Overview

The need for ongoing teacher development has been a recurring theme in the field of TESOL in recent years. Not everything a language teacher needs to know can be provided at the pre-service level, and the knowledge base of teaching is constantly changing. Based on cutting-edge research illustrated through case studies, this book outlines strategies for professional development through reflective practice in the language classroom. Accessible and comprehensive, the book presupposes no prior knowledge of linguistics or language teaching, and each chapter includes reflective discussion questions to help the reader apply the strategies and procedures discussed.  This book will be invaluable to postgraduate students of TESOL and applied linguistics, and in-service language teachers.

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Reflective Language Teaching is an excellent book for second language teachers and teacher educators and anyother readers who are interested in teacher reflection and improving language teaching practice. Indeed, it should berequired reading for all in-service professional development programmes for second language teachers. --System

'Reflective language teaching is a comprehensive guide for teachers and teacher educators interested in the role of reflection in second language education... Farrell translates research into practice into this easy to follow, step-by-step instructional book.'--Sanford Lakoff

Although the subtitle of the book is 'From research to practice', the focus is firmly on practice, and the heart of the volume resides in the rich array of case studies and scenarios as well as the reflection points that punctuate each chapter. This is a book for practitioners: teachers and teacher educators a 'how to' volume. --,

Author Information

Thomas S. C. Farrell is Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada.

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