Teachers' Narrative Inquiry As Professional Development

by Edited by Karen E. Johnson , Paula R. Golombek

• ISBN13: 9780521013130
• ISBN10: 0521013135
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-08
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book explores teachers' understanding of the personal and professional experiences that have informed their language teaching. The intent of the paperback edition is to bring into our professional conversations teachers' ways of knowing” - that is, teachers' understanding of the experiences that have informed their language teaching. By making teachers' ways of knowing public, open to review, and accessible to others in this profession, this text hopes to validate, in ways afforded to other forms of scholarly work, teachers' own understanding of the activity of language teaching.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Series editor's preface	ix
Preface	xi
Inquiry into experience: Teachers' personal and professional growth	1	(14)
Karen E. Johnson
Paula R. Golombek
Part I INQUIRY INTO INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES	15	(62)
Initial reflection	17	(1)
``And now for something completely different'': Personal meaning making for secondary ESL students and their teacher	18	(17)
Pauline A. G. Johansen
Putting theory into practice: Letting my students learn to read	35	(17)
Lynne Doherty Herndon
Rewriting is more than just writing again	52	(8)
Patricia Sackville
Action for understanding: A study in teacher research with exploratory practice	60	(17)
Kimberly A. Johnson
Discussion, reflection, and action	73	(2)
Suggested readings	75	(2)
Part II INQUIRY INTO LANGUAGE LEARNERS	77	(56)
Initial reflection	79	(1)
Who is in this classroom with me?	80	(11)
Suzanne House
Talking at length and depth: Learning from focus group discussions	91	(17)
Bob Gibson
My learning through journaling: Forgiveness as a source of power and the communication of voice in the classroom	108	(10)
Jennifer L. Esbenshade
Understanding our students' families: The hidden community of international wives	118	(15)
Linda Winston
Laurie Soltman
Discussion, reflection, and action	131	(1)
Suggested readings	132	(1)
Part III INQUIRY INTO LANGUAGE TEACHERS	133	(44)
Initial reflection	135	(1)
A tale of names	136	(14)
Ling Shi
Seeking satisfaction	150	(13)
Kazuyoshi Sato
The art of drawing theory: A teacher's personal and professional sense making	163	(14)
Tobie Robison
Discussion, reflection, and action	175	(1)
Suggested readings	176	(1)
Part IV INQUIRY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIONS	177
Initial reflection	179
What I learnt from giving quiet children space	180
Michael Boshell
Talking ourselves into understanding	195
Steve Mann
Discussion, reflection, and action	211
Suggested readings	212