The English methods class should become a supportive group which encourages the introduction of real feelings, thoughts, and experiences into the learning process. Once a base of common personal experiences is established, direction can be focused inward through the use of the journal. Journal entries can provide a forum for the expression of students' reactions to reading, to classroom experiences, and to other experiences. The methods class, in short, becomes a model for the kind of cooperation and self-awareness which is essential to good teaching. (KS)