The persistent and indefatigable efforts of all the College English teachers have brought about great changes in colle ge English teaching and learning in t he past few years.These changes,however,may be summa rized w...The persistent and indefatigable efforts of all the College English teachers have brought about great changes in colle ge English teaching and learning in t he past few years.These changes,however,may be summa rized within the framework of a shift from one form of test -oriented teaching and learnin g to another.In reality,much has yet to be done to improve the language abilities of the studen ts.Under such circumstances,nationwi de English examinations or unified e xaminations at var-ious levels,are bound to make things even worse by misleading college and university teachers in their teaching practice.In this p aper,the author claims that College English teachers and their students should be freed from t he confinement of the unified examin ations so that they will be able to build a real learner -centr ed curriculum as far as possible according to their own needs.Finally,some tentative ideas are presented on the pathway for imp roving the quality of the College English teaching and learning.展开更多
In recent years,with the shift from traditional teacher-centered model to new learner-centered model in foreign language teaching,autonomous learning has become a research hotspot in foreign language circle.Although t...In recent years,with the shift from traditional teacher-centered model to new learner-centered model in foreign language teaching,autonomous learning has become a research hotspot in foreign language circle.Although the researches on this issue are supposed to be prosperous,the attempt to look into the change of teachers'role on learner autonomy seems fairly limited.Therefore,this paper aims to deal with the changing of teachers'role in college students'autonomous learning.The significance of this paper is to make teachers adapt to their new roles so as to further improve their college teaching efficiency.展开更多
Teacher identity formation provides a direction for the development of autonomy(Huang&Benson,2013).However,the process of identity formation is complex and how this process influences teacher autonomy has not been...Teacher identity formation provides a direction for the development of autonomy(Huang&Benson,2013).However,the process of identity formation is complex and how this process influences teacher autonomy has not been sufficiently studied.To contribute to knowledge in this field,the present study investigated the relationship between teachers’attitudes toward teacher identity and teacher autonomy.We first observed 14 Chinese College English teachers’classroom teaching.Following that,we conducted stimulated recall interviews with all the teachers to pinpoint their autonomous practices.Finally,we conducted semi-structured interviews to investigate these teachers’attitudes toward their identities.One of the main findings was that the teachers who held a positive attitude toward their professional identity were more autonomous in their teaching practices than those with a negative attitude.The findings invite us to conclude that teachers’attitudes toward their professional identity are positively associated with teacher autonomy.展开更多
文摘The persistent and indefatigable efforts of all the College English teachers have brought about great changes in colle ge English teaching and learning in t he past few years.These changes,however,may be summa rized within the framework of a shift from one form of test -oriented teaching and learnin g to another.In reality,much has yet to be done to improve the language abilities of the studen ts.Under such circumstances,nationwi de English examinations or unified e xaminations at var-ious levels,are bound to make things even worse by misleading college and university teachers in their teaching practice.In this p aper,the author claims that College English teachers and their students should be freed from t he confinement of the unified examin ations so that they will be able to build a real learner -centr ed curriculum as far as possible according to their own needs.Finally,some tentative ideas are presented on the pathway for imp roving the quality of the College English teaching and learning.
文摘In recent years,with the shift from traditional teacher-centered model to new learner-centered model in foreign language teaching,autonomous learning has become a research hotspot in foreign language circle.Although the researches on this issue are supposed to be prosperous,the attempt to look into the change of teachers'role on learner autonomy seems fairly limited.Therefore,this paper aims to deal with the changing of teachers'role in college students'autonomous learning.The significance of this paper is to make teachers adapt to their new roles so as to further improve their college teaching efficiency.
基金funded by a joint scholarship between China Scholarship Council(CSC)and Macquarie University,Sydney,Australia
文摘Teacher identity formation provides a direction for the development of autonomy(Huang&Benson,2013).However,the process of identity formation is complex and how this process influences teacher autonomy has not been sufficiently studied.To contribute to knowledge in this field,the present study investigated the relationship between teachers’attitudes toward teacher identity and teacher autonomy.We first observed 14 Chinese College English teachers’classroom teaching.Following that,we conducted stimulated recall interviews with all the teachers to pinpoint their autonomous practices.Finally,we conducted semi-structured interviews to investigate these teachers’attitudes toward their identities.One of the main findings was that the teachers who held a positive attitude toward their professional identity were more autonomous in their teaching practices than those with a negative attitude.The findings invite us to conclude that teachers’attitudes toward their professional identity are positively associated with teacher autonomy.
