Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: Lessons from a University Setting

Published by Multilingual Matters 2023

Promoting Reflection on Language Learning

Lessons from a University Setting

Edited by: Neil Curry , Phoebe Lyon and Jo Mynard

Volume 163 in the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800415591

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About this book

This book presents the collaborative efforts of a team of academics at a university in Japan to promote learner reflection. It includes studies, practical applications and reflective accounts, and demonstrates how reflection can be effectively integrated into language learning activities with significant benefits to the learners.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword Hayo Reinders Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Part 1: Setting the Scene
1 Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: Introduction Jo Mynard, Neil Curry and Phoebe Lyon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Overview of the Institutional and Educational Context Neil Curry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Part 2: Theoretical Constructs
3 Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: A Brief Summary of the Literature Jo Mynard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
4 Reflecting through Dialogue Satoko Kato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
Part 3: Insights from Initial Studies
5 Fostering Learner Development through Reflection: How the Project Started Phoebe Lyon, Amanda J. Yoshida, Heather Yoder, Ewen MacDonald, Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa and Neil Curry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
6 Developing Instruments and Tools to Examine Reflection in Our Context Neil Curry, Phoebe Lyon, Amanda J. Yoshida, Heather Yoder, Ewen MacDonald and Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
7 Encouraging Introspection on Speaking Performance in Class: Findings from Student Reflections Ross Sampson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Part 4: Intervention Studies
8 Tools and Techniques for Helping Language Learners Manage their Target Language Use in the Classroom Ewen MacDonald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
9 A Reflection Intervention: Investigating Effectiveness and Students’ Perceptions Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa and Ewen MacDonald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
10 Learner Reflection on Group Work and Leadership Skills Amanda J. Yoshida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
11 Promoting and Evaluating Students’ Development of Self-Directed Language Learning and Reflective Abilities Christine Pemberton and Jo Mynard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
12 Understanding the Effectiveness of Reflection on Fluency Writing and Grammar Logs Allen Ying and Haruka Ubukata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Part 5: Reflection and Technology
13 Considerations for Promoting Reflection on Language Learning with Technology: Insights from Stakeholders Charlotte Lin and Jo Mynard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
14 Incorporating Reflective Practices into a Class about Learning English through Video Games Jared R. Baierschmidt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
15 Facilitating Student Reflection Using an Online Platform Prateek Sharma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
16 Reflective Practice for Transformative Learning in a MOOC Course Robert Stevenson and Phillip A. Bennett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Part 6: Tools and Activities for Promoting Reflection in Practice
17 Promoting Reflective Dialogue through Introductory Self-Directed Learning Courses Yuri Imamura and Isra Wongsarnpigoon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
18 Training Reflective Learners: Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Reflective Activities in a Self-Study Module Huw Davies and Amelia Yarwood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	272
19 Fostering Interactive Reflection on Language Learning through the Use of Advising Tools Malgorzata Polczynska, Jeffrey Goncalves and Eduardo Castro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
Part 7: Retrospective Reflections
20 Reflective Action Logging: Well-Becoming and Learning Haruka Ubukata and Tim Murphey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
21 A Teacher Learns How to Advise Amanda J. Yoshida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323
22 Practice What You Teach: Supporting from Student Perspectives Phillip A. Bennett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	336
Part 8: Conclusions
23 Conclusions: How Can We Promote Reflection on Language Learning? Phoebe Lyon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 384
Keywords: Bilingualism & multilingualism; LANGUAGE TEACHING & LEARNING (OTHER THAN ELT); Sociolinguistics

eBook

Published: September 6, 2023
ISBN: 9781800415591