摘要
With the rise of learner autonomy as an important goal in second/foreign language education, the idea of teacher autonomy has recently come to the fore. In this paper, I first review the literature to explore various definitions and meanings of teacher autonomy. I then present an overview of current perspectives on the relationship between teacher autonomy and learner autonomy. This is illustrated through a discussion of the literature about teachers' responsibility and capacity to support learner autonomy. Finally, I examine how action research, reflective practice, and exploratory practice are argued and demonstrated in the literature as major processes of teacher (autonomy) development in second language education.
在二语(外语)教育领域,随着学习者自主性研究的不断深入,教师自主性在过去的十年也逐渐成为研究的一个焦点。通过全面、深入研读有关文献,本文首先探讨教师自主性的涵义,接着分析教师自主性和学习者自主性之间的关系。对两者关系的讨论主要围绕教师在发展学习者自主性过程中的责任、态度和能力进行。文章最后审视促进教师自主性发展和教师发展的三种主要途径,即人们较为熟悉的行动研究、反思性教学以及近年来才兴起的探索型实践(exploratory practice)。
