怎样做一个合格的高中英语教师How To Be a Qualified English Teacher in Senior High SchoolContentsAbstract.1Key words.1I. Introduction.1II. Importance of English teachers.2III. Present situations of English teaching and the comments on English teachers.4 3.1 The English course and its aims.43.1.1 Aims of the course.43.1.2 Students background conditions.43.2 Requirements for an English teacher.53.3 Ways students benefit when they attend class53.4 Advantages and disadvantages of native English teachers and Chinese English teachers in English teaching.63.5 Some of problems are encountered by Chinese English teacher in teaching7IV. The standards of a good English teacher.74.1what makes a good English teacher?.74.2 Good teachers never have enough time.9V. The way of being a good English teacher.105.1 How to become a good English teacher.105.2 Other aspects.11VI. Conclusion.12References12How To Be a Qualified English Teacherin Senior High School摘 要： 英语教师教学水平的高低直接的反应在所教的学生学习成绩和对英语的兴趣上，一个成功的英语教师必然有一套自己的独特的教学方法，一名合格的英语教师无论在生活中还是教学中总是扮演着一名特殊的角色，在教学过程中一名合格的英语教师不仅仅要会教课更需要利用自己的特长和语言表达来激发学生的学习兴趣。并且要学会如何鼓励学生，定期的做一些调查，以此来判定自己在平时表现的好坏，从学生的兴趣爱好入手，给每个学生制定不同的学习计划，等等。无论这些教师的年龄大小仍然是与他们的学生的相关的生活.这位教师应该有忍耐，信心，想象，热诚，幽默和创作力。 他/她应该是友好的，在精神上和实际中和学生打成一片，有一种肯定学生的态度，并且如果需要的话必须鼓励他的学生。只有做到了以上几点才算是一个合格高中英语教师。关键词：英语教师；学生；鼓励；Abstract: Students achievement and their interest in English can reflect English teachers level, a successful English teacher must have his/her own special teaching method. A qualified teacher always plays a particular role no matter in teaching or in life. A good English teacher are not only good at teaching, but also need make use of helpful conditions to stimulate students potential. Teachers need to learn how to encourage students, make a survey to students frequently. Teachers should make plans according to students interest. Whatever their age, these teachers are still relevant to their students life. The teacher should have patience, confidence, imagination, enthusiasm, humor and creativity. He/She should be friendly, sympathetic and on good terms with the students, and have an affirmative attitude towards the students and occasionally encourage them if necessary.Key words: English teacher; student; Encouragement;I. IntroductionEnglish is an important course for senior high school students in China. However, for a long time there has been a controversy about who should teach English, a native English speaker or a Chinese teacher of English. Undoubtedly, a good English teacher should be a good English speaker. Many native English speakers have proven to be successful teachers in English classes in China. However, this does not necessarily mean a good English speaker is a good English teacher. Apart from fluency and accuracy of the English language, a good English teacher must have a good grasp of the teaching syllabus, have a good understanding of the teaching objects (students), and have a good mastery of teaching techniques. To help Chinese teachers of English gain confidence and do well in their English classes, it is necessary to objectively evaluate their advantages and disadvantages compared with native English speakers in English classes.II. Importance of English teachersHistorically, it seemed there was no need for students to master the four skills of English (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) since China had a closed-door foreign policy and people seldom had the chance to talk with other English speakers. There was no demand for people with good spoken English. So, the teaching objective was not for students to be able to speak English, but for them to be able to pass the written exams and read some science and technology materials in English. Most English textbooks were designed for these goals, and the exams were mainly focused on testing students reading comprehension and knowledge of English sentence structure and grammar. Therefore, sentence structure and grammar seemed far more important than listening and speaking. The grammar-translation method served the purpose well. But why do both teachers and students take the exams so seriously? This has something to do with our examination system. Following the example of the traditional Chinese imperial examination system (an exam held to choose the top candidates to be high officials in the ancient government), a national college en