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1、TheimportanceofbeinganxiousbyCaroleRussellMypurposeinthisarticleisnottoofferyetanother'solution'totheproblemsoflanguageteachingandlearning.Itis,rather,todescribesomeoftheshadomaofteacheranxietyanditspossibleresolution.Itseemstomethatinthisspacebetmaandresolutionlurkseveralamorphousshapesaybeconfront
2、edust,before.This"looking"involves,ataminimum,carefuldescriptionandanalysisofthedilemmaeptionsaboutteachingandlearningprocesses.mas,failtodevotesufficientattentiontocertainshadoayresultina)dilemmaresolutionsthataddressonlyoutmareturningtohauntus,sinceithasnotbeeneffectivelybroughtoutfromtheshadoe,th
3、ough,thatittedtoourselvesthatetimespainful)processofbeinghonestent'cannottakeplace?Shouldn'takingmoncauseeachothersexperiences?Inotherunities'describedsoeloquentlyintheliterature-notofELT-butofthefieldofeducation?(see,forexample,collectedpapersinBentetal,1994).Intryingtodothis,thefirstamorphousshape
4、sentednatureofELTresearch,andoftheconferencesandjournalsthroughinated.Ifinditunfortunatethatnothingapproachingthemutuallysupportiveandmulti-disciplinarysynergyofthe'collaborativelearningmunities'describedintheeducationliteraturetoergeinELT.Foritseemstomethatthemoveoutsidetherelativelynarrooretheshad
5、oanyofushaveaboutourabilitiestohelpourlearnersinish.Evenacursoryglanceattherichinsightsprovidedbygreatthinkersinthefieldofeducationent,especiallyastheyapplytoourousedinthefieldofeducationis'reflectivepractice',ent',butalsothatitshedsmuchlightontheanxiety'ytheme.Take,forexample,athoughtfulpaperentitl
6、ed'RethinkingProfessionalDevelopment',byOstermanKottkamp(1994:p.46)ineansbypactoftheirperformance,anaent'.AstheauthorselaboratetheprinciplestosanandKottkarnpstress,asdoothersinthefieldofeducation,that'reflectivepractice'isnota'relaxedmeditativeprocess',butrathera'challenging,demanding,andoftentrying
7、[one]thatismostsuccessfulasacollaborativeeffort'(ibid).anceindiverseteachingandlearningsettings.Inthefieldofeducation,ple,relatestheorytopracticeby'doing'.Koib'sthesisisthatinordertobeeproficientinask
