This book explores teachers' understanding of the personal and professional experiences that have informed their language teaching. List of contributors vii Series editor's preface ix Preface xi Inquiry into experience: Teachers' personal and professional growth 1(14) Karen E. Johnson Paula R. Golombek Part I INQUIRY INTO INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES 15(62) Initial reflection 17(1) ``And now for something completely different'': Personal meaning making for secondary ESL students and their teacher 18(17) Pauline A. G. Johansen Putting theory into practice: Letting my students learn to read 35(17) Lynne Doherty Herndon Rewriting is more than just writing again 52(8) Patricia Sackville Action for understanding: A study in teacher research with exploratory practice 60(17) Kimberly A. Johnson Discussion, reflection, and action 73(2) Suggested readings 75(2) Part II INQUIRY INTO LANGUAGE LEARNERS 77(56) Initial reflection 79(1) Who is in this classroom with me? 80(11) Suzanne House Talking at length and depth: Learning from focus group discussions 91(17) Bob Gibson My learning through journaling: Forgiveness as a source of power and the communication of voice in the classroom 108(10) Jennifer L. Esbenshade Understanding our students' families: The hidden community of international wives 118(15) Linda Winston Laurie Soltman Discussion, reflection, and action 131(1) Suggested readings 132(1) Part III INQUIRY INTO LANGUAGE TEACHERS 133(44) Initial reflection 135(1) A tale of names 136(14) Ling Shi Seeking satisfaction 150(13) Kazuyoshi Sato The art of drawing theory: A teacher's personal and professional sense making 163(14) Tobie Robison Discussion, reflection, and action 175(1) Suggested readings 176(1) Part IV INQUIRY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIONS 177 Initial reflection 179 What I learnt from giving quiet children space 180 Michael Boshell Talking ourselves into understanding 195 Steve Mann Discussion, reflection, and action 211 Suggested readings 212