| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第8-9页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Bachgroud | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·Concepts of Burnout | 第14-15页 |
| ·Studies on Burnout Relationg to Personal Background Factors | 第15-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies at Home and Abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·Summary of Literature Review | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第21-30页 |
| ·The Maslach Burnout Model and Inventory | 第21-24页 |
| ·Pines’Burnout Model and Measure | 第24页 |
| ·Shirom-Melamed Burnout Model and Measure | 第24-26页 |
| ·Theories of Pressure Source | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第30-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30页 |
| ·Participants | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Instrument | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第32页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第32-39页 |
| ·Overall EFL Teachers’Burnout Level in Lanzhou | 第33-34页 |
| ·Teachers’Burnout with Different Personal Background Factors | 第34-39页 |
| ·Relationship between Burnout and Pressure Source | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussions | 第42-50页 |
| ·Burnout Situation of Senior Middle School EFL Teachers in Lanzhou | 第42-46页 |
| ·Overall Review of Current Situatiom in Lanzhou | 第42页 |
| ·The Relationship between Teachers’Burnout and Personal Background Factors | 第42-46页 |
| ·Main Causes of Senior Middle School EFL Teachers’Burnout | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusions and Implications | 第50-56页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Implications for Senior Middle School EFL Teaching | 第51-54页 |
| ·Improved Teacher Status | 第51-52页 |
| ·Job Enrichment and Redesign | 第52页 |
| ·Modified Evaluation System | 第52-53页 |
| ·Teacher Conditioning | 第53页 |
| ·Participatory Team Leadership | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第54页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64页 |
