Narrative reflective writing: "It got easier as I went along"

  • Barkhuizen G
  • Benson P
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Abstract

It has been argued that narrative is a natural way of making sense of experience and that it has a particular value in fostering teachers' reflective thinking. This paper looks at these arguments critically through a study of teachers' responses to narrative writing tasks in coursework. The study focuses on the teachers' perceptions of their enjoyment, anxieties, confidence and understanding in relation to narrative writing before and after the coursework. Findings tentatively indicate that narrative writing did come naturally to most of the teachers but that their responses became more positive as they developed experience in narrative writing within a supportive environment.Tem sido discutida a idéia de que narrativas são meios naturais de signifcar a experiência, bem como de promover a ação reflexiva dos professores. Este artigo analisa tais argumentos com um olhar crítico, por meio de um estudo das respostas dos professores às narrativas como tarefas de escrita, à guisa de atividade didática. O estudo enfoca as percepções que os professores têm acerca de suas satisfações, ansiedades, confiança e entendimento em relação à escrita narrativa, antes e depois das atividades didáticas. Resultados provisórios indicam que a escrita narrativa emergiu naturalmente na maioria dos professores, mas que suas respostas tornaram-se mais positivas à medida que desenvolveram suas experiências durante a escrita narrativa, em um ambiente favorável.

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Barkhuizen, G., & Benson, P. (2008). Narrative reflective writing: “It got easier as I went along.” Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 8(2), 383–400. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-63982008000200006

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