| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One：Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Research background | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research purpose and significance | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第10-11页 |
| ·Literature research | 第10页 |
| ·Questionnaire survey | 第10页 |
| ·Interview | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review | 第11-18页 |
| ·Definitions of related concepts | 第11-12页 |
| ·Teachers’ professional development | 第11-12页 |
| ·English teachers’ professional development | 第12页 |
| ·Research status at home and abroad | 第12-14页 |
| ·Research status at abroad | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research status in China | 第13-14页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第14页 |
| ·Theoretical basis | 第14-18页 |
| ·Lifelong education theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Constructivism theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Action research theory | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Three: Investigation on current situation of Senior High School and Secondary Vocational School English Teachers’ Professional Development in Zhuzhou | 第18-50页 |
| ·The implementation of the investigation | 第18-19页 |
| ·The forms of investigation | 第18页 |
| ·The decision on the subjects | 第18页 |
| ·The design of the questionnaire | 第18-19页 |
| ·The design of the interview questions | 第19页 |
| ·Results and discussion | 第19-50页 |
| ·Summary of the interview conducted with the English researcher Mr. Zhang Guangming | 第19-20页 |
| ·Summary of the interview conducted with the English researcher Ms Lei Kejian | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary of the interview conducted with the backbone English teachers | 第21页 |
| ·Data analysis of the questionnaire | 第21-50页 |
| ·The overall basic information of the subjects | 第21-31页 |
| ·Reading | 第31-34页 |
| ·Teaching and scientific research | 第34-40页 |
| ·Teaching research and training | 第40-43页 |
| ·Emotional attitude toward teaching and education | 第43-46页 |
| ·Self-awareness of and needs for professional development | 第46-50页 |
| Chapter Four: Conclusion | 第50-60页 |
| ·Major findings | 第50-56页 |
| ·The summary overall level of the English teachers’ professional development in Zhuzhou | 第50-51页 |
| ·The leading level in Hunan Province | 第50页 |
| ·Relatively low holistic level | 第50-51页 |
| ·The causes for relatively low holistic level of English teachers’ professional development in China | 第51-53页 |
| ·Reason in terms of English education | 第51-52页 |
| ·Reason in terms of English teachers | 第52页 |
| ·Reason in terms of English teacher education system in China | 第52-53页 |
| ·The similarities and disparities between the two groups of teachers’ professional development | 第53-56页 |
| ·The similarities between the two groups of teachers’ professional development | 第53页 |
| ·The disparities between the two groups of teachers’ professional development | 第53-55页 |
| ·Causes for the inferiority of vocational school subjects’ professional development | 第55-56页 |
| ·Implications | 第56-58页 |
| ·Establishment of external support system for English teachers’ professional development | 第56-57页 |
| ·Enhancement of English teachers’ self-development capacity | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for the future | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第62-67页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第67-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72页 |
