| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| 1 Introductory Remarks | 第8-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第8-11页 |
| ·Objective of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| ·Action Research | 第13-18页 |
| ·Definition of Action Research | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Origin of Action Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of Action Research | 第16-18页 |
| ·Action Research in ELT | 第18-20页 |
| ·Action Research in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Action Research and Teachers’Professional Development | 第21-23页 |
| 3 Methodology | 第23-27页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第23页 |
| ·Research Subjects | 第23-25页 |
| ·Research Methodologies and the Reasons to Choose the Methods | 第25页 |
| ·The Questionnaire | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Interview | 第26页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第26-27页 |
| 4 Research Results and Analyses | 第27-53页 |
| ·The Results of Independent Samples T Test towards the Questionnaires | 第27-32页 |
| ·Differences between Males and Females | 第27-29页 |
| ·Differences between Teachers Majored in English and Teachers Majored in Other Fields | 第29-31页 |
| ·Differences between Junior Secondary School English teachers and Senior Secondary School English Teachers | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Results of One-Way ANOVA towards the Questionnaires | 第32-51页 |
| ·Multiple Comparisons of Teachers Based on Different Aging Periods | 第32-38页 |
| ·Multiple Comparisons of Teachers Based on Different Years of Teaching Experience | 第38-42页 |
| ·Multiple Comparisons of Teachers Based on Different Professional Titles | 第42-44页 |
| ·Multiple Comparisons of Teachers Based on Different Academic Degrees | 第44-46页 |
| ·Multiple Comparisons of Teachers Based on Different Levels of Schools | 第46-51页 |
| ·The Results of Interviews | 第51-53页 |
| 5 Conclusion and Implication | 第53-58页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| ·Implication | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Prospects for Future Research | 第56-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第64页 |
