Distinguished Lecturer Series at
Tokyo Center for Fall 2008

Eng Ed 8657 (Distinguished Lecturer Series - Seminar 3): Reflective Practice for Language Teachers

1 credit hour

Reflective Practice generally refers to teachers learning to subject their own beliefs about teaching and learning to a critical analysis, and, thus, to take more responsibility for their actions in the classroom. Reflective Practice frees teachers from impulsive and routine activity and enables them to act in a more deliberate and intentional manner.

Experience as a teacher is not enough, for we do not learn from experience as much as we learn from reflecting on that experience; experience combined with reflections leads to growth and this is how we become more effective teachers. Participants in the workshop will undergo a reflective analysis of their own practice by examining their beliefs, values, and principles of teaching and learning.

The workshop will cover three main topics: 1) Defining Reflective Practice, 2) Reflective Practice in Action (Analyzing Classroom Communication and Ten Attributes of Effective Teaching), and 3) Practicing What We Preach (Investigating Evidence of Student Learning: Concept Maps; and Applications: Ten Activities for Professional Development).

Professor:

Dr. Thomas .S. C. Farrell (Brock University, Canada)

Schedule:

Saturday, November 8, from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 9, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

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