Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2010 3 (3)

Authors

Almabekova, Olga A.

Contact information

Almabekova, Olga A. : Siberian Federal University , 26 Kirenskogo st. Academic Building 1, Krasnoyarsk 660074 Russia , e-mail:

Keywords

ESP; reflective teaching; critical thinking; learner-centeredness; learner motivation

Abstract

Reflective teaching is not a new method, but rather a composite of the best from didactics and methods of teaching. It makes possible to create educational environment of a new type, where both participants of the learning/teaching process are equally responsible for the results, where both agents of the educational process are equally active, but can play different roles, these roles may and should change depending on aims and used techniques. In ESP reflective teaching plays an integrative role in acquiring language knowledge and skills as well as professional skills of a future reflective professional. Reflection here can play three roles - of a means (reflective technologies), objective (formation and development of teachers and learners reflective competence) and base of teacher/ learner relations. The efficiency of teaching ESP can rise on condition of concurrent development of reflective abilities by teacher and learner and their participation in reflective practice. Reflection plays here a role of a catalyst in developing learners competencies, motivation to learning, autonomy and critical thinking.

Pages

462-475

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/1689

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