教师是教育改革的重要媒介,是改革成败的关键。新课改实施以来,农村高中英语教师的专业发展面临巨大的挑战。本文在了解现状的基础上,总结出农村英语教师应具备的基本素质,并提出一些教师自主发展的路径。 Teachers are the important media of education reform and the key to the success or failure of the reform. Since the implementation of the new curriculum reform, the professional development of rural senior high school English teachers faces enormous challenges. On the basis of understanding the current situation, this article summarizes the basic qualities teachers should have in rural English teachers and puts forward some paths for teachers’ independent development.