First, the necessity of introducing foreign teachers in colleges and universities
The key link for China's higher education to integrate into the world as soon as possible is the cultivation of English talents. Since the reform and opening up, China's communication with the world has been increasing day by day, and there is a great demand for foreign language talents who can master foreign languages skillfully, especially those with strong practical application ability. After China's entry into WTO, the education industry as a service industry has been included in WTO terms, which puts forward higher requirements for the openness of China's education industry. China's education industry must be integrated into the international environment faster and better, so an important task of the education industry is to cultivate international talents. English is the lingua franca of the world, and the cultivation of English talents is an important part of China's integration into the world, which puts new demands on various universities, especially foreign language universities.
At present, the foreign language teaching environment in China is not ideal, and Chinglish is more common. English teaching in our country is mainly based on books, which are difficult for students to use in practical environment, so the emergence of Chinglish is inevitable. The country has always attached great importance to the reform of foreign language teaching, and made great efforts in textbook compilation, classroom design, teaching evaluation and teacher training, but it still failed to change the unsatisfactory foreign language teaching environment in China, especially with the requirements of CET-4 and CET-6 and the requirements of CET-4 and CET-8 for English majors, especially the practice of linking CET-4 and CET-6 scores with degrees in some schools, which deepened the tendency of English exam-oriented education and impacted the normal situation. In order to improve the present situation and improve students' practical English application ability, it is an important means to hire foreign teachers to join the teaching team.
At present, the English level of domestic English teachers should be very good, but they may not know much about foreign cultures. The teaching content is generally limited to English itself, so it is difficult to integrate foreign culture into the teaching process. Modern foreign language requires that the cultural education model runs through the whole language teaching process. However, a large number of English teachers in China still lack cultural knowledge, which makes the teaching of language and cultural mechanism and language thinking mode still have some obstacles. Foreign teachers have inherent advantages in these aspects. They can bring authentic language and culture to students, make students truly feel the differences between eastern and western languages, make English lively, and make the knowledge in books truly reflected in practical applications. To sum up, it is very necessary for China universities to introduce foreign teachers.
Secondly, compared with teachers in China, the advantages of foreign teachers in English teaching.
1. The classroom atmosphere is relaxed and free, and the relationship between teachers and students is harmonious.
Influenced by their own values and culture for a long time, foreign teachers advocate a concept of freedom, equality and democracy. In their eyes, students and teachers are completely equal. In the process of classroom teaching, students and teachers have the same status. Teachers are the organizers, helpers and coordinators of classroom teaching, while students are the center of the classroom. In the process of teaching, students have the right to participate completely. Generally speaking, foreign teachers are more relaxed and humorous in class. Teachers will patiently teach students what they can't or don't understand, and will not ignore it in pursuit of progress. In the class of foreign teachers, students' psychological pressure is very small.
2. Diversified teaching methods, student-centered.
The classroom teaching methods of foreign teachers are diverse, generally novel and interesting, and the essence is student-centered. This teaching method can greatly improve students' interest in learning. On the other hand, domestic teachers, the general teaching process is carried out in strict accordance with the teaching plan, and the teaching content is too limited to books. Foreign teachers are good at using pictures, videos, recordings, film and television works and even games for classroom teaching, making the classroom content more vivid and easier for students to understand and accept.
At the same time, foreign teachers pay special attention to avoiding students' rote memorization of knowledge in the teaching process and will try their best to let students absorb knowledge on the basis of understanding. Some foreign teachers let students arrange English short plays independently, so that students can learn English in the process of performing English plays; Some foreign teachers require students to train their oral English expression ability by English speeches and videos, and then play them in class, so that students can be both actors and spectators and really improve their English application ability. They believe that foreign language learning can only be effective in practice, so communicative teaching method has been widely used in foreign teachers' classrooms and achieved good results.
3. Advantages of mother tongue and culture
Generally speaking, foreign teachers' first language is English, which is acquired through their childhood, not through second language acquisition. Therefore, foreign teachers are basically superior to domestic teachers in language application and cultural understanding. Especially in the teaching of cultural knowledge, domestic teachers are very short of cultural knowledge due to the limitation of the general environment, and foreign teachers will inevitably involve cultural indoctrination in the teaching process, which is not only conducive to students' language learning, but more importantly, broaden their horizons and deepen their macro-understanding of English-speaking countries.
Therefore, foreign teachers have their advantages over domestic teachers and can greatly promote English teaching.
Thirdly, how to give full play to the role of foreign teachers in English teaching.
1. Strengthen the study of Chinese and foreign traditional cultures and reduce cultural conflicts.
There are great cultural differences between China and western countries. China students are introverted, do not like to be unconventional, pay more attention to the study of books, think that teachers are authoritative, and generally do not establish their own independent thoughts; However, western countries dare to challenge what teachers think is wrong. China students pay more attention to the knowledge in books, and hope that teachers can explain the knowledge in books thoroughly. Foreign teachers only use books as tools. If there are other better ways to impart knowledge, books can be put aside. In China, teachers are the authority of knowledge, while foreign teachers generally think that teachers are not. Teachers and students have the right to put forward their own views and opinions, and students should actively participate in classroom teaching. Therefore, some students in China think that foreign teachers may not teach too much knowledge, and most of the time in class are students discussing together. These cultural differences may cause certain conflicts, which are caused by the different expectations of students and teachers in the classroom, and deserve foreign teachers' understanding and experience.
Therefore, China students should take the initiative to absorb some western cultures in preparing lessons for foreign teachers' classes, and make use of resources such as libraries and the Internet to familiarize themselves with the mainstream values of the West, especially Britain and the United States. Foreign teachers should also understand and appreciate the traditional culture of China, especially the role played by teachers. At this point, domestic college teachers should undertake the main work. For every foreign teacher in colleges and universities, a local teacher should be appointed as their liaison to introduce some knowledge of China traditional culture to foreign teachers, so that foreign teachers can adapt to the domestic teaching environment as soon as possible and integrate into the domestic classroom, which can not only give full play to the advantages of western classroom teaching methods, but also combine with the reality of our country.
2. Strengthen lesson preparation and give full play to the oral advantages of foreign teachers.
Many times, students generally think that they are more casual in the class of foreign teachers, and they can learn whatever they want and say whatever they want. There are no specific requirements, and I often feel that I have learned nothing after a class. Generally speaking, students are more interested in foreign customs, and foreign teachers rarely involve them. Students are unwilling to actively communicate with foreign teachers, and naturally they gradually lose interest in foreign teachers' classes. This has led to a gradual decline in the effectiveness of the classroom. In the choice of classroom content and classroom requirements, foreign teachers should play a leading role, pay attention to preparing lessons, and prepare lessons very carefully. The content of learning, what effect each class should achieve, and the homework assigned after class should be reflected in preparing lessons. Prepare lessons for each class, make a long-term plan for each semester and school year, design classrooms according to the plan, let foreign teachers enter the grade English preparation group, let them better integrate into the school, and provide some new ideas for students' English teaching.
At the same time, although many students' written English level has reached A level, the specific application of English, especially the ability of oral expression, needs to be improved, even to the stage of "China characteristics". In this case, foreign teachers should pay attention to cultivating the practical application ability of English. By listening, students first observe what foreign teachers say, then imitate it, and master it by themselves, knowing how to say it and when to say it. Therefore, it is no longer difficult for students to use English skillfully. Many students are a little ashamed to speak English in public. At this time, foreign teachers should enhance the interactivity of the classroom, encourage students to speak, and let students not only speak more, but also speak correctly, so as to achieve mutual trust between teachers and students. At the same time, foreign teachers should set up some fresh and fashionable contents to stimulate students' desire to express themselves and let them have something to say. It is also unacceptable that some foreign teachers ignore students because of the dull classroom atmosphere and lack opportunities to communicate with students. Foreign teachers must bring students into the teaching process, fully stimulate students' enthusiasm in the process of explaining knowledge, and finally improve students' English level from simple to deep. At the same time, foreign teachers should pay special attention to students' "Chinese expression". In foreign teachers' class, students listening to authentic English is conducive to cultivating students to store information directly in English in memory, overcoming the interference of their mother tongue and directly forming good habits.
3. Increase extracurricular activities and increase extracurricular communication.
After all, there are few foreign teachers in a university, so in order to give full play to the advantages of foreign teachers, students should actively make friends with foreign teachers, overcome their shyness and self-confidence, and actively communicate with foreign teachers not only in class but also after class. At the same time, schools, including foreign teachers, should also set up some activities, such as English corner and English film seminar. When meeting important western festivals, such as Christmas and Thanksgiving, they should organize students to join foreign teachers' activities. In this process, students can not only learn authentic English, but also feel the rich and colorful western culture. They can also enhance their friendship with foreign teachers and lay a better foundation for classroom learning.