and fables by Sophocles and Aesop while having a great leader like Pericles. On the Other hand, Sparta had a magnificent king such as Leonidas the I. So what will you choose, the intelligent Athens or the warlike Sparta? I believe that Athens