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1、MiddleSchoolEnglishTeachers’ProfessionalDevelopment1IntroductionTheprofessionaldevelopmentofteachersisstudiedandpresentedintherelevantliteratureinmanydifferentways.Butthecoreistheunderstandingthatprofessionaldevelopmentisaboutteacherslearning,learninghowtolearn,andtransformingtheirknowledgeintopract
2、iceforthebenefitoftheirstudents’growth.This paper aims at explaining what ‘professional development’ means in ELT teachers’ perspectives and which professional development strategies they prefer using in their teaching career. such as peer-coaching, study groups, , , and team teachingThe findings sh
3、owed that the majority of ELT teachers are aware of the necessity of the term ‘professional development’; however, only %30 lessofthem the participants give importance to their on-going professional development by using mainly such strategies as participatory practitioner research, , study groups,
4、 and so on.Introduction Professional development has been defined in various ways such as: x?It is an inclusion of in-service training and workshops. x?It is a process in which teachers work under supervision to gain experiences. x?It is an ongoing learning process in which teachers primarily aim at
5、 how to teach in accordance with the expectations and needs of the students. It seems vividly that this term does not refer to only one concept, yet it includes many different principles, which is possible to be listed as followsx?Involve groups of teachers rather than individuals from a number of s
6、chools, x?Recognise and address the many impediments to teachers’ growth at the individual, school and district level. x?Using teachers as participants in classroom activities or students in real situations, to project a clearer vision of the proposed changes. x?Allow time and opportunities for pla
7、nning, reflection, and feedback in order to report successes and failures to the group, to share “the wisdom of practice,” and to discuss problems and solutions regarding individual students and new t
