TPACK-based Professional Development of College Foreign Language Teachers Under the Background of New Liberal Arts
1. School of Languages and Literature, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
2. College of Science, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou 425199, China
| Abstract: | The construction of New Liberal Arts aims to lead the new development of humanities and social sciences through the application of modern educational technology and interdisciplinary integration, so as to meet the needs of the times for interdisciplinary talents. The New Liberal Arts construction points out the development direction of specialization, humanization and interdisciplinization for foreign language majors. TPACK, as a teacher’s professional knowledge framework integrating technology, coordinates and highly integrates technology, content and pedagogy, providing a new cognitive framework for teachers’ knowledge construction, and also puts forward new requirements for the professional development of college foreign language teachers in the context of the New Liberal Arts. Under the background of New Liberal Arts, the professional development of college foreign language teachers can be accomplished in the following ways. Firstly, teachers need to cultivate themselves as foreign language interdisciplinary talents through lifelong learning, interdisciplinary integration, and knowledge expansion. Secondly, teachers should be inclusive, draw on the strengths of others, innovate teaching methods, and embrace the post-method era. Thirdly, teachers can break through the limitations of online and offline teaching through digital empowerment, intelligent assistance, and technological integration. Finally, teachers should precisely position themselves by transforming their traditional roles into more dynamic and multidimensional ones, and becoming the chief in equality. TPACK-based professional development enables foreign language teachers to find a new position in the construction of the New Literal Arts and seek new development in transformation and upgrading. |
| Keywords: | New Liberal Arts; Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK); Foreign Language Teacher |
| DOI: | 10.57237/j.edu.2023.01.003 |
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Received: 30 January 2023
Accepted: 15 March 2023
Published Online: 28 March 2023
Funding
| 1. | 南华大学校级教改项目新文科专项“新文科背景下地方高校外语专业教师整合技术的学科教学知识素养发展研究” (2021YB-XJG93) |
| 2. | 湖南省教育科学“十四五”规划课题“积极心理学视角下大学英语课堂环境与学生学业情绪关系研究” (XJK22BGD022) |
| 3. | 湖南省高等学校教改项目“基于综合评价模型的英语类专业学生口译自主学习能力发展研究” (HNJG-2020-0470) |
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