The Future of English? A guide to forecasting the popularity of the english language in the 21st century

Journal writing is a technique that has been promoted by educators in many fields, including nursing, counseling and management, as a means of facilitating reflective practice and stimulating critical thinking (for a review see Bain et al., 1999). In the field of teacher education reflection is widely acknowledged and promoted as a criti- cal element in the professional development of teachers (Zeichner, 1992; Calderhead & Gates, 1993). Using teaching and learning journals as a tool for self-reflection by pre- and in-service teachers has been well documented in many studies (see, for example, Zeichner, 1987; Rosenthal, 1991; Wilson et al., 1995; Dart et al., 1998; Bain et...