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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Collaborative Reflection on Shared Journal Writing to Foster EFL Teacher CPD
Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, v15 n2 p271-281 2020
Despite the importance of Continuous Professional Development in the EFL context, a limited research has been done on EFL teachers' collaborative reflection on teaching. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of teachers' reflection that is fostered and enhanced by the collaborative written exploration of practice using an online-shared teacher journal in a Saudi tertiary context. To achieve this, the study adopted three theoretical foundations: the characteristics of the online teacher professional development, Vygotsky's zone of proximal development and the constructivist theory of learning. The level of reflection in the teachers' journal is analysed by using the discourse semantics approach, namely, systemic functional linguistics. Besides, a semi-structured interview is used to collect the qualitative data. They strongly suggest that maintaining an online-shared teachers' journal will support and augment teachers' reflection, enhance knowledge and improve teaching performance.
Descriptors: English Teachers, English (Second Language), Professional Continuing Education, Reflective Teaching, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Teacher Improvement, Communities of Practice, Diaries, Collegiality, College Faculty, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development
SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. P.O. Box 22912, Nicosa 1525, Cyprus. e-mail: editor.cjes@gmail.com; Web site: http://cjes.eu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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