Analysis of Pre-service Professional Development Path for Senior High School English Teachers under the Subject Key Competence

The key competence of English subject is the concentrated embodiment of the value of educating students, and it is the correct value, essential character and key ability that students gradually form through the study of English subject. Subject core competence is not only the compass of teachers' teaching, but also the reference standard of teachers' self-development. This paper discusses the relationship between high school English core competence and English teacher development from the perspective of the connotation of high school English core competence and the importance of teachers' professional development, proposes directions for the professional development of high school English pre-service teachers, and points out that high school English teachers should cultivate and improve themselves from four aspects: language ability, thinking ability, cultural awareness and learning ability. In order to better meet the education goal of the new curriculum standard of senior high school English, the pre-service teachers are equipped with more professional educational knowledge and ability to integrate into English teaching faster and improve the efficiency of English teaching.