| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the investigation | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the investigation | 第10-13页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the investigation | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-23页 |
| 2.1 Teacher professional development | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1.1 The connotation of teacher professional development | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 The connotation of English teacher professional development | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.3 The theory of teacher professional development stages | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Teacher training | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Teacher training | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 English teacher's training abroad | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.3 English teacher's training at home | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Other major relevant theories | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.1 Lifelong education | 第21页 |
| 2.3.2 Adult education theory | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Investigation Objectives | 第23-25页 |
| 3.1 Investigation objectives | 第23页 |
| 3.2 Investigation subjects | 第23页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第23-24页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire | 第24页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第24页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第24页 |
| 3.5 Data collection | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Collection | 第25-43页 |
| 4.1 Data of the questionnaire and interview | 第25-43页 |
| 4.1.1 The basic information of the rural senior English teachers in the investigation | 第25-27页 |
| 4.1.2 The working condition of the rural senior English teachers in the investigation | 第27-31页 |
| 4.1.3 Status survey of rural senior English teachers' in-service training | 第31-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第43-53页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第43-47页 |
| 5.1.1 The relatively low overall quality of rural English teachers | 第43-44页 |
| 5.1.2 The tough working condition of rural English teachers | 第44-45页 |
| 5.1.3 The problems existing in rural English teachers' in-service training | 第45-46页 |
| 5.1.4 The rural English teachers' expectations for in-service training | 第46-47页 |
| 5.2 Suggestions | 第47-53页 |
| 5.2.1 The suggestions for the administrative departments of education | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2.2 The suggestions for the training institutions | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.3 The suggestions for the local schools | 第50-53页 |
| Work Cited | 第53-56页 |
| Appendix | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第59-60页 |
| Publication | 第60页 |
