An Exploration of Higher Vocational English Teachers’Professional Development on Students’Learning Ability in the Context of New Liberal Arts

The concept of New Liberal Arts,a multidisciplinary combined integrator with Chinese values at its core,has brought new challenges to the teaching methods and professional development of higher-level English teachers.Based on the evolving professional development process of higher vocational English teachers in the context of the New Liberal Arts,this article analyzes how English teachers can integrate multidisciplinary knowledge and adopt advanced educational technology in the teaching process.On this basis,it discusses the role of teachers’professional development in enhancing students’learning ability,such as through deepening disciplinary understanding,adopting innovative teaching strategies,and implementing personalized teaching.At the end of the article,based on a variety of pedagogical theories,we put forward suggestions,including continuous professional training,interdisciplinary cooperation,and the application of innovative teaching techniques,which are mainly aimed at helping higher vocational English teachers get rid of the dilemma of the new situation,adapt to the needs of the new liberal arts education as soon as possible,and then effectively improve students’abilities.

Several Reflective Strategies of English Teachers in Secondary Vocational Schools

Nowadays, students in secondary vocational schools are required to have better English competence. How to improve English teaching quality in secondary vocational schools? One of the effective means is reflective teaching. By way of it, English teachers in secondary vocational schools improve English quality and promote professional development.

Study on Optimization of English Learning in Higher Vocational Schools under Network Resources

The information sharing and learning platform under network resources has not only facilitated the study of English,but has also changed the traditional learning model.There are many influencing factors for students to learn English using network technology.This article mainly analyzes non-English majors in higher vocational schools.Students learn independently about the unfavorable factors in English and propose corresponding optimization strategies to improve the learning efficiency.

An Analysis of Teacher's Professional Development of Higher Vocational Education

Teachers are the backbones of any educational institutions. They not only play vital roles in students' development;they also directly affect the stature of their respective scholastic organizations. Highly qualified instructors produce competent and well-rounded students— learners who are more than ready to face the quirks and challenges of the labor force. This paper primarily discusses the following questions: What is teacher's professional development? What is higher vocational teacher's professional development? And how can scholastic institutions promote it? The conclusion states that the characteristics of higher vocational education directly influence the higher vocational teacher's professional development; therefore, it must be nurtured and promoted for the development of all the stakeholders of learning institutions – students, teachers, management staff,the learning institution itself, and the nation as a whole.

A Critical Discourse Analysis on the Teacher Behavioral Norms of English Training School

With a Critical Discourse Analysis approach, this essay reveals four types of discourses: discourse of examination, instruction, technology and regulation. Based on the analysis of power relation among those discourses, a vivid picture of teachers' identity at training-school has been clearly sketched. That is, teacher at training-school is a puppet acting as not only the transmitter of specific knowledge, but also the supervisor of rules and spokesman of institution.

SPOC混合式教学模式下高职英语课程思政教学策略

随着现代信息技术的发展,基于SPOC的混合式教学模式成为一种将思想政治内容引入高职学校英语课程的新教学方式,也是教育发展的必然。本文对SPOC混合式教学模式进行理论和实践探索,并据此模式,以英语交际口语课程为例,探索了将思政元素引入高等职业学校英语教学的过程中如何实现知识传授、能力培育、价值塑造等教学职能。

基于SPOC模式下的高职英语教学探究

高职院校在教育改革中尝试基于SPOC构建语言教学模型,以学习者为立足点,期望快速增强学习者的学习成效。文章将针对性分析SPOC概念,明确教学的创新遵循。从加强课前驱动,助力学习者自适应式学习、强化课中促成,实现传统语言课堂的延伸、实现课后拓展,创新课程评价及考核机制、摆脱过度依赖,避免学习效果的两极分化、跟踪学习动向,基于定位完善资源的供给五方面入手,为SPOC教学模式高质量发展蓄力。

Evaluation of Technical Education by Using a Modern Structured MOODLE Laboratory Course, in Relation to Recent Data

E-learning platforms support education systems worldwide, transferring theoretical knowledge as well as soft skills. In the present study high-school pupils’, and adult students’ opinions were evaluated through a modern structured MOODLE interactive course, designed for the needs of the laboratory course “Automotive Systems”. The study concerns Greek secondary vocational education pupils aged 18 and vocational training adult students aged 20 to 50 years. The multistage, equal size simple random cluster sample was used as a sampling method. Pupils and adult students of each cluster completed structured 10-question questionnaires both before and after attending the course. A total of 120 questionnaires were collected. In general, our findings disclosed that the majority of pupils and adult students had significantly improved their knowledge and skills from using MOODLE. They reported strengthening conventional teaching, using the new MOODLE technology. The satisfaction indices improved quite, with the differences in their mean values being statistically significant.

MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF PART-TIME ENGLISH TEACHERS AT HIGHER VOCATIONAL COLLEGES

There is an ever growing number of part-time teachers in higher vocational education due to the expansion of recruitment of students, especially English teachers. This is raising concerns about how they are managed, and supported in their teaching role. In this article, the significance of employing part-time English teachers is discussed.The main findings of a study of good practice in the management and support of part-time English teachers in Guangdong higher vocational education are summarized. Three areas of support are analyzed: college policies and practices; systems for monitoring and evaluation; and formal and informal support measures in departments. The key processes and the problematic issues in each of these three areas are discussed and suggestions are made about the way forward.

高职英语教师思政育人能力的SWOT分析及其提升路径

随着各学科课程思政改革的深化,高职公共英语教师课程思政能力的培养已成为促进教师素养提升的必修课之一。采用SWOT分析方法,从优势、劣势、机遇及挑战这四个维度,全面、客观地分析影响高职公共英语教师思政育人能力提升的影响因素,能有效帮助英语教师了解自身内部资源和外部环境。基于SWOT分析,教师可采用SO策略、ST策略、WO策略以及WT策略,创造条件、抓住机会、扬长避短、降低劣势,提升英语课程思政育人能力,进而提高职教人才的综合素养。

ESP视角下关于“双师型”高职英语教师的思考

文章基于专门用途英语(English for Specific Purposes,以下简称ESP)教学理论,结合高职院校的发展需求、高职院校学生就业发展所在的行业要求,思考现行高职院校英语教师发展所存在的问题,提出了将ESP融入高职英语教学实践中,从国家社会层面、院校系部层面、教师本人层面促使高职英语教师尽快向“双师型”高职英语教师转型的建设性意见。

iSmart平台在高职大学英语混合式教学中的应用探索

文中探讨了在信息技术背景下,基于iSmart外语智能学习平台的PBL教学方法、混合式教学模式和数字化教学资源的融合应用,提出了以iSmart平台为教学系统、PBL为教学方法的高职大学英语混合式教学模式。在进行教学设计时,遵循以学生为中心等原则,利用iSmart平台功能与资源,构建“教、学、做”多位一体的混合式教学模式。通过线上线下混合式教学,强化了学生英语学习的主体地位,形成了多元化的评价机制。最后提出了iSmart平台在高职大学英语混合式教学应用中存在的一些问题和使用建议。

校企协作背景下高职“双师型”教师队伍建设路径探究

与普通高职院校专业教师相比,“双师型”教师在专业理论基础、教学水平、实践经验、创新意识等方面都有更加卓越的优势,依托现代职业教育校企协作资源共享优势,对促进现代职业教育健康发展具有更重要的意义。基于此,本文围绕校企协作背景下高职“双师型”教师队伍建设路径展开研究,首先概述高职院校“双师型”教师概念,然后分析当前高职院校建设“双师型”教师队伍存在的问题,最后提出基于校企协作的高职“双师型”教师队伍建设的有效路径,旨在为相关人员提供参考。

产教融合背景下高职英语教师的“双向双融通”能力建设策略研究

产教融合是指产业与教育的深度融合,它注重培养学生的实际操作能力和职业素养。产教融合为高职教育带来了新的发展方向,同时对高职英语教师提出了更高的标准和要求。本文采取政策检索、文献研究、专家访谈等方法,从理论素养、专业实践能力和科学研究能力等角度对高职英语教师“双向双融通”能力建设的维度进行调研,构建高职英语教师“双向双融通”能力内容框架,并据此系统性地分析高职英语教师“双向双融通”能力现状,提出加强理论素养、提升专业实践能力、加强科学研究能力等建设路径,以期促进高职英语教师“双向双融通”能力提升。

校企行协同的高职教师教学能力培育模式构建策略

行业、企业和学校是高等职业教育“产教融合、校企合作”办学模式中培育教师教学能力的关键要素。探讨校企行协同构建高职教师教学能力培育模式的必要性,分析当前高职教师教学能力培育存在的分级标准体系缺位、提升课程稀缺、评价方式落后等问题,提出校企行协同构建高职教师教学能力培育模式的策略。

基于校企合作的高职英语教师教学创新团队建设路径研究

以校企合作为载体,加强高职英语教师教学创新团队建设,对于精准把握企业人才需求、引导教师提升实践能力、补足传统英语教学短板等方面具有重要意义。校企合作视野下,高职英语教师教学创新团队建设面临着英语教师对校企合作模式把握不足、教师缺乏适配企业发展的教学能力、管理机制不成熟、激励机制不健全等困境,据此,从更新理念、强化管理、能力培养、健全激励等方面,提出英语教师教学创新团队的建设路径。

基于“双师工作站”的高职“双师型”教学团队建设

高职教育发展的重点与难点在于“双师型”教学团队建设。目前,高职“双师型”教学团队建设存在以下问题:专任教师“双师”素质基础薄弱,与企业同频合作困难;企业导师来源不稳定,产教协同育人困难;校企合作管理机制不够健全,深度融合难度大。依托校企导师联合冠名的“双师工作站”有助于建设高职“双师型”教学团队,主要路径有:政校行企四方联动,强化顶层设计,遴选优质企业加盟合作;寻求多方共赢,构建校企双向管理平台;明确功能定位,促进“教-研-赛-培”融通;善用效益杠杆,建立健全考核激励机制,使“双师工作站”成为高职“双师型”团队建设的重要环节。

教师参与高职院校治理的现实困境与制度优化

高职院校教师参与治理是教师按照制度规定与学校其他主体共同参与管理、决策、监督等治理活动的过程。推动教师有序参与高职院校治理是构建现代学校制度体系的保障,也是高等职业教育高质量发展的必要条件。通过对34所“双高”院校章程的文本分析,发现目前高职院校教师参与治理缺乏完善的制度设计,以“精英参与”为主要渠道,忽视全员的有序参与;以“传统参与”为主要内容,类型属性亟待彰显;以“象征参与”为主要行为,实质参与效力受限;以“授权参与”为主要保障,缺乏制度规范。据此,从制度层面推动教师有序参与高职院校治理要优化参与渠道,实现全员有序参与;丰富参与内容,推动教师参与类型化;完善参与保障,提升教师参与规范性;提升参与能力,支撑教师主动参与。

基于ESP教学的高职英语语料库建设研究——以湖州职业技术学院为例

建设英语语料库可以促使高职外语教师转型、促使高职学生形成数据驱动的自主学习方式,建议从语料库内容的针对性、采录和处理三方面建设基于ESP教学的高职英语语料库,并对其应用效果进行跟踪评价,不断补充、完善ESP课程语料库,提高高职院校ESP课程的教学效果。

高职英语教师学习共同体构建路径研究

随着“三教”改革的推进,教师学习共同体已成为大势所趋。高职英语教师承担着全校公共英语的教学任务,理应与专业教师及企业工匠一起,通过文化融合、管理制度革新、协同创新和成员优化等措施,构建教师学习共同体,共享学习、分享资源,以突破教师专业成长藩篱,服务“1+X证书”,协同创新,推进产教深度融合。