| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 Teachers professional development | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Teachers learning community | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Mentoring & coaching | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 Review of teachers learning community from the perspective of professionaldevelopment | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第26-32页 |
| 3.1 The context of the study | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Research questions | 第27页 |
| 3.3 Research methods | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4 Data collection procedure | 第28-29页 |
| 3.5 Qualitative data analysis | 第29-31页 |
| 3.6 The role of the researcher | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and Discussion | 第32-56页 |
| 4.1 Teachers? motivation for participating in the community | 第32-34页 |
| 4.2 The activities in the expert-led teachers learning community | 第34-47页 |
| 4.2.1 The learning activities within the learning community | 第35-43页 |
| 4.2.2 The organizing activities by the college leadership | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.3 Factors facilitating or hindering university English teachers learning | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3 The impact of community learning on teachers professional development | 第47-55页 |
| 4.3.1 Increasing teachers' knowledge | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3.2 Transforming attitude toward their professional development | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3.3 Improving teachers' academic competence | 第51-54页 |
| 4.3.4 Constructing cooperative learning and research culture | 第54-55页 |
| 4.4 Further discussion | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| References | 第59-65页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第65-70页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第72-75页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第75-77页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第77-79页 |
| Appendix 6 | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix7 | 第80-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| Publications | 第82-83页 |
