A BIBLIOMETRIC MAPPING ANALYSIS OF RESEARCHES ON CHINESE COLLEGE ENGLISH TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2001-2022）

Abstract

Visualization analysis based on mapping knowledge domains is an emerging science and technology. College English teacher professional development research in China has already got the attention of many scholars, and the existing research results mostly in the form of papers and monographs, but the mapping analysis of researches on Chinese college English teacher professional development has not yet appeared. This study uses Cite Space visualization analysis software to analyze the research subjects, hotspots, frontiers and trends in the professional development of college English teachers. This paper collected and collated 307 articles on the professional development of college English teachers in China from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) full-text database from 2001 to 2022 as data samples. Through the analysis, we found some problems in the study of professional development of Chinese English college teachers: a high similarity in the results and an inconsistent distribution of subjects. This study can shed light on general rules in the field of professional development of college English teachers and provide an objective and scientific reference basis for future research.