The Effect of Dialogue Journal Writing on Reflective Teaching: A Qualitative Study

The purpose of this qualitative study, conducted in one o e institutes of the private English language in Tehran, was to encourage EFL teachers to reflect on occurring in on the origins of the problems oc their classes and consequently to help them achieve a e conducive eve a certain level of self-confidence to blame themselves, not others for some of the was carried the problems in their classes. The study w out by the contribution of two of the Englis ants of the glish teachers in the institute as the participa study over a period of 90 days. As the f ess of the findings indicated, by going through the proces study, the English teachers could refle es. Also, lect on the causes of the problems in their classes the practice of dialogue journal writing hat they ng fostered their self-confidence to such a degree tha acknowledged themselves as possib s. The ble sources of the problems happening in their classes. participants’ perceptions regarding t sent the process of the study were also explored in the pres study.