这是一份关于中国、日本和韩国基础教育阶段英语教师在数字化方面的持续专业发展研究报告。该研究进行于2021至2022年间，对中国、日本和韩国逾7000名中小学教师进行了问卷调查和访谈，收到了他们专业发展的宝贵经验和对未来发展方向的偏好。本报告中的调研结果和建议将为政策制定者，教育提供者和英语教师专业发展的其他利益相关者们提供宝贵的参考。

Highlights of recommendations for English teacher professional development in China

  • Practical, realistic materials and activities: PD activities should be practical in orientation, including useful and even directly useable materials, recognising current realities in varied contexts across China.
  • Supporting understandings of theory and support for current textbooks: Teachers express a strong need for support in deeper understanding of teaching theories and linking theories to classroom practice, and also a need for materials that support and link to their current curricula and textbook content.

Highlights of recommendations for English teacher professional development in Japan

  • Initiatives aiming to develop English proficiency, potentially alongside building content understanding, are likely to be useful and popular. PD themes and offerings are likely to be most attractive to teachers if they have immediate practical relevance or utility in the classroom and are tailored to Japanese contexts.
  • There is a clear need for more teacher-driven PD and increasing interest in free, live and interactive sessions for online PD. International PD providers may benefit from partnering with local organisations and authorities, in order to cater effectively for Japanese teachers’ needs.

Highlights of recommendations for English teacher professional development in South Korea

  • A focus on developing learners’ language skills and teachers’ own English for teaching in future PD provision would be impactful. PD resources and initiatives should have practical relevance and classroom utility to appeal to teachers’ self-identified needs.
  • There are a range of opportunities in online PD, particularly through live, interactive sessions offering free, practical resources. There is also a felt need among teachers for more systematic and clearer communication of events and opportunities from authorities and PD providers.

Report citation:

Borg, S., Anderson, J., Beaumont, B., Xie, K., Guo, Y., Thorburn, R., Choi, T., Kim, H. J., Aizawa, I., & Fujinaga, K. (2022). The continuing professional development experiences and needs of English language teachers (Countries: China, Japan and Korea). London, UK: British Council.

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