网络学习社区对英语教师自主发展影响的实验研究

An experimental study on the influence of online learning community on promoting English teachers' autonomy in professional development

网络学习因其灵活性和无限的资源逐渐成为中学教师学历教育和自身发展的首选方式之一。研究表明，网络虚拟社区中社区成员间的交流与互动对教师自主发展具有非常大的推动作用。那幺，影响网络学习社区形成的因素有哪些？网络学习社区是否可以有效促进英语教师的自主发展？本研究通过观察12位初中英语教师在教学法课程网络学习社区的表现并跟踪两位教师的发展历程，记录其学习过程中遇到的困惑和采用的学习方式，探索影响网络学习社区形成的因素及网络学习社区对教师自主性的影响。

Online learning is becoming one of the first choices of middle school teachers to upgrade their degree or to promote their own professional development because of its flexibility and unlimited resources. Research indicates that the interaction and communication between online learning community members plays an important role in promoting autonomy in teachers' professional development. What factors influence the forming of online learning community? Is online learning community an effective way to promote autonomy in English teachers' professional development? This study intends to explore the answers to these two questions through observation of 12 junior high English teachers' behavior in an inline learning community set up for the English Language Teaching Methodology course and through record of the learning process of two of these teachers.