1. REFLECTIVE TEACHING IN ELT
Zaitun, M.Pd.
English Department
FIP UMJ

2. What is Reflective Teaching?
... stepping back, thinking, finding, and probably solving ‘the existing educatonal problems by adopting a set of problem solving strategies (Phan, 2009) ... critically examining teaching practice, coming up with ideas for promoting the teaching practice, and putting the ideas into practice (Akbari, 2007).

3. How important is it for teachers?
According to Farell (1998), reflective teaching benefits ESL/EFL teachers in 4 major ways:
helping teachers free from impulse and routine behavior;
allowing teachers to act in a deliberate, intentional manner and avoid the “I don’t know what I will do today”;
distingusihing teachers as educated human beings since it is one of the signs of inteligent action;
gaining experience in a community of professional educators

4. How to do a Reflective Teaching?
1. Students’ Feedback:
Open-ended questionnaire
Closed-ended questionnaire
Check-lists
Blank index cards
Voic
Etc.

5. 2. Colleagues’ Input:
Class-visit/observation
Video-tapped
Focus group discussion
3. Self-input:
Reflective journal
Questionnaire/check-lists
Recordings
Observation sheet

6. Characteristics of Reflective Teacher
Dewey (1933) said that attitudes play an important role in developing reflective thinking, i.e.:
1.Open-mindedness (‘freedom from prejudice, partisanship and other such habits as close the mind’)
2. Whole-heartedness (‘genuine enthusiasm’)
3. Responsibility (a willingness ‘to consider the consequences of a projected step ... (and) adopt these consequences when they follow reasonably from any position already taken’)

7. Now, let’s looking back at your classrooms ...

8. References
Akbari, R. (2007) Reflections on reflection: A critical appraisal of reflective practices in L2 teacher education. System, 35, p Farrell, T. (1998). Reflective teaching: the principles and practices Vol. 36 (4), pp