ABSTRACT

With the fast development of higher vocational education in our country, the number of the EGP teachers in higher vocational colleges is increasingly large. However, the composition and the quality of such a large group may have a big difference. These English teachers hold a large sum of different kinds of educational theories and teaching models. Thus, the above factors may cause a great divergence to future development of the vocational education. According to strengthen the work on talent education and training in the higher vocational college issued by Ministry of Education, as for the public English teachers, they ought to desalt the limitation between the basic course teachers and the specialized course teachers and make themselves become an expert in  one  field  through  possessing all-round knowledge and ability in a gradual way. However, how to make a successful transformation and what measures should the higher vocational colleges take to promote the EGP teacher’s transformation and professional development have becoming an urgent issue. Based on the practical experience, the author has made a deep discussion on the necessities of transformation and development strategies and training measures for the EGP teachers in higher vocational colleges.