| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-13页 |
| CHAPER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of this thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第17-34页 |
| 2.1 Teachers’ beliefs about grammar teaching | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of teachers’ beliefs | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on teachers’ beliefs about grammar teaching | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2 Teacher community of practice | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2.1 Definitions of teacher community of practice | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on teacher community of practice | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3 The effects of learning communities on teachers’ beliefs | 第27页 |
| 2.4 Activity Theory | 第27-34页 |
| 2.4.1 A brief introduction to Activity Theory | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4.2 Three generations of Activity Theory | 第28-33页 |
| 2.4.3 Applications of Activity Theory to L2 education | 第33-34页 |
| CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第34-46页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第34页 |
| 3.2 Methodological approach | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Participants | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Research instruments | 第36-39页 |
| 3.4.1 Semi-structured interviews | 第37-38页 |
| 3.4.2 Observations | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4.3 Reflective journals | 第39页 |
| 3.5 Data collection | 第39-43页 |
| 3.6 Data analysis | 第43-45页 |
| 3.7 Issues of validity and reliability | 第45-46页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第46-75页 |
| 4.1 Teachers’ initial beliefs about grammar teaching | 第46-56页 |
| 4.1.1 Zoe’s initial beliefs about grammar teaching | 第46-49页 |
| 4.1.2 Linda’s initial beliefs about grammar teaching | 第49-51页 |
| 4.1.3 Wax’s initial beliefs about grammar teaching | 第51-54页 |
| 4.1.4 Discussion | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2 Changes in teachers’ beliefs about grammar teaching | 第56-68页 |
| 4.2.1 Changes in Zoe’s beliefs about grammar teaching | 第56-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Changes in Linda’s beliefs about grammar teaching | 第59-62页 |
| 4.2.3 Changes in Wax’s beliefs about grammar teaching | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.4 Discussion | 第64-68页 |
| 4.3 Interpretations of the effects of teacher community of practice grounded inActivity Theory | 第68-75页 |
| 4.3.1 Teacher community of practice as an activity system | 第68-72页 |
| 4.3.2 The process of teacher community of practice's influence in teachers’beliefs about grammar teaching | 第72-75页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第75-81页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第75-77页 |
| 5.2 Implications of this present study | 第77-79页 |
| 5.2.1 Implications for teacher education | 第77-78页 |
| 5.2.2 Implications for English teachers | 第78-79页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the present study | 第79页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future studies | 第79-81页 |
| REFERENCES | 第81-90页 |
| APPENDIX I | 第90-91页 |
| APPENDIX II | 第91-92页 |
| APPENDIX III | 第92-93页 |
| APPENDIX IV | 第93-96页 |
| APPENDIX V | 第96-97页 |
| APPENDIX VI | 第97-98页 |
