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1、On Professional Awareness and Resources for the Development of Foreign Language TeachersZHOU Yan National Research Center for Foreign Language Education,BFSUIn todays Session:I.Understanding language education as a profession II.What is involved in language teaching/learning?III.What can we do to pr

2、omote language learning and professional development?IV.Understanding professional development through research findings Is There a Difference between English teaching and English education?Teaching as a job and teaching as a profession?Chinese Definition培养新生一代准备从事社会生活的整个过程，主要是指学校对儿童、少年、青年进行培养的过程。-现

3、代汉语词典现代汉语词典Education:The process of training and developing the knowledge,skill,mind,character,etc.especially by formal schooling.-Websters New World Dictionary of the American Language The Purpose of EducationEducation means change:moral intellectual psychological physical English Education:Promoti

4、ng changes in those fieldsthrough English learningProducing people with English language competence in various fields College education is still a privilege in Chinaexperts in a special fieldcritical and independent thinkers leaders in all walks of life The Challenges We Teachers Face TodayHigh expe

5、ctation from students,parents and administratorsWe have to teach and publishUnder pressure to raise the passing rate We have to learn the new computer technologyStudents with better command of the languageProfessional DevelopmentUrgent need But how?Depend on opportunities?Depend on yourself?The Atti

6、tude Determines Teaching as a job:Something you have to do to earn a living;Teaching as a profession:Something you enjoy doing to make your life more meaningful.Job Teaching is routine work;Profession Teaching is a career.JobYou dont want to think about it when you are out of the classroom;Professio

7、n You forget the difference between in and out of the classroom;JobDont want to make any changes in teaching because it means more efforts;ProfessionOpen to changes because they may lead to improvement in teaching;Different attitudes lead to different commitment in teaching Teaching focuses on texts

8、Education focuses on students A Craftsman VS A Professional How do we make our teaching more effective?By making our teachers professionalseducatorsBy increasing the professional awareness of our teachersII.Understanding Our ProfessionWhat is a profession?An occupation requiring advanced education a

9、nd training,and involving intellectual skills,as medicine,law,theology,engineering,teaching,etc.-Websters NWDAL A profession needs constant upgrading of the knowledge in the development of the field.A profession requires continuous development on the part of the people who engage in the field.A prof

10、ession takes a lot of research efforts to increase its success and efficiency in operation.Teaching Is a ProfessionIt meets the above mentioned requirement.It sets a high demand on the people who engage in the field.It provides opportunities for teachers to develop in different aspects.Teachers are

11、professionalsPersonal Development Working with the brightest young people in the country puts you under great pressure forProfessional developmentIntellectual developmentAcademic developmentMoral developmentProfessional DevelopmentHow to become a good teacher competent effective in teaching caring r

12、eflective Intellectual development Cognitive competence search select understand critically evaluateCommunicative competence express Academic developmentMove up in the academic rankKeep up with the latest developmentReach out to the worldMoral developmentAs a model for the students,a teachers view o

13、f everything social behaviorway of looking at the worldvalue judgment can have a direct impact on the growth of the students A challenging career We are being evaluated by the brightest young people in the country all the time.We are being remembered for good or bad by our students.We can make all t

14、he differences in their lives.A Rewarding Occupation Being a teacher allows you to grow in all aspects;Being a teacher enables you to become a better and fully developed person in time.language competence linguistic competence cultural awareness learning process psychological support personal confid

15、ence affective Factors Involved in an ELT ClassWhen you can keep all these factors under control,you are more than a teacher or a craftsman;you are a professional;you can be an educator.III.What Is Involved in Language Learning?a)What makes language teaching different from the teaching of any other

16、subjects?Language does not only have a system of its own.It always carries meanings,ideas,philosophical understanding and the value judgment of the target culture.In the process of language learning,the students are exposed to all these aspects.While learning the language,they are absorbing the cult

17、ure and the ideology.outputpracticereviewinputcompetenceb)Language learning processDifferent Factors at Work in the Process of Learning a Language Positive beliefs Good learning strategies Efforts Self-confidence Attitude interest English Language Learning and Teaching in China Test-driven Focused o

18、n language only Instrumental and practicalSomething is seriously missing in this approach to language learning.Learners Inappropriate Beliefs about LLEL is just like learning any of the other subjects:memorizing the rules,reading EL means a lot of rote learning and gap-filling/MC Blind faith in a la

19、rge size of vocabulary EL means passing all the required examsEL is only a tool for future career Teachers View of ThemselvesTools of the toolSlaves to publicationsSmall potatoesWhile belittling themselves as such on the one hand,they are also very self-confident and individualistic on the otherInst

20、itutional loners A Vicious Circle in ELTest-oriented learningInstrumentalSelective noticingProblematic strategiesUndesirable scoresLack of motivationLack of confidenceThe Trapped TeachersInstrumentalOverwhelmedFrustratedWandering along the tideForget their professional responsibilityNeeds to be empo

21、weredWhat is missing in Chinas English ELT?The concern for the overall development in both learning and teachingResearch FindingsCorrelationsPositive beliefs about the language/LLGood learning strategies efforts self-efficacy attitudeLearning achievementNegative attitude/attribution The highest corr

22、elation is found between these two variables.It shows that students with rather negative attitude towards English learning will likely attribute their undesirable performances to such factors as teachers,time,luck and other factors.A Cultural&Educational Understanding of LT Deconstruct the grammatic

23、al structure Explain the meaning of the content More Important TasksCultivate their minds to appreciate different points of viewsto critically evaluate different culturesDevelop their abilities to work with others to speak up in public to build up their own confidence Language Learning Is social in

24、NatureLearning through interactions Learning from all sources pair work and group work What Leads to Effective Teaching?Commitment Command of the language Confidence Care for the students Communicative IV.What should be done to promote professional development among teachers?A very good book for all

25、 teachers of English Psychology for Language Teachers:A Social Constructivist Approach -Marion Williams&Robert L.Burden 语言教师心理学初探/外研社/2000年IV.Findings from an ASS Research ProjectA Study of the Models of Professional Development for University Teachers of English in China (2001-2006)What Did We Do?A

26、 nation-wide survey for needs analysisA summer institute-DUTEThe visiting-scholar programA project-based teacher-learning community A theme-based short-term model for PD49 universities in 6 geographical regions920 valid questionnairesMore than 30 interviewsTeachers Needs for PDLinguistics and applie

27、d linguisticsTeaching methodologyEducational theoriesResearch methodsThe Majority Need62%expressed their interest in a specific field such as cross-cultural communication,translation studies,interpreting etc.What makes effective language teaching?Ability to motivate the studentsGood teacher-student

28、cooperationCommitment Language competenceTeacher BeliefsLearning-centered beliefTeachers role in the classroomProvide opportunities for students to use the languageEncourage as many students activities as possible Classroom PracticeGo through the textCheck out the students homeworkVery little pair-w

29、ork and group work activities Two discrepanciesBetween teachers needs for PD and their understanding of the needs for effective teachingBetween their claimed beliefs in language teaching and their actual classroom behaviorWhy is it so?The current promotion policy that emphasizes number of published

30、papers rather than their classroom performancePedagogical content knowledge and competence has been a missing link in our teacher development programs.Teacher Development in Action A one-year teaching reform in a college English programTeachers of different experiences form a supportive learning com

31、munityPositive changes have been foundamong all participants in the reform.Younger Teachers DevelopmentTeacher development through positive interactions and reflections in a communityAchieving PD in actionTeachers develop steadily in a supportive teaching community.Teachers learn most efficiently in

32、 the process of doing projects.Teachers grow professionally in the process of sharing and interacting with their colleagues.Visiting Scholar ProgramPositive about this PD modelExperienced teachers benefit much more than the younger teachersTeachers have different needs at different stages of their p

33、rofessional development.More administrative support for the program Optimizing the limited resourcesVisiting Scholars program should be used for more experienced teachers with clear ideas about their development.Young teachers have better chances for development in a supportive teacher learning comm

34、unity Theme-based short-term programs are more effective and approachable by in-service teachers and should be provided on regular bases.高校英语教师在职教育与发展高校英语教师在职教育与发展模式构想模式构想Administrators role in Teachers PDVisionConcern for teachers PDCreating positive and supportive communities Teacher development i

35、s not a personal choice,it is a social obligation.SummaryUnderstanding our professionFactors involved in language teaching/learningResearch findings from PD projectOptimizing the limited resources to promote professional developmentA more effective modellanguage teaching language education Thank You!