A failure of dialogue? a critical reflection on a discussion between a teacher trainer and a pre-service second-language teacher. Issue 3 (4th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yagata, Katsuhide
• Is Part Of: Reflective practice. Volume 18:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 326
• Page End: 338
• Publication Date: 2017-05-04
• Subjects: Teacher education -- dialogue -- reflective practice -- Bakhtin -- Gadamer; Professions -- Periodicals; Reflection (Philosophy) -- Periodicals; Thought and thinking -- Periodicals; Self-knowledge, Theory of -- Periodicals; Career development -- Periodicals; 370.15
• DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2016.1277342
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1462-3943

Abstract

Abstract: Reflective practice in teacher education often involves dialogic communication between teacher educators and teachers. This essay asks what constitutes authentic dialogic engagement in discussions between a pre-service second-language (SL) teacher and her university supervisor. Written as a self-critical reflection, the paper first describes the author's thoughts and feelings about a post-teaching session he conducted with one of his supervisees and identifies possible disconnections existing between them. Drawing on Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of dialogism and Hans-Georg Gadamer's of genuine dialogue, this paper reflects on the dispositions that foster a dialogic relationship between teacher educators and pre-service and in-service teachers.