Professional development pathways for university English teachers in the context of new agricultural sciences
新农科视域下高校英语教师的发展路径

摘要

高校的核心任务是培养高素质的人才，而人才培养的水平取决于教师团队的整体素养。在新农科视域下，现代农林专业技术人员要具备具有较强的英语应用能力，提升高校英语教师专业能力是保证农林类专业学生英语应用能力的关键点。面对新目标、新要求，学校应积极回应教育与教学改革，合理规划英语教师专业发展，强化师资队伍建设，提高信息素养能力，提升学校办学水平和核心竞争力，推动高校事业不断向前发展。在教学改革与信息技术的双重推动下，高校英语教师要对自身发展有着清晰认知，顺应时代发展转变角色，更新教学理念，摒弃消极等候的惯性思维，增强自身的理想和信念，提升人文素养。通过融合智能技术，推动科研创新，进而培养高素质复合型农业人才。

Abstract

The primary objective of universities is to cultivate high-quality talents, and the level of talent cultivation depends on the overall quality of the teaching team. In the context of new agricultural sciences, adept English application skills are imperative for modern agricultural and forestry professionals. Elevating the competencies of English teachers in higher education institutions stands as a pivotal determinant in fortifying the English proficiencies of agriculture and forestry students. Confronted with novel objectives and imperatives, universities ought to proactively engage with educational and instructional reforms. This necessitates a judicious delineation of the professional growth trajectory for English teachers, fortified faculty establishment, heightened information literacy, amplified managerial prowess, and bolstered core competitiveness, all of which are instrumental in propelling the enduring advancement of the university's mission. With the dual impetus of teaching reform and information technology, university English teachers are encouraged to cultivate a lucid self-awareness regarding their personal evolution, adapt to the evolving roles of the era, update their teaching concepts, abandon passive and inertial thinking, strengthen their own ideals and beliefs, and enrich their humanistic proficiencies. Through the fusion of smart technologies and the cultivation of research innovations, high-quality compound agricultural talents can be nurtured.