ERIC Number: EJ1347050
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-1688
EISSN: EISSN-1477-0954
Action Logs as Mediational Means for Teacher Development
Language Teaching Research, v26 n5 p1034-1046 Sep 2022
In this narrative article, I document my implementation of action logs as a tool for reflective practice and teacher development as I transitioned from working in a small "eikaiwa" (English conversation) school to working in a private international university. After providing a brief description of my contextual background and how I came to start action logging, I give examples of student feedback I received and their relevance to my reflective teaching. Finally, I explain the varied ways in which I feel using action logs aided me in improving the efficacy of my classroom practice and influenced my evolving teacher identity during a stressful transition between two markedly different professional worlds.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Feedback (Response), Student Reaction, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Career Change, Theory Practice Relationship, Classroom Communication, Expectation, Professional Identity, Cultural Differences, Writing (Composition)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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