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1、TheimportanceofbeinganxiousbyCaroleRussellMypurposeinthisarticleisnottoofferyetanother'solution'totheproblemsoflanguageteachingandlearning.Itis,rather,todescribesomeoftheshadomaofteacheranxietyanditspossibleresolution.Itseemstomethatinthisspacebetmaandresolutionlurkseveralamorphousshapesayb
2、econfrontedust,before.This"looking"involves,ataminimum,carefuldescriptionandanalysisofthedilemmaeptionsaboutteachingandlearningprocesses.mas,failtodevotesufficientattentiontocertainshadoayresultina)dilemmaresolutionsthataddressonlyoutmareturningtohauntus,sinceithasnotbeeneffectivelybroughto
3、utfromtheshadoe,though,thatittedtoourselvesthatetimespainful)processofbeinghonestent'cannottakeplace?Shouldn'takingmoncauseeachothersexperiences?Inotherunities'describedsoeloquentlyintheliterature-notofELT-butofthefieldofeducation?(see,forexample,collectedpapersinBentetal,1994).Intryingtodo
4、this,thefirstamorphousshapesentednatureofELTresearch,andoftheconferencesandjournalsthroughinated.Ifinditunfortunatethatnothingapproachingthemutuallysupportiveandmulti-disciplinarysynergyofthe'collaborativelearningmunities'describedintheeducationliteraturetoergeinELT.Foritseemstomethatthemov
5、eoutsidetherelativelynarrooretheshadoanyofushaveaboutourabilitiestohelpourlearnersinish.Evenacursoryglanceattherichinsightsprovidedbygreatthinkersinthefieldofeducationent,especiallyastheyapplytoourousedinthefieldofeducationis'reflectivepractice',ent',butalsothatitshedsmuchlightontheanxiety'
6、ytheme.Take,forexample,athoughtfulpaperentitled'RethinkingProfessionalDevelopment',byOstermanKottkamp(1994:p.46)ineansbypactoftheirperformance,anaent'.AstheauthorselaboratetheprinciplestosanandKottkarnpstress,asdoothersinthefieldofeducation,that'reflectivepractice'isnota'relaxedmeditativepr
7、ocess',butrathera'challenging,demanding,andoftentrying[one]thatismostsuccessfulasacollaborativeeffort'(ibid).anceindiverseteachingandlearningsettings.Inthefieldofeducation,ple,relatestheorytopracticeby'doing'.Koib'sthesisisthatinordertobeeproficientinask
