Bloomsbury Reflective Language Teaching: Practical Applications for TESOL Teachers

Reflective Language Teaching: Practical Applications for TESOL Teachers is an extensively revised and updated second edition of the popular and accessible text Reflective Language Teaching: From Research to Practice originally published in 2008. Along with an expanded preface, further new materials and updated case studies deal with new developments in language teaching and reflective practice, such as reflecting on teaching young learners and online reflective practice, making this second edition fully up-to-date. As in the first edition, this book outlines strategies for professional development through reflective practice in the language classroom. Accessible and comprehensive, the book presupposes no prior knowledge of linguistics or language teaching, and each chapter includes reflective discussion questions to help the reader apply the strategies and procedures discussed. Review The worldwide ELT industry needs this book. --Stephen Moore, Senior Lecturer, Linguistics Department, Macquarie University, AustraliaThis book could easily be used as a graduate or undergraduate level coursebook for language teachers of any language and whether it be as a second language (e.g., ESL) or as a foreign language (e.g., EFL) as Reflective Practice is becoming a part of more and more teacher education curriculums. But it is even a great resource for any language teacher already in the field facing the myriad of situations that require the teacher to reflect deeply on before acting. --David E. Shaffer, Chosun University, South KoreaReflective Language Teaching is a very user-friendly, ""state-of-the-art"" text for any teacher considering embarking on self-initiated professional development, either alone or in collaboration with peers. In updating and organizing current thinking, the author has produced an excellent primer for less-experienced teachers. If teachers with experience in reflection are looking for reinvigoration, they, too, may find it here, and as such it is an excellent addition to the field. --JALT Journal (of the first edition) About the Author Thomas S. C. Farrell is Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada.