论英语教材的使用与教师自主发展(英文)

FOSTERING TEACHER AUTONOMY IN THE USE OF ENGLISH TEACHING MATERIALS

近几十年来,研究人员对自主性学习(尤其是学习者的自主性学习)倾注了极大的热情。但事实上,没有教师的指导和帮助,学习者很难自行地转为自主型学习者。因此,仍需研究如何促进教师的自主发展以及如何有效地利用教材。基于此,本文对教材与教师的关系、学习者自主与教师自主进行了探讨,指出教师自主是促进学习者自主学习的助推器,是有效使用教材的重要途径,并对在教材使用过程中如何实现教师自主提出了可行的方法。

For many years, autonomy, especially learner autonomy has figured large in TEFL literature and practice. However, the author argues that learners can hardly become autonomous automatically without any help from their teachers. In other words, attention should also be focused on teachers. It is worthwhile to explore the relationship between English teaching materials and teacher autonomy, for materials and teachers are two important elements in language teaching. This paper begins by clarifying the relationship between ELT materials and teachers and introducing the concepts of teacher autonomy and learner autonomy. The paper presents that teacher autonomy presupposes learner autonomy and effective use of materials can foster teacher autonomy. Approaches to fostering teacher autonomy in the process of using teaching materials are also included.