摘要：Considerable attention has been given to the process of training English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers all over the world. Points such as teacher background and competence, content of teacher training, political influences, cultural appropriateness, as well as processes and methodologies of training programs, have been broadly discussed. In most parts of the world, the main emphasis in English language teaching (ELT) is on methodology and the language level of the future teacher. Language competence has, indeed, been rated the most essential characteristic of a good teacher. Research has shown, however, that only a few teacher-training courses are capable of achieving the objective of improving the communicative command of the target language. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the processes mentioned above, as well as some methodological approaches involved in EFL teacher-training programs.
关键词：teacher training, foreign languages, ELT, EFL;formação de professores, línguas estrangeiras, língua inglesa
