Teaching and Ｒesearch ( T ＆ Ｒ) ， as two cornerstones to support the sustainable development of colleges ＆ universities， are recently plagued by T ＆ Ｒ internal alienation arising from their competitive relationship． To remedy the situation， the paper， oriented to the“talent cultivation” ， an inherent university function， advocates the academic research of teaching on ground of T ＆ Ｒ reconstruction so that Teaching and Ｒesearch can feed into each other． The strategic reconciliation holds implications for EFL teachers' self-directed professional development as well as effective fulfillment of basic functions on the part of colleges and universities．