AN ANALYSIS OF DIVERSE REFLECTIVE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED BY EDUCATORS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: A SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, language teachers have sought methods to guaranteebetter classroom outcomes. Several methods were used, the most of which were used in the firstfifty years of the century. In the end, a few of committed linguists sought more substantive resultsby going beyond conventional methods of training. Reflective teaching (RT) is a method thatsome language teachers have used. Teachers are expected to constantly observe and evaluatethemselves in order to fully grasp their own classroom actions and make necessary modifications.This is a key component of RT.