Metacognition in Teaching Writing and Representing
Listen to this podcast episode exploring how English Language and General Paper teachers can help students reflect on their own thinking when writing and representing.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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The podcast episodes in the area of Metacognition offer a range of perspectives on why Metacognition is important for student learning, what Metacognition looks like in enactment and how it can be enacted in classrooms.
In this episode, we feature Dorothy Chua, Lead Teacher, who has had 22 years of experience teaching General Paper, Literature in English, and English Language and Linguistics. Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher, and Dorothy Chua talk about how English Language and General Paper teachers can enable their students to think about their own thinking in the process of writing and representing.
Further reading resources on metacognition
Topic | Further Reading |
|---|---|
Metacognition | Hacker, D. J., Keener, M. C., & Kircher, J.C. (2009). Writing is Applied Metacognition. In Hacker, D. J., Keener, M. C., & Kircher, J.C. (2009) Handbook of Metacognition in Education (pp. 154-172). London: Routledge. |
Metacognition | Zhang, D. & Zhang, L. J. (2019). Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) in Second/Foreign Language Teaching. In X. Gao (ed). Second Handbook of English Language Teaching. NY: Springer International Publishing. |
Episode published on 16 March 2022.