论外语教师思维能力对人才培养和自身专业发展的价值意义——兼对高校外语教师思维能力反思调查结果的评析

On the Significance of Thinking Skill Development both in the College English Teacher Development and the College English Course Reform

本文作者在推介近年来国际英语教学(ELT)领域重视'thinking skills development in language education'趋势的基础上,结合对5所院校校本培训现场外语教师的'思维能力'进行的反思调查,分析高校外语教师对'低级思维''高级思维'及'现代外语教育倡导的高级思维'的认知状况、'对自身的思维能力的定位'以及'在教学中对学生思维培养的状况';作者还结合在培训和指导外语教师的过程中所发现的专业发展中教学研思维能力缺失的表现,聚焦'thinking skills and teaching thinking skills',旨在唤起一线教师重视认知思维、科研思维、创新思维对自身专业发展和学生思维教育的重大价值和意义。作者顺势以'thinking out of box'为原则,开展对新一轮高校英语教学改革创新在教学设计、教学研究、教师专业发展方面的理论与实践研讨。

The writer of this article presents a literature review on the international ELT developing trends which focus on thinking skills with language skills. She shows her concern with the college English teachers in China about their lack of high-leveled thinking skills based on a recent investigation and analyzes the reasons behind. She believes that the best way out is taking the college English course reform as an effective approach for developing both teacher and student＇s critical thinking, reflective thinking and creative thinking through the problem-based and research-led study by thinking out of the box.