The concept of reflective practice has proliferated over the last few
decades in many professions such as medicine, law, business and
education. Within the field of education reflective practice has become
a very popular concept within teacher education and development
programs. The general consensus is that teachers who are encouraged to
engage in reflective practice can gain new insight of their practice.
There have been similar developments in the field of teaching English to
speakers of other languages (TESOL) where the allure of reflective
practice seems to have also been embraced as an important educational
paradigm that should be supported in TESOL teacher education and
development programs.
Reflective Practice in ELT is the first book in a new series
consisting of several practice-oriented books that introduce
cutting-edge research and practical applications of that research
related to reflective practice in language education. Written by the
series editor, this book acts as an introduction to the series. It
discusses the concept of reflective practice in general, outlines the
various models and approaches to reflective practice, and gives
guidelines on cultivating reflective practice.