Abstract: It is of great significance to explore the practical dilemma of the transformation of application-oriented university teachers,
to analyze the internal causes and seek a breakthrough path, and to promote the transformation and development of applicationoriented
universities. Based on investigation and analysis, this article finds that the weakening of teachers’moral consciousness, weak
awareness of transformation, weak teaching ability, disconnected practical ability, and delayed team building are the main crux of the
current problems. In the context of the national promotion of the transformation of local universities into application-oriented ones, we
must breakthrough from the following five aspects, i. e. to figure out the causes of the obstacles of teacher transformation, to focus on
establishing and improving a long-term mechanism for the construction of teacher ethics, to create an overall atmosphere of
application-oriented transformation, to vigorously strengthen the construction of teaching soft and hard power, to build applicationoriented
teams, and to construct a teacher development community.

Key words: teacher transformation, practical dilemma, breakthrough path, application-oriented university