The development of primary foreign language teaching materials: A new pathway for teacher professional development

This paper adopts a case study approach to explore the professional development of two foreign language teachers in a primary school English teaching materials writing project and their influencing factors. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews and coded and analyzed using Nvivo software. It was found that the professional development of foreign language teachers was reflected in the four main dimensions of professional knowledge, professional competence, ethical values, and teacher community. The influencing factors include individual, community and macro factors at three levels. This study sheds new light on teachers’ professional development pathways.