| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| 1.1.1 Requirements of the New Curriculum Reform for Teachers’ TeachingAbility | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Action Research and the Promotion of Teachers’ ProfessionalDevelopment | 第14页 |
| 1.1.3 Existing Problems in Action Research of English Teaching in MiddleSchools | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Study | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-39页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Basis of Action Research | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Experimental Social Psychology | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Group Dynamics | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Defining Action Research | 第23-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Defining Action Research | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Defining Educational Action Research | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Methods of Educational Action Research | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2.4 Significance of Educational Action Research | 第27-30页 |
| 2.3 An Overview of Previous Studies on Action Research | 第30-32页 |
| 2.4 Current Research Trends in Action Research | 第32-33页 |
| 2.5 Practical Application of Educational Action Research | 第33-36页 |
| 2.6 Teachers’ Professional Development: the Theoretical Interpretation ofTeachers’Action Research Competence | 第36-39页 |
| 2.6.1 Defining Teachers’ Professional Development | 第36页 |
| 2.6.2 Ways of Promoting Teachers’ Professional Development | 第36-37页 |
| 2.6.3 Action Research: An Important Approach to Teachers’ ProfessionalDevelopment | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Investigation on the Status Quo of Middle School English Teachers’Action Research | 第39-51页 |
| 3.1 Research Object | 第39页 |
| 3.2 Research Methods | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Literature Research Method | 第39页 |
| 3.2.2 Empirical Research Method | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3 Research Process | 第40-41页 |
| 3.4 Data Analysis | 第41-49页 |
| 3.4.1 Basic Information | 第41-43页 |
| 3.4.2 Present Situation | 第43-45页 |
| 3.4.3 Self-development Ability | 第45-46页 |
| 3.4.4 Participation in Action Research | 第46-48页 |
| 3.4.5 Problems of Action Research | 第48-49页 |
| 3.5 Additional Investigations | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and Countermeasures | 第51-59页 |
| 4.1 Problems in the Study of Teachers’Action Research | 第51-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Subjective Factors | 第51-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Objective Factors | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2 Countermeasures | 第54-59页 |
| 4.2.1 Subjective Factors | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.2 Objective Factors | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-63页 |
| 5.1 Research Conclusion | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2 The Limitation of the Present Study | 第60-63页 |
| References | 第63-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Questionnaire on Teachers’ Professional Quality | 第69-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-74页 |
| 个人简历 | 第74页 |
