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Reflective Practice in ESL Teacher Development Groups

From Practices to Principles

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Introduction: From Practices to Principles

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 1-16
  3. Professional Development

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 17-31
  4. Reflective Practice

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 32-47
  5. Reflection through Discussion

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 48-60
  6. Reflection through Writing

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 61-76
  7. Reflection on Teachers’ Beliefs

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 77-90
  8. Reflection on Teachers’ Roles

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 91-107
  9. Reflection on Critical Incidents

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 108-118
  10. Resisting Plateauing through Teacher Reflection Groups

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 119-134
  11. Developing Teacher Expertise

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 135-150
  12. Final Reflections: Professional Self-Development

    • Thomas S. C. Farrell
    Pages 151-154
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 155-162

About this book

Reflective Practice in ESL Teacher Development Groups discusses the concept of reflective practice in ESL teachers using data from a 3-year collaborative partnership in which three ESL teachers in Canada explored their professional development through reflective practice.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Brock University, Canada

    Thomas S. C. Farrell

About the author

Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada. His professional interests include Reflective Practice, and Language Teacher Education and Development. His latest publications include Reflecting on Teaching the Four Skills, Reflective Writing for Language Teachers, and Reflective Teaching.

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