A Survey of English Teacher Professional Development in Southeastern Chongqing Minority Schools: Problems and Solutions

This paper aims to explore the existing problems and solutions of English teachers’ professional development in some minority schools of Southeastern Chongqing from such aspects as professional knowledge, professional competence and emotional attitude. By questionnaires and individual interviews, re...

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Published in:Theory and practice in language studies 2017-02, Vol.7 (2), p.128
Main Authors: Lu, Yan, Zhang, Weichuan, Wu, Xianyou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Attitudes
Cultural instruction
Educational Change
Educational Development
Educational Resources
Educational Theories
English language
English teachers
Grammar
Internet
Knowledge
Language
Language attitudes
Language Skills
Learning
Methods
Minority & ethnic groups
Practice
Professional development
Pronunciation
Questionnaires
Reading
Reading comprehension
Reading Skills
Research Methodology
Schools
Secondary School Teachers
Secondary schools
Studies
Teacher education
Teaching methods
Teaching Skills
Theoretical linguistics
Training
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Summary:This paper aims to explore the existing problems and solutions of English teachers’ professional development in some minority schools of Southeastern Chongqing from such aspects as professional knowledge, professional competence and emotional attitude. By questionnaires and individual interviews, research group has found some major problems like, nonstandard pronunciation, lack of theoretical basis, inadequate cultural knowledge, and insufficient scientific research ability. After analyzing those possible reasons, this paper provides some solutions: improving teachers’ pronunciation, growing teacher’s cultural awareness, strengthening teachers’ linguistic and teaching theories, and offering some practical training programs.
ISSN:1799-2591
2053-0692
DOI:10.17507/tpls.0702.06