A Case Study on Assessing Reflectivity Levels of Pre-Service Language Teachers through Journals

Autor/inn/en	Tuncer, Hülya; Özkan, Yonca
Titel	A Case Study on Assessing Reflectivity Levels of Pre-Service Language Teachers through Journals
Quelle	In: Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 12 (2018) 2, S.173-186 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-4733
Schlagwörter	Reflective Teaching; Reflection; Teaching Methods; Preservice Teachers; Journal Writing; Student Journals; Practicums; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Studentenzeitung; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Türkei
Abstract	Reflectivity is regarded as an indispensable component of teacher education. Through a reflective teaching/learning model, pre-service teachers may have the opportunity to become a reflective practitioner and train their students in a more reflective fashion. With this in mind, 12 pre-service teachers were assigned to keep reflective journals for a ten-week practicum period. Each week, they were assigned a new task related to the practicum components involving classroom management, lesson planning, micro-teaching, and teachers' roles. The data obtained from the reflective journals and face-to-face interviews were analysed in accordance with grounded theory including initial and focused coding. The findings suggest that the level of reflectivity of participants mostly remained on the very first level of reflectivity (Recall Level). Upper levels of reflectivity (Rationalization and Reflective Level) were observed to be rather lower than the Recall Level, implying that such reflectivity practices require longer stretches of time to gain the habit of reflective thinking. Also, most of the participants highlighted the contribution of journals to the enhancement of critical reflection. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01