MileShlEnglishTeahers’Prfessinalevelpment中学英语教师专业发展.docVIP

Middle School English Teachers’ Professional Development 1 Introduction The professional development of teachers is studied and presented in the relevant literature in many different ways. But the core is the understanding that professional development is about teachers learning, learning how to learn，and transforming their knowledge into practice for the benefit of their students’ growth. This paper aims at explaining what ‘professional development’ means in ELT teachers’ perspectives and which professional development strategic s they prefer using in their teaching career, such as peer-coaching, study groups，，，and team teachingThe findings showed that the majority of EL T teachers are aware of the necessity of the term ‘professional developme nt’； however，only %30 less of them the participants give importance to their on-going professional devel opment by using mainly such strategies as participatory practitioner resea rch，，study groups, and so on. Introduction Professional development has been defined in various ways such as: xDIt is an inclusion of in-service training and workshops, x □ It is a process in which teachers work under supervision to gain experi ences. x □ It is an ongoing learning process in which teachers primarily aim at ho w to teach in accordance with the expectations and needs of the students. It seems vividly that this term does not refer to only one concept，yet it in eludes many different principles, which is possible to be listed as follows xD Involve groups of teachers rather than individuals from a number of s chools，xD Recognise and address the many impediments to teachers’ growth at the individual，school and district level. xDUsing teachers as participants in classroom activities or students in r eal situations, to project a clearer vision of the proposed changes, x Allow time and opportunities for planning, reflection, and feedback i n order to report successes and failures to the group, to share “the wisdom of practice，” and to discuss