A SURVEY OF FULL-TIME TEACHING INTERNSHIP FOR ENGLISH EDUCATION MAJORS AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES: A CASE STUDY OF ZHAOQING UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Teaching internship is a necessary part of teacher training. Zhaoqing University has jointly established Teacher Education Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones or Collaborative Education Cooperation Zones with seven counties. Some normal university students complete important pre-job training by interning at full-time teaching positions in these pilot zones. Through journal reviews, on-site visits, and focus group interviews, this study explores the problems encountered by English education majors during their full-time teaching internship in these zones and strategies to address them to provide references for the continuous improvement of full-time teaching internship. KEYWORDS: English education majors, full-time teaching internship, teacher education, promoting learning through competitions, Teacher Education Reform and Innovation Pilot Zones.