Reconceptualizing language teaching: an in-service teacher education course in uzbekistan

Step 1: Read the teaching statement by Dr. David L. Chiesa below as an 
example, which is located after the References. 
Step 2: Please write your own teaching statement (2 pages maximum).
You may take your answers from the 3 action tasks above as a guiding 
framework.
RESOURCES
1. Brookfield, S. (1990) The skilful teacher. On technique, trust, and re-
sponsiveness in the classroom. 
2. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 
3. Claxton, G. (1989) Being a teacher. A positive approach to change and 
stress
. London: Cassell.
4. Claxton, G. (1999). Wise up. London: Bloomsbury.
REFERENCES
1. Allwright, D. (2001). Exploratory Practice: an ‘appropriate method-
ology’ for making optimal use of research as a vehicle for language 
teacher development?
Paper delivered at IALS Edinburgh Sympo-
sium. Unpublished.
2. Brown, H.D. (2001). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to 
language pedagogy
(2nd ed.). Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc.
3. Hargreaves, A. & Fullan, M. G. (1992). Introduction. In A. Hargreaves 
and M.G. Fullan (Eds.), Understanding Teacher Development. London: 
Cassell.

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4. Kontra, E. H. (1997). Reflections on the purpose of methodology 
training. ELT Journal, 51(3), 242-250.
5. Kouraogo, P. (1987). Curriculum renewal and INSET in difficult cir-
cumstances. ELT Journal, 41(3), 171-178.
6. Rogers, A. (1986). Teaching adults. Milton Keynes: Open University 
Press.
7. Underhill, A. (1992). The role of groups in developing teacher 
self-awareness. ELT Journal, 46(1), 71-80.
8. Senge, P., Cambron-McCabe, N., Lucas, T., Smith, B., Dutton, J., & 
Kleiner, A. (2000). A fifth discipline resource. Schools that learn. A fifth 
discipline fieldbook for educators, parents, and everyone who cares 
about education. 
London: Nicholas Brealey.