中国大学英语教师对科研的理解与态度探究-论文.pdf

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1、2014年7月中国应用语言学(季刊)Ju1．2014第37卷第3期ChineseJournalofAppliedLinguistics(Quarterly)Vb1．37NO．3TensionsinTeachers’ConceptionsofResearch：InsightsfromCollegeEnglishTeachinginChinaYiLiuNortheasternUniversity(China)SimonBORGELTConsultant(UK)AbstractThispaperdrawsonsemi—structuredinter

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4、experience．ThePaDerconcludeswithimplicationsforhowtomakeresearchengagementconducivetoCollegeEnglishteachers’professionaldevelopment．Keywords：research；tensions；professionaldevelopment；CollegeEnglishteachers1．BackgroundofthestudyCollegeEnglish(CE)teachersareteachersattheterti

5、arylevelinChinawhoteachEnglishtoundergraduateandgraduatestudentswhodonotmajorinEnglish(EnglishmajorsaretaughtbyteachersfromEnglishdepartments)．ThedramaticincreaseofstudentenrollmentinChinesetertiaryinstitutionsinrecentdecadeshasledtounbalancedteacher—studentratiosinCEeducat

6、ion．By2003，thenumberofuniversitystudentsexceeded19millionwhileCEteacherstotalledonlyabout50，000(Wen&Hu，2007)．TensionsinTeachers’ConceptionsofResearch：InsightsfromBy2010，thenumberofCEteachersincreasedtoaround60，000(Zhang，2010)，butthisstilldidnotmeetthedemandofthecontinuously

7、increasingcollegiatepopulation．Consequently,CEteachershavearelativelyheavierworkloadofteachingthantheteachersofotherprogramsintertiaryinstitutions．Inadditiontotheirteachingresponsibilities，CEteachersarealsoexpectedtodoresearchasacademicfacultyofuniversities．Inrecentyears，re

8、searchperformancehasbeentakenasoneofthemostimportantcriteriaforacademicpromotion，w