Collaborative Reflective Practice as a Means of

Building EFL Teacher Professional Learning

Eko Purwanti
Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
 Outline:

Background Purpose Literature Review

• Current situation • Investigation an • Reflective practice
about EFL teaching in effective way of • Collaboration
Indonesia maintaining EFL • Collaborative
• Current situation teacher professional reflective practice
about teacher learning
professional learning
Current situation about EFL
teaching in Indonesia
English as a compulsory
subject in secondary
schools
Cont…..

Many students are

struggling in mastering
English skills
Cont……….

Many teachers are

challenging in teaching
English skills
How to overcome these problems?
• Upgrading teachers’ knowledge
• Conducting effective teacher professional
learning
Current Situation of Teacher Professional Learning
(The Teacher and Lecturer law No 14/2005)

Teaching certification
Cont……..

Workshops / training /
seminars
Cont….

Conducting Teacher
Teaching Forum (MGMP)
 Reflective Practice
The concepts:
• RP is the ability to reflect on one's actions so as to
engage in a process of continuous learning (Schon,
1983).
• It involves "paying critical attention to the practical
values and theories which inform everyday actions,
by examining practice reflectively and reflexively. This
leads to developmental insight“ (Bolton, 2010).
• Experience alone does not necessarily lead to
learning; deliberate reflection on experience is
essential (Loughran, 2002, Cochran-Smith, 1999).
 Collaboration
The concepts:
• It is beneficial in fostering teacher development as it can open
opportunities for teachers to learn from each other, share and develop
their expertise together (Hargreaves, 1994).
• It builds teachers’ confidence to experiment with new learning methods
and take risks as a result of collegial sharing.
• It promotes greater reflection because engaging with other people
allowed discussing, questioning, and confronting in a safe environment,
and thus resulting in encouraging self-revelation as well as seeing other
points of view (Hatton and Smith, 1995)
• It is needed to ensure that teachers benefit from their experiences and
continue to grow during their career (Shulman, 1989).
 Characteristics of collaboration
(Hargreaves, 1994)
• 1) spontaneous
• 2) voluntary
• 3) development-oriented
• 4) pervasive, and
• 5) unpredictable.
 Collaborative reflective practice
The concept:
• Reflection is more effective when learners work with
an assigned mentor (Johns, 2000)
• Through sharing reflections on learning experiences,
greater understanding of those experiences could be
achieved than by reflection as a lone exercise.
• Reflective practice can be conducted more effectively
when working together with other colleagues.
 The Question?????

• What type of collaborative reflective practice

model that EFL teachers can do to improve
their PL?

• Please discuss this question with people next

to you.
 A Quotation:

• If you want to improve teaching, the most effective way to do so is in the

context of classroom lessons (Stigler & Hiebert, 1999).

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 What is Lesson Study?
• A form of long-term professional development in
which a group of teachers collaboratively plan,
observe, and reflect their lesson instruction to
improve students’ learning.
• PLAN

SEE DO
LESSON STUDY IN JAPAN
LESSON STUDY PRINCIPLES
Teachers learn best from and improve
their practice by seeing other teachers
teach;

Teachers should share their knowledge

and experience with colleagues;

Teachers should cultivate students’

interest and focus on the quality of their
learning

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Lesson study cycle in Indonesia

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EXAMPLE OF LESSON STUDY
@ A public school Lembang

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