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The research journal: a tool for promoting and understanding researcher development

School of Education, University of Leeds, S.Borg{at}education.leeds.ac.uk

Forms of reflective writing such as diaries and journals are widely acknowledged as important tools in promoting both the development and the understanding of teachers. However, little attention has been awarded to the role these forms of writing can play in the development and understanding of researchers. In this paper I draw on my own experience of keeping a research journal during a study of language teaching to illustrate the significant contribution journal writing can make to deepening researchers’ understanding of all facets of the research processes. I also argue that such journals can provide other researchers with illuminating insight into the research process. Given these benefits to both writers and readers of research journals, I claim that the issue of reflective writing by researchers in language teaching merits much more discussion that it has been awarded to date.

Language Teaching Research, Vol. 5, No. 2, 156-177 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/136216880100500204


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