Promoting Reflection on Language Learning

Lessons from a University Setting

Neil Curry,Phoebe Lyon,Jo Mynard

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781800415607
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Teaching Language Arts
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

This book brings together a wide range of studies, practical applications and reflective accounts written by academics working at a university in Japan to present a cohesive overview of their collaborative efforts to promote learner reflection within their institution. The book contributes to a shift in language education towards promoting learner responsibility and ownership of their learning through developing a deeper sense of awareness of and motivation for the learning process. It makes a convincing case for showing that not only is promoting reflection possible, but it can also be effectively integrated into language learning activities with significant benefits to the learners. The chapters are highly practical for researchers and practitioners, with the research chapters containing instruments which make them ideal for replication studies. The text includes a wealth of practical tools and activities for practitioners, who will be able to experience first-hand how to facilitate student success and increase satisfaction.

Table of contents

• Frontcover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Part 1: Setting the Scene
• 1 Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: Introduction
• 2 Overview of the Institutional and Educational Context
• Part 2: Theoretical Constructs
• 3 Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: A Brief Summary of the Literature
• 4 Reflecting through Dialogue
• Part 3: Insights from Initial Studies
• 5 Fostering Learner Development through Reflection: How the Project Started
• 6 Developing Instruments and Tools to Examine Reflection in Our Context
• 7 Encouraging Introspection on Speaking Performance in Class: Findings from Student Reflections
• Part 4: Intervention Studies
• 8 Tools and Techniques for Helping Language Learners Manage their Target Language Use in the Classroom
• 9 A Reflection Intervention: Investigating Effectiveness and Students’ Perceptions
• 10 Learner Reflection on Group Work and Leadership Skills
• 11 Promoting and Evaluating Students’ Development of Self-Directed Language Learning and Reflective Abilities
• 12 Understanding the Effectiveness of Reflection on Fluency Writing and Grammar Logs
• Part 5: Reflection and Technology
• 13 Considerations for Promoting Reflection on Language Learning with Technology: Insights from Stakeholders
• 14 Incorporating Reflective Practices into a Class about Learning English through Video Games
• 15 Facilitating Student Reflection Using an Online Platform
• 16 Reflective Practice for Transformative Learning in a MOOC Course
• Part 6: Tools and Activities for Promoting Reflection in Practice
• 17 Promoting Reflective Dialogue through Introductory Self-Directed Learning Courses
• 18 Training Reflective Learners: Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Reflective Activities in a Self-Study Module
• 19 Fostering Interactive Reflection on Language Learning through the Use of Advising Tools
• Part 7: Retrospective Reflections
• 20 Reflective Action Logging: Well-Becoming and Learning
• 21 A Teacher Learns How to Advise
• 22 Practice What You Teach: Supporting from Student Perspectives
• Part 8: Conclusions
• 23 Conclusions: How Can We Promote Reflection on Language Learning?