English Teacher Development

1、English Teacher Development Years of foreign language teaching in Chineseschools and the reform of English languageteaching in particular since the new century haveclearly shown that English teacher evelopment needsmore attention if the quality of English teaching is toimprove in China. Teacher deve

2、lopment is aprerequisite to realizing teacher professionalization,This Chapter makes a brief introduction to the content,approaches and modes of English teacher developmentin China. Teacher development originated from teacher professionalization 1966: UNESCO published the book Advice on the Teacher.

3、 1994: China implemented the Teachers Law which stated:“Teachers are the professionals who carry out education and teaching. 1995: The State Council promulgated The Teachers certificateRegulations.(教師資格條例） 2000: The Ministry of Education promulgated The ImplementationMeasures for the Teachers certif

4、icate Regulations.（教師資格條例實施辦法） 2000：Teaching was officially listd as one of the 8 professions inChina.Three requisites that teacher must possess Independent knowledge system Specific abilities Special ethical criteria and personal qualities Professional level of disciplines (學(xué)科的專業(yè)水平）學(xué)科的專業(yè)水平） The awa

5、reness of constantly updating onesprofessional expertise or knowledge （與時具進的通（與時具進的通識文化水平）識文化水平） The skills of educating and nurturing the student（傳遞知識的教學(xué)水平和育人的教養(yǎng)能力（傳遞知識的教學(xué)水平和育人的教養(yǎng)能力 Ethics that is unque to the profession （獨立并不（獨立并不同于其他職業(yè)的倫理特征）同于其他職業(yè)的倫理特征） Personality involving ethics and psychology

6、 （倫（倫理和心理方面的人格）理和心理方面的人格）教師發(fā)展教師發(fā)展 自主的提高學(xué)歷和學(xué)力，即使不斷提自主的提高學(xué)歷和學(xué)力，即使不斷提高學(xué)歷也要提高學(xué)力，以使普通知識高學(xué)歷也要提高學(xué)力，以使普通知識水平，自我成就動機，獨立意識，批水平，自我成就動機，獨立意識，批判意識，研究能力等能力的提高。判意識，研究能力等能力的提高。 學(xué)習(xí)終身化，堅持自我培養(yǎng)；并使自學(xué)習(xí)終身化，堅持自我培養(yǎng)；并使自主性，積極性，自我成就動機，學(xué)術(shù)主性，積極性，自我成就動機，學(xué)術(shù)意識，研究意識也在發(fā)展中成正相關(guān)。意識，研究意識也在發(fā)展中成正相關(guān)。The features of English teacher developme

7、ntDistinctions Teacher Training & EducationTeacher DevelopmentEnglish Teacher DevelopmentDifferent Starting PointsFocusing on training teaching skills or learning profesional knowledgeFocusing on teachers creative and constant developmentFocusing on the idea that English teachers should be highl

8、y skilled at language teaching, together with the ability of improving the skills and interpreting differences as the world changesPoints of View on Training -an passive type of teacher education-focusing on providing teachers with the information and skills they lack-an active and self-directed lif

9、e-long learning;-emphasizing that the teacher is not just the trainees but also the master of professional development-making a difference between the pre-service learning of English education major and that of non-English education majors;-not just sitting back, waiting for training opportunities,

10、but try to get self-development in ones own teachingDistinctions Teacher Training & EducationTeacher DevelopmentEnglish Teacher DevelopmentProcesses-a kind of static training, focusing on separate skills each time-a kind of dynamic and combined training, focusing on constant life-long and all ro

11、und development-developing their abilities in both pre-service and in-service practice;-developing the ability to use integrated EnglishPurposes and Administra-tions-focusing on prsonal job-hunting skills;-professional title evaluation-focusing on personal professional proficiency and skill-aiming a

12、t helping teachers to be adept at their professional work, with an academic certificate only being one sign after reaching this targetDistinctions Teacher Training & EducationTeacher DevelopmentEnglish Teacher DevelopmentTraining modes-focusing on the collective and external professional teachin

13、g;-Training in the mode of classroom teaching-focusing on the personal and internal professional ability;-encouraging teachers to seek different ways of self-development-focusing on internal development and consciousness;-trying to reach the standard for English teacher professionalization in the pr

14、e-service period;-keeping a constant continuation of self-development in the in-servece periodThe Goals of English Teacher DevelopmentI. English teachers belief in English language teaching Teachers beliefs in their work reflect their points of view on education, students and educational activities.

15、 (英語教學(xué)的信念）II. Knowledge relevant to English teachingl General cultural knowledge（通識文化知識）（通識文化知識）l Subject matter knowledge （學(xué)科知識）（學(xué)科知識） 1) The English language proficiency（英語語言水平）（英語語言水平） 2) The basic knowledge of linguistics（英語學(xué)科的基（英語學(xué)科的基礎(chǔ)礎(chǔ)知識）知識） 3) Native language knowledge（本民族語言知識）（本民族語言知識）l Gene

16、ral pedagogical knowledge（普通教育學(xué)科知識）（普通教育學(xué)科知識）l Pedagogical content knowledge（學(xué)科教學(xué)論知識（學(xué)科教學(xué)論知識)l Practical knowledge（實踐知識）（實踐知識）III. The special ability for English teaching activities（英語教學(xué)活動必須的特殊能力）l English educating ability（英語教育能力）l Skills of using English for communication and forteaching.（英語作為交際語

17、言和教學(xué)語言的應(yīng)用能力）l Ability to conduct classroom teaching and use textbookscreatively (課堂教學(xué)能力和教材處理能力)l The ability to adapt English teaching for differentsituations.（創(chuàng)造，鑒別，應(yīng)用英語教學(xué)方法和手段的能力和建構(gòu)適合本校本班發(fā)展情況的課堂教學(xué)模式的能力）l The ability to observe and research ones teaching（洞察，協(xié)調(diào)和科研能力）IV. Professional morality and emo

18、tional attitude（職業(yè)道德和（職業(yè)道德和情感態(tài)度）情感態(tài)度）V. Wholesome personality（?。ń】档娜烁瘢┛档娜烁瘢﹍ Cooperative working style（合作交往的工作風(fēng)格）l Good psychological endurance（良好的心理承受力）l Tolerant and modest personality（寬容，謙遜的品質(zhì)）l Self-developing consciousness（自我發(fā)展的自覺性）Main approaches and ways of English teacher development I. Scie

19、ntific reflectionl Reflection before teaching a) Analysis of the teaching conditions b) Analysis of the teaching objects c) Selection of teaching measuresl Reflection in teachingl Reflection after teaching II.Active research on ones teaching The teacher make a scientific analysis and evaluation of t

20、heir own teaching behaviors.III.School-based training participation（參與校本培訓(xùn)）（參與校本培訓(xùn)） With the combination of credential education and life-long education, the development of schools will have to rely on the constant improvement of their school teachers qualifications. Therefore, many schools have established and improved their school-based training, which includes university online-s