| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the study | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 literatu re review | 第13-27页 |
| 2.1 Related concepts | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of identity | 第13页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of professional identity | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.3 Definition of teachers' professional identity | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Studies on teachers' professional identity abroad | 第15-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Theoretical studies on identity | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.2 Empirical studies on teachers' professional identity | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3 Empirical studies on teachers' professional identity at home | 第21-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Early Chinese studies on the literature review of teachers' professional identity | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on the constitutional dimension of teachers' professional identity | 第23页 |
| 2.3.3 Studies on the influencing factors of teachers' professional identity | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.4 Empirical studies on rural and urban teachers' professional identity | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第28页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第28页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第28-30页 |
| 3.4.1 Pilot study | 第29页 |
| 3.4.2 Questionnaire survey | 第29-30页 |
| 3.5 Data collection and analysis | 第30-32页 |
| 3.5.1 Data collection | 第30-31页 |
| 3.5.2 Data analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第32-43页 |
| 4.1 General picture of middle school English teachers' professional identity among rural and urban areas | 第32-37页 |
| 4.1.1 Overall picture of middle school English teachers' professional identity | 第32-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Overall picture of urban-rural English teachers' professional identity | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2 Differences in TPI between rural and urban middle school teachers | 第37-40页 |
| 4.2.1 The comparison to the general picture of urban-rural English teachers' professional identity | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2.2 The comparison to the different dimensions of urban-rural English teachers' professional identity | 第38-40页 |
| 4.3 The comparison to the variables of English teachers' professional identity | 第40-43页 |
| 4.3.1 Gender differences | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Different wage level,different teaching ages,different diplomas and different professional titles | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第43-48页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第44-46页 |
| 5.2.1 Implications for township English teachers | 第44-45页 |
| 5.2.2 Implications for county English teachers | 第45-46页 |
| 5.2.3 Im plications for city English teachers | 第46页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and suggestion for further research | 第46-48页 |
| References | 第48-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-60页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第60页 |
