The Mutually Reinforcing Relationship between Teaching and Research

Abstract

Today, teaching and research are two important functions in colleges and universities, so teachers must correctly handle the two's relationship. The author has discussed the dialectical relationship between teaching and research and believes the two are interdependent and mutually reinforcing based on his personal experience from teaching and research practice. It's therefore required of college and university teachers to clearly understand the relationship between teaching and research, combine teaching and research, promote teaching through research, develop research based on teaching, and enhance both their teaching ability and research capability.