Professional Development of English Teachers in Second Language Teaching

Abstract

English education is an integration of many factors such as teaching methods, curriculum design etc. In particular, teachers' ability plays an important role in English education. This paper discusses the development of teachers' teaching ability and proposes a series of basic requirements for more effective English education. It is argued that adoption of scientific and appropriate teaching methods, effective curriculum design, development of teachers' language skills, scientific research ability and application of modern teaching facilities etc. are the necessary abilities required by the English teachers in modern English education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]