Towards An Effective Practice Through Reflective Teaching

There is a shift of focus in language teaching methodology from learning to teaching. Teaching is no more seen as the transmission of knowledge; rather, it is all what teachers do in the classrooms to bring about learning. Teachers’ beliefs are very influential in what they teach and how they teach. Effective teachers have developed the capacity to reflect on their thoughts and actions in order to make them in accordance with their belief system. However, not all teachers are aware of the conflict between what they believe in and what they really did in their classrooms. Reflective teachers are interested in finding answers to the following questions: what did happen in their classrooms? Why did it happen? And how to make it better in future? The reflective teaching cycle helps teachers to bridge the gap between their theories and actions for effective teaching practice.