From Trainee to Teacher - Reflective Practice for Novice Teachers - Thomas S.C. Farrell
'Remember All you Learned at ____': Reflective Practice within Teacher Education
From Trainee to Teacher - Reflective Practice for Novice Teachers - Thomas S.C. Farrell
Thomas S.C. Farrell [+]
Brock University
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Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. His professional interests include Reflective Practice, and Language Teacher Education & Development. He has published widely and has presented at major conferences worldwide on these topics. His webpage is: www.reflectiveinquiry.ca
Description
Chapter 9 discusses how novice ESL teachers can be empowered through the use of reflective practice both in teacher education programs (the focus of the chapter) and during their first year (the focus of the following chapter). Specifically, the chapter outlines in detail how novice teachers can receive instruction in how to engage in systematic and structured reflection by using a framework for reflecting on practice that has five stages or levels of reflection: philosophy of practice, principles of practice, theory of practice, practice, and beyond practice.