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Promoting Reflection on Language Learning Neil Curry

Promoting Reflection on Language Learning By Neil Curry

Promoting Reflection on Language Learning by Neil Curry


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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.

Promoting Reflection on Language Learning Summary

Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: Lessons from a University Setting by Neil Curry

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.

Promoting Reflection on Language Learning Reviews

This is an excellent collection on how university language learners (especially in Japan) can reflect on their learning using different tools and evaluate whether their learning goals are succeeding. The book provides valuable insights and proven methods of support for language learners in developing reflective awareness about their own learning.

* Thomas S.C. Farrell, Brock University, Canada *
A refreshing take on this important aspect of language learning! It brings together theoretical perspectives and a variety of small-scale studies which collectively serve to demystify the process of enhancing learner reflection. The focus on practical tools and activities makes this book invaluable for educators looking to promote reflection in their contexts. * Katherine Thornton, Otemon Gakuin University, Japan *
This comprehensive volume provides a wealth of knowledge and insightful perspectives on the importance of reflection in language learning. With an array of innovative practices, readers will discover and be inspired by effective strategies to promote reflection both inside and outside the classroom, individually and collaboratively. Don't miss out on this inspiring read! * Asta Haukas, University of Bergen, Norway *

About Neil Curry

Neil Curry has been a Learning Advisor in the Self-Access Learning Center at Kanda University of International Studies, Japan, since 2013. As well as being responsible for the department's curriculum development, his primary interests include learner autonomy, self-directed learning, foreign language anxiety and reflection on learning.

Phoebe Lyon is a Principal Lecturer for Curriculum and Assessment and lecturer in the ELI at Kanda University of International Studies, Japan. Her research interests include learner autonomy, learner identity, curriculum and materials development and assessment.

Jo Mynard is a Professor, Director of the Self-Access Learning Center and Director of the Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education at Kanda University of International Studies, Japan.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Foreword. Hayo Reinders

Part 1: Setting the Scene

Chapter 1. Jo Mynard, Neil Curry and Phoebe Lyon: Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: Introduction

Chapter 2. Neil Curry: Overview of the Institutional and Educational Context

Part 2: Theoretical Constructs

Chapter 3. Jo Mynard: Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: A Brief Summary of the Literature

Chapter 4. Satoko Kato: Reflecting through Dialogue

Part 3: Insights from Initial Studies

Chapter 5. Phoebe Lyon, Amanda J. Yoshida, Heather Yoder, Ewen MacDonald, Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa and Neil Curry: Fostering Learner Development through Reflection: How the Project Started

Chapter 6. Neil Curry, Phoebe Lyon, Amanda J. Yoshida, Heather Yoder, Ewen MacDonald and Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa: Developing Instruments and Tools to Examine Reflection in Our Context

Chapter 7. Ross Sampson: Encouraging Introspection on Speaking Performance in Class: Findings from Student Reflections

Part 4: Intervention Studies

Chapter 8. Ewen MacDonald: Tools and Techniques for Helping Language Learners Manage their Target Language Use in the Classroom

Chapter 9. Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa and Ewen MacDonald: A Reflection Intervention: Investigating Effectiveness and Students' Perceptions

Chapter 10. Amanda J. Yoshida: Learner Reflection on Group Work and Leadership Skills

Chapter 11. Christine Pemberton and Jo Mynard: Promoting and Evaluating Students' Development of Self-Directed Language Learning and Reflective Abilities

Chapter 12. Allen Ying and Haruka Ubukata: Understanding the Effectiveness of Reflection on Fluency Writing and Grammar Logs

Part 5: Reflection and Technology

Chapter 13. Charlotte Lin and Jo Mynard: Considerations for Promoting Reflection on Language Learning with Technology: Insights from Stakeholders

Chapter 14. Jared R. Baierschmidt: Incorporating Reflective Practices into a Class about Learning English through Video Games

Chapter 15. Prateek Sharma: Facilitating Student Reflection Using an Online Platform

Chapter 16. Robert Stevenson and Phillip A. Bennett: Reflective Practice for Transformative Learning in a MOOC Course

Part 6: Tools and Activities for Promoting Reflection in Practice

Chapter 17. Yuri Imamura and Isra Wongsarnpigoon: Promoting Reflective Dialogue through Introductory Self-Directed Learning Courses

Chapter 18. Huw Davies and Amelia Yarwood: Training Reflective Learners: Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Reflective Activities in a Self-Study Module

Chapter 19. Malgorzata Polczynska, Jeffrey Goncalves and Eduardo Castro: Fostering Interactive Reflection on Language Learning through the Use of Advising Tools

Part 7: Retrospective Reflections

Chapter 20. Haruka Ubukata and Tim Murphey: Reflective Action Logging: Well-Becoming and Learning

Chapter 21. Amanda J. Yoshida: A Teacher Learns How to Advise

Chapter 22. Phillip A. Bennett: Practice What You Teach: Supporting from Student Perspectives

Part 8: Conclusions

Phoebe Lyon: Conclusions: How Can We Promote Reflection on Language Learning?

Index

Additional information

NGR9781800415584
9781800415584
1800415583
Promoting Reflection on Language Learning: Lessons from a University Setting by Neil Curry
New
Hardback
Multilingual Matters
2023-09-12
376
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