Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS)
Vol 6, No 2 (2020): September 2020

Attending to EFL Teacher Identity: Reflective Practice in Optimising Teacher Professional Education Program

Carla Sih Prabandari (Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Sep 2020

Abstract

This paper offers a discussion on the interconnection between teacher professional development, teacher learning and teacher identity and how reflective practice can optimize Indonesian EFL teachers development of professional identity. This paper provides some ideas for designing reflective activities to foster the development of teacher identity. It presents practical suggestions about how to incorporate reflections in learning activities during the Teacher Professional Education (TPE). The reflection model proposed by Kolb (2015) is preferred as it is considered to be simpler and more suitable in the context of TPE in Indonesia. The reflective practice during TPE is fundamental to promote lifelong teacher learner identity.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJELS

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

The Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS, online and print versions, is a journal dedicated to contribute to the improvement of English Language Studies in Indonesia. It is intended to contribute to human progress and development by way of English Linguistics, Literature, Education ...