TY - JOUR AU - Hall Haley, Marjorie AU - Midgely, Allyson AU - Ortiz, Judy AU - Romano, Teresa AU - Ashworth, Lisa AU - Seewald, Amanda PY - 2015/05/17 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Teacher Action Research in Foreign Language Classrooms: Four Teachers Tell Their Stories JF - Current Issues in Education JA - CIE VL - 8 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1606 SP - AB - <p>As a profession language educators are paying more attention to teacher-driven research to help clarify and explain those phenomena occurring in our classrooms. The purpose of this paper is to explore the following question: What happens when teachers apply a teacher action research (TAR) strategy for improving their classroom practice? I will start with a definition and then outline a set of steps for conducting this type of research. Next, the four teachers tell their own “stories” and share reflections on growth and development. Finally, I posit the importance of this kind of research in making contributions to language teaching and learning inquiry.</p> ER -