The Literature Review and Research Design of Pre-service English Teachers' Practical Knowledge about Lexical Teaching uring the Teaching Practice ----A Case Study of Zhejiang Normal University

Abstract

Pre-service teacher education is the key procedure of student teacher's practical knowledge development. This paper first explores the strategies for developing pre-service English teachers' practical knowledge about lexical teaching,including imitation and innovation, learning in practice, communication, and reflection diary,based on cognitive learning theory and activity learning theory.The author then investigates the factors influencing the development of pre-service English teachers' practical knowledge about lexical teaching from the perspective of positive and negative. At last, this paper puts forward some suggestions to improve the development of pre-service English teachers' practical knowledge about lexical teaching all over China. Index Terms - pre-service English teacher, teaching practice, practical knowledge, lexical teaching