On college english teacher's training and creativity

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the interpretations of the term "teacher", as well as the implications for course content and design, and for the formal qualifications that might be thought appropriate for a "teacher". It also discusses some problems existing in college English teachers themselves in China, and then calls for the urgent need for teacher training. The teacher plays a very important role in ELT (English Language Teaching) and ELL (English Language Learning). Therefore, if we want to apply creativity teaching in ELT, the first and most important thing to do is arouse the teachers' creativity. The teachers themselves should try to improve their quality and use some teaching strategies to better their teaching effect and should also have creative mind to arrange active tasks and activities to arouse students' interests and to cultivate their creativity.