高职英语教师面临的挑战与必备的素质

Challenges to Higher Vocational English Teachers and Their Essential Qualities

本文根据我国高职英语师资队伍的现状,分析了高职英语教师面临课程教学要求的挑战、教学对象提出的挑战和高职院校发展面临的挑战,进而指出了高职英语教师应该具备的素质,即英语教学理论与英语专业技能的基本功、英语课堂教学的基本功、现代教育技术的基本功以及"双师型"素质等等,最后提出了提高高职英语教师素质的途径和高职英语教师所肩负的使命。

Based on the current situation of higher vocational English teachers in China,the essay analyzes challenges to higher vocational English teachers from curriculum basic requirements,teaching objects and development of higher vocational colleges.Thereupon,essential qualities that higher vocational English teachers should possess are pointed out,namely,rudiments of English teaching theories,English skills,English classroom teaching,modern educational technology and qualities of double-role teachers.Finally,the ways to improve the qualities of higher vocational English teachers and their mission are suggested.