| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Research background | 第13-14页 |
| ·International background | 第13页 |
| ·Social background | 第13-14页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Theoretical significance | 第14页 |
| ·Practical significance | 第14-15页 |
| ·Study design | 第15-18页 |
| ·Study questions | 第15页 |
| ·Object of the study | 第15页 |
| ·Contents of the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Study methods | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-25页 |
| ·What is teacher professional development? | 第18-19页 |
| ·The definition of teacher professional development | 第18页 |
| ·What do teachers need? | 第18-19页 |
| ·What is English teacher professional development? | 第19-23页 |
| ·Researches abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Researches at home | 第20-21页 |
| ·What do English teachers need? | 第21-23页 |
| ·What are influential factors of teachers'professional development? | 第23-24页 |
| ·Researches abroad | 第23页 |
| ·Researches at home | 第23-24页 |
| ·Limitation of the researches | 第24页 |
| ·Who are rural primary English teachers in China | 第24页 |
| ·What are hindering factors | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Investigation | 第25-42页 |
| ·The process of the investigation | 第25-27页 |
| ·The purpose of the investigation | 第25页 |
| ·The methods of the investigation | 第25-26页 |
| ·The implementation of the investigation | 第26-27页 |
| ·The results of the investigation | 第27-42页 |
| ·The basic information of rural primary English teachers in Zhuji | 第27-29页 |
| ·The current situation of rural primary English teachers'professional development in Zhuji | 第29-36页 |
| ·Hindering factors influencing rural primary English teachers in Zhuji | 第36-41页 |
| ·Findings | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Hindering Factors | 第42-50页 |
| ·From social context | 第42-44页 |
| ·Social pressure | 第42页 |
| ·Parents' polarization in attitude to education | 第42页 |
| ·Teacher personnel management | 第42-43页 |
| ·Teacher certificate system | 第43页 |
| ·Formal continuing teacher education | 第43-44页 |
| ·From school context | 第44-46页 |
| ·The poor quality of leadership of principles and administrators | 第44-46页 |
| ·Few school-based professional development activities | 第46页 |
| ·From teachers themselves | 第46-50页 |
| ·Lack of awareness of professional development | 第46-47页 |
| ·The working condition of rural schools | 第47-49页 |
| ·Weakness of teachers' professional knowledge, skills and attitude | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions for Countering Professional Development | 第50-64页 |
| ·Suggestions from the perspective of teachers | 第50-56页 |
| ·Enhancing the teachers' awareness of self development | 第50-51页 |
| ·Approaches for self development of English teachers | 第51-55页 |
| ·Making good use of teacher professional development plan | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions from the perspective of the schools | 第56-59页 |
| ·Rural primary principles' professional development | 第56-57页 |
| ·Creating a co-operative culture in schools | 第57-58页 |
| ·Approaches for enhancing teachers' professional development at school | 第58-59页 |
| ·Suggestions from the perspective of teachers' education school | 第59-64页 |
| ·Providing suitable training content for English teachers | 第60-61页 |
| ·Supplying variety of training forms | 第61-62页 |
| ·Creating platforms for teachers' professional development | 第62页 |
| ·Paying attention to the teacher educators' professional development | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter six Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| ·Major findings | 第64页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第64页 |
| ·Implication for further study | 第64-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第72页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第72-73页 |
