Author(s)

Shali Zhao

Corresponding Author

Shali Zhao

Abstract

As a public basic course and a compulsory course in higher vocational colleges, public English courses have played a vital role in improving students' basic qualities and language application abilities. The quality of public English classroom teaching is affected by many factors: such as teaching facilities, input, environment, selection of teaching materials, etc. Among them, the decisive role should be the teaching ability and research ability of English teachers. By analyzing the academic background, knowledge structure, professional teaching ability and scientific research ability of public English teachers in higher vocational colleges, the strategies for improving the professional development of teachers are as follows: rationally plan their professional development; take students as the center and teach students according to their aptitude; improve teaching methods; Schools should create conditions to provide teachers with opportunities to go abroad for further study, study, and practice in enterprises; actively guide teachers to change their thinking patterns.

Keywords

Higher Vocational Colleges; Public English; Teaching Ability; Current Situation Analysis