ERIC Number: EJ1250545
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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In-Service EFL Teachers' Reflection as a Pathway to Develop Teacher Professionalism
International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, v5 n4 p921-932 2018
In-service teachers are required to understand how to be professionals since they have the responsibility to provide a quality education. One of the strategies to help teachers develop professionally is by conducting reflective practice or reflection. Reflection-in-action, one type of reflection, can be used by teachers to reflect on the pedagogical content knowledge while on the job. This research aimed at exploring teachers' practices in reflective practice. More specifically, it focused on identifying the aspects of pedagogical content knowledge, known as PCK, as reflected by English teachers during teaching and learning process. To investigate the issue, there were two in-service English teachers from one of state-owned school in Indonesia involved as the respondents of the study. Data in this qualitative case study were acquired through observation, documentation, and interview. It was found that reflecting on pedagogical content knowledge had a valuable contribution to in-service English teachers'development. It led them to the awareness of their strengths and weaknesses in handling and guiding their students. Instead, it also helped them be more well-prepared for the next teaching.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Resilience (Psychology), Reflective Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Difficulty Level, Classroom Techniques
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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