Developing Critical Reflection Practices via Reflective Writing for Pre-service Language Teachers

Abstract

This chapter discusses how and why pre-service language teachers can and should develop critical reflection practices via reflective writing. The chapter highlights the importance of reflective writing to deepen the reflectivity and promote the teacher learning process while also writing about research experiences through exploring, unpacking, stepping back, and understanding research puzzles. The chapter provides key stages and processes of writing reflectively and ends by listing some pedagogical benefits of reflective research writing process.