EFL Teachers’ Reflective Teaching: A study of its Determinants, Consequences, and Obstacles

• Autorzy: Farzaneh Tabassi , Afsaneh Ghanizadeh , Parinaz Gharooni Beigi

Abstrakty

EN

Being reflective is one of the most paramount features that EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers need to be equipped with in the post-method era for their professional growth and development. The present study aimed to explore reflective teaching from a multi-dimensional perspective in terms of a) determinants that simulates teachers to reflect, b) consequences that teachers experience as a result of their reflective teaching, and c) obstacles that may arise and preclude teachers from reflective teaching. Qualitative data collection method was employed to gather data from 10 EFL teachers triangulating semi-structured interviews, diaries, journal, and observation. Data analysis via MAXQDA led to the emergence of three models for each dimension of the study. The results revealed that teachers not only reflect to respond to a problem, but also they reflect to diminish some negative factors like stress or anxiety on the part of both learners and themselves as well as improving, enhancing, or mending something in teaching or learning. The codes of determinants were also conceptualized into three broad categories of reflection-in-action, reflection-on-action, and reflection-for-action with the reflection-for-action used more frequently by the teachers. In the case of consequences, the codes were classified into two categories of internal and external consequences. It was also concluded that some of the consequences reinforce the reflective teaching and play the role of determinants motivating teachers to reflect again. Regarding the obstacles, after categorizing the codes into external and internal obstacles, it was observed that external factors are more robust.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

EFL teachers; MAXQDA; qualitative data collection; reflective teaching; triangulation

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Czasopismo: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 51
• Numer: 3
• Strony: 201-218

Daty

wydano

2020

Twórcy

autor

Farzaneh Tabassi

autor

Afsaneh Ghanizadeh

autor

Parinaz Gharooni Beigi

Identyfikatory

Biblioteka Nauki

2121886