Teacher training is one of the most important means of teachers' professional development. In order to see if there is connection between the two, the writer interviewed Prof. XIA Jimei, an authorized and professional EFL teacher trainer in China. The interview reflects some concern on the issues in the past teacher training design as well as some obstacles in teacher's awareness of autonomous development through some on-site reflective activities in the teacher training workshops designed and conducted by Prof. XIA in the past two years. The writer hopes that the quality of EFL teacher training can be improved so as to promote teachers' professional development more effectively in the future practice.
LIU Fang.
An interview with Professor Xia Jimei on the connection between EFL teacher training and teacher development in China[J]. Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice. 2012, 1(2): 9