Abstract

With the continuous development of society and the reform of basic education, the current society attaches more importance to teachers’ professional quality. Teaching practice is a key part of the whole pre-service education, which functions as an important bridge for pre-service teachers to grow into very professional teachers. So, paying more attention to this period is essential to improve the quality of pedagogical education. Based on the current background, this paper mainly analyzes the influence teaching practice has on the professional development of pre-service English teachers, finding that the teaching practice plays an irreplaceable role on the improvement of the professional ability, the consolidation of the professional knowledge and the formation of professional thought. Meanwhile, based on some previous studies and the internship experiences some pre-service English teachers had, this paper generalizes and summarizes some problems existing in the current teaching practice system, and makes a preliminary analysis. 

Keywords: teaching practice; pre-service English teacher; professional 

development

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Background of the study-1

1.2 Significance of the study-2

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 Definition of teaching practice-2

2.2 Previous studies-3

3. Influence on the Professional Developments of Pre-service English Teachers-3

3.1 Influence on professional knowledge-4

3.2 Influence on professional skills-5

3.3 Influence on professional thought-7

4. Discussion-8

4.1 The realistic problems existing in teaching practice-8

4.2 Suggestions to deal with the problems-11

5. Conclusion-12

Works Cited-13