Guided reflective journals

Reflective journals have commonly been used in the language classroom as a personal record to explore learning experiences and analyze attitudes and thinking. Guided reflective journals differ from this traditional genre in that they incorporate an action learning approach that encourages students to independently set, monitor, and achieve learning goals using a guided process of reflection on learning for learning. This overview of guided reflected journals reviews the dominant theories and practice relating to reflection and action learning. It also considers the implications of this approach for learning pronunciation and the potential for this strategy to be used within the second language classroom.