Narrative Inquiry on the Content and Influencing Factors of Excellent English Teachers’ Practical Knowledge

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 8 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Lin Yi, Wang Hongyuan

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P101

How to Cite?

Lin Yi, Wang Hongyuan, "Narrative Inquiry on the Content and Influencing Factors of Excellent English Teachers’ Practical Knowledge," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 8,  no. 2, pp. 1-4, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P101

Abstract:

Excellent English teachers’ practical knowledge mainly includes educational beliefs, reflective knowledge, and general teaching methods. Its construction is influenced by internal factors such as personality characteristics, learning experience, reflection on one’s own practice in teaching career and accumulation of teaching experience, and external factors such as vocational training, resources in teachers’ self-learning experience, role model, peer evaluation and student evaluation. Taking an excellent English teacher with 38 years of teaching experience as the object, this research analyzes the composition of her practical knowledge as well as the main factors affecting the construction of her practical knowledge by using the research method of educational narrative, aiming at providing a reference for the professional development of English teachers.

Keywords:

excellent English teacher, practical knowledge, narrative inquiry, content， influencing factors.

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