Abstract
Through questionnaires and statistical analysis, it is found that the status quo and training needs of rural primary English teachers in northern Anhui Province are as follows: (1) Teachers are young, female and hold concurrent posts in English teaching; (2) Most teachers have a strong desire to participate in the training, but fail to do so due to heavy workload of the course, or lack of the opportunity to go out to participate in higher level training; (3) Their ideal trainers are excellent front-line English teachers, and eager to get trained in education concepts, teaching skills and technology, and teaching modes. They are not interested in the study of education theory or academic research; (4) Many teachers lack confidence in their competence and urgently need training in their basic skills. In view of the above results, countermeasures are put forward as follows: to speed up the transformation of teachers’ growth, strengthening teachers’ basic skills of teaching, teaching while conducting scientific research, and combining field training and remote training together.
Highlights
In 2001, the Ministry of Education promulgated the English Curriculum Standards for full-time compulsory courses (New Curriculum Standard for short)
Through questionnaires and statistical analysis, it is found that the status quo and training needs of rural primary English teachers in northern Anhui Province are as follows: (1) Teachers are young, female and hold concurrent posts in English teaching; (2) Most teachers have a strong desire to participate in the training, but fail to do so due to heavy workload of the course, or lack of the opportunity to go out to participate in higher level training; (3) Their ideal trainers are excellent front-line English teachers, and eager to get trained in education concepts, teaching skills and technology, and teaching modes
Teachers are the main force in curriculum reform, and their education concept and teaching professional level will undoubtedly become the key to curriculum reform (Wang, 2008)
Summary
In 2001, the Ministry of Education promulgated the English Curriculum Standards (experimental draft) for full-time compulsory courses (New Curriculum Standard for short). From the autumn of 2001, English courses were gradually offered in primary schools in cities and counties throughout the country. In the autumn of 2002, English courses were gradually offered in primary schools located in rural schools (Fu, 2013). From 2001 to 2008, the average opening rate of English in primary schools in China has reached 60-70%, and in many large and medium-sized cities it has reached 100%. In order to have a more objective and comprehensive understanding of the current situation and training needs of English teachers in rural primary schools in North Anhui Province, this study conducted a questionnaire survey on 426 rural primary teachers in North Anhui Province (Bozhou City and Fuyang City as an example) in four aspects, namely, basic individual information, basic training-participation information, demands of training methods and demands of training content. There were 426 copies of valid questionnaires left, with a recovery rate of 96.8%
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