| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-19页 |
| ·Research background | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research questions | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research overview | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Background | 第19-33页 |
| ·Teacher knowledge | 第21-23页 |
| ·Four dimensions of professionalisms | 第23-28页 |
| ·English-language pedagogical content competence | 第25-26页 |
| ·Views of the foreign language teaching profession and professional ethics | 第26-27页 |
| ·Views of foreign language teaching and learning | 第27-28页 |
| ·Views of language teacher learning and development | 第28页 |
| ·Models of teacher development | 第28-33页 |
| ·Dreyfus and Dreyfus five-stage model | 第29-31页 |
| ·Ye’s five-stage model | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three the Case Studies | 第33-49页 |
| ·Rationale for school-based studies | 第33-34页 |
| ·Participants | 第34-36页 |
| ·Procedures of research | 第36-40页 |
| ·Rationale for case studies | 第36-38页 |
| ·Formation of research questions | 第38-40页 |
| ·Instruments of research | 第40-43页 |
| ·Classroom Observation | 第41-42页 |
| ·Semi-structured interview and Questionnaire | 第42-43页 |
| ·Information on six participants | 第43-49页 |
| ·Information on their teaching and learning | 第43-47页 |
| ·The brief life story of Ms. Li | 第44-45页 |
| ·The brief life story of Ms. Zhang | 第45-47页 |
| ·Information on their professional development | 第47页 |
| ·Information on their academic context | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis and Findings | 第49-67页 |
| ·Professionalism of effective EFL teachers | 第49-57页 |
| ·Experienced teachers | 第50-53页 |
| ·Reflective teachers | 第53-54页 |
| ·Sensitive teachers | 第54-55页 |
| ·Research teachers | 第55-56页 |
| ·Individual characteristics | 第56-57页 |
| ·The factors affected EFL teacher professional development | 第57-62页 |
| ·Lifelong learning | 第57-59页 |
| ·Continuous reflection and reflective teaching | 第59-60页 |
| ·Deep love for teaching career | 第60-61页 |
| ·Favorable social and academic context | 第61-62页 |
| ·The ways to realize their successful professional development | 第62-67页 |
| ·Setting clear goals in different development stages | 第63-64页 |
| ·Improving in reflective teaching | 第64-65页 |
| ·Committing to learning and researching | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Implications | 第67-70页 |
| References | 第70-73页 |
| 攻读研究生期间发表论文 | 第73-74页 |
| Appendices | 第74-90页 |
