The Use of Blog Activities to Promote Reflection in an ELT Practicum

Autor/inn/en	Bener, Esra; Yildiz, Senem
Titel	The Use of Blog Activities to Promote Reflection in an ELT Practicum
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 44 (2019) 8, S.38-56, Artikel 3 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1835-517X
Schlagwörter	Electronic Publishing; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Preservice Teachers; Communities of Practice; Language Teachers; Practicums; Teacher Education Programs; Student Teachers; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Web 2.0 Technologies; Turkey (Istanbul) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elektronisches Publizieren; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Community; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Schülerverhalten; Ausland
Abstract	Informed by the theories of critical reflection and community of practice, this study aimed to explore the integration of blogs to promote reflection among eighteen pre-service English language teachers registered in a practicum course at a public university in Turkey. Fourteen blog activities were designed and implemented to guide the reflective process of student teachers. Data were collected through archival documents of participants' blog entries, two focus group interviews and two surveys. A total of 457 entries were analysed in terms of depth of reflection and the analysis revealed evidence of medium or high level reflection in most (61%) of the entries and highest level of reflection in 12% of the entries. The results indicated that the blog activities guided and systematically promoted reflectivity among pre-service teachers and thus have given them an opportunity to engage in deeper levels of reflection. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01