ERIC Number: EJ1466679
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1017-7108
EISSN: EISSN-2671-9312
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Pre-Service L2 Teacher Trainees' Reflection: What Do They Focus On?
Minyoung Cho
English Teaching, v72 n1 p105-129 2017
Reflective practice has become an integral component in teacher education. Many studies have investigated the development of a teacher's reflective practice, but less attention has been paid to novice L2 teacher trainees' development of reflective practice. Similarly, little is known about their concerns, interest, and needs, as they manifest in reflection. This study, therefore, identifies reflective themes that teacher trainees concern about after microteaching. It further examines whether teacher trainees' reflective focus differs depending on their knowledge and experience in the teacher education program. Seventeen teacher trainees, who were either in the beginning or advanced L2 teaching courses, reflected about their microteaching, and their written reflections were analyzed by their contents. Seven themes emerged, which include teacher behaviors, classroom management, planning, microteaching context, language-specific features, student learning, and teacher roles. Overall, teacher trainees focused more on teacher behaviors and their self-image in relation to classroom management and lesson planning than issues on student learning and teaching. It was also found that this tendency was stronger for beginning trainees than advanced trainees. These findings are discussed in light of the development of reflective practice.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Lesson Plans, Self Concept, Microteaching, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Role, Reflective Teaching, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Student Needs, Teacher Behavior, English (Second Language), Japanese, Spanish, State Universities, Video Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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