英文摘要 |
Effective teaching is critical for the educational process to proceed and the process of teaching is a dynamic activity for unpredictable teaching environment. Teachers play a critical role during teaching activities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors and implications of the construction of professional knowledge for college experienced English teachers. Based on the teacher’s professional knowledge with the virtues of implication, context, experience, and specialization, the researcher utilized six times of focus groups interviews to make the teacher’s professional knowledge explicit. Focus groups’ in-depth interviews relied on the description and interpretation of teachers’ teaching and life experiences that indicated teachers’ personal theories. This research explored the influencing factors through context analyses. The construction of experienced English teacher’s professional knowledge was influenced by life history, professional learning experience, espoused theory of teaching practice, practical teaching experience and cultural context. Finally, this research provided several suggestions for professional development of experienced teachers and future studies as well. |