素质教育改革的推进和初中英语新课程标准的颁布,对从事基础教肓的英语教师的专业素质提出了新的要求,新时期英语教师应该不断加强自身学习,提高专业素养。本文阐述了中小学英语教师专业素质提高的必要性及提高教师专业素养的几种途径。 Promote the reform of quality education and the promulgation of new curriculum standards for junior high school English, new requirements for the professional quality of English teachers engaged in basic education, the English teachers in the new era should continue to strengthen their own learning and improve professional accomplishment. This article elaborates the necessity of improving the professional quality of English teachers in primary and secondary schools and several ways to improve teachers’ professional qualities.