第二语言课堂的反思性教学解析.pptVIP

第二语言课堂的反思性教学 Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms 1 Approaches to classroom investigation in teaching Journals A journal is a teacher’s or a student’s written response to teaching events. 1.Events and ideas are recorded for the purpose of later reflection. 2.The process of writing itself helps trigger insights about teaching. Lesson reports A lesson report is a structured inventory or list which enables teachers to describe their recollections of the main features of a lesson. The purpose is to give the teacher a quick and simple procedure for regularly monitoring what happened during a lesson, how much time was spent on different parts of a lesson, and how effective the lesson was. Surveys and questionnaires It is a good way to investigate students’ attitudes, interests, study effect, study methods and so on. Audio or video recording of lessons One of the advantages of recording a lesson is that it allows choice of focus------this could be the teacher or a particular group of students. An additional advantage is that the recording can be replayed and examined many times and can capture many details of a lesson that cannot easily be observed by other means, such as the actual language used by teachers or learners during a lesson. Observation Observation involves visiting a class to observe different aspects of teaching. It is suggested as a way of gathering information about teaching, rather than a way of evaluating teaching. Action research Action research is used in this book to refer to teacher-initiated classroom investigation which seeks to increase the teacher’s understanding of classroom teaching and learning, and to bring about change in classroom practices. Planning Action Observation Reflection 2 Exploring teacher’s beliefs The source of teachers’ beliefs Teachers’ belief systems are founded on the goals, values, and beliefs teachers hold in relation to the content and process of teaching , and their understa