中学英语教育是整个中等英语教育的开始,是高等教育的基础,因此英语教师的专业发展就显得尤为重要。文章从这一角度出发,科学论述了英语教师专业发展概念,教师专业发展内涵及英语教师专业发展的特点。 English education in secondary schools is the beginning of the entire secondary education, is the basis of higher education, so the professional development of English teachers is particularly important. From this perspective, the article expounds the characteristics of the professional development of English teachers, the connotation of professional development of teachers and the professional development of English teachers.