| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-14页 |
| List of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| List of Tables | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第17-20页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Significance and purpose of the study | 第18页 |
| ·Overview of the study | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-62页 |
| ·Teachers' professional development | 第20-38页 |
| ·Definition of teachers' professional development | 第20-22页 |
| ·Content of teachers' professional development | 第22-25页 |
| ·Theoretical foundations of teachers' professional development | 第25-28页 |
| ·Teachers' professional development activities | 第28-38页 |
| ·Professional development of college English teachers | 第38-46页 |
| ·Connotations of college English | 第38-39页 |
| ·Characteristics of college English teachers | 第39-41页 |
| ·Interpretation of professional development of college English teachers | 第41-42页 |
| ·Content of professional development of college English teachers | 第42-46页 |
| ·Professional development of college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education | 第46-50页 |
| ·Characteristics of provincial institutions of higher education | 第47-48页 |
| ·Characteristics of college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education | 第48-50页 |
| ·Previous studies at home and abroad | 第50-62页 |
| ·Previous studies of teachers' professional development at home and abroad | 第50-54页 |
| ·Previous studies of professional development of college English teachers at home and abroad | 第54-62页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第62-68页 |
| ·Research questions | 第62页 |
| ·Research design | 第62-68页 |
| ·Participants | 第62-63页 |
| ·Instruments | 第63-64页 |
| ·Procedure | 第64-67页 |
| ·Data collection | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第68-89页 |
| ·Data analysis and discussion of questionnaire investigation | 第68-84页 |
| ·Data reduction, encoding and entry | 第68页 |
| ·Data analysis and discussion of the current circumstance of college English teachers' professional development | 第68-77页 |
| ·Data analysis and discussion of the influencing factors in professional development of college English teachers | 第77-79页 |
| ·Data analysis and discussion of college English teachers' professional development activities | 第79-84页 |
| ·Results and discussion of the interviews | 第84-89页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第89-99页 |
| ·Main findings of the professional development of collge English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education | 第89-93页 |
| ·Main findings of the current circumstance of the professional development of college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education | 第89-91页 |
| ·Main findings of the factors influencing the professional development of college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education. | 第91-92页 |
| ·Main findings of the professional development activities available to college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education. | 第92页 |
| ·Main findings of the professional development activities that college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education expect to participate in | 第92-93页 |
| ·Implications for the professional development of college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education | 第93-98页 |
| ·Implications for college English teachers in provincial institutions of higher education | 第93-96页 |
| ·Implications for the administrative department of provincial institutions of higher education | 第96-98页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第98-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-107页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第107-110页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第110-121页 |
