| Acknowledgements | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第10页 |
| 1.2 The purpose of the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of teachers’ beliefs and behaviors | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.1 Teachers’ beliefs | 第12页 |
| 2.1.2 Teaching behaviors | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2 The study of teachers’ beliefs at home and abroad | 第13-16页 |
| 2.2.1 Related studies at home | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2.2 Related studies abroad | 第14-16页 |
| 2.3 The nature of teachers’ beliefs systems | 第16-24页 |
| 2.3.1 Understanding teachers’ beliefs | 第16-21页 |
| 2.3.2 The relationship between English teachers’ beliefs and teaching behaviors | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第24-28页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第24页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3.1 Interview | 第25页 |
| 3.3.2 Classroom observations | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3.3 Questionnaires | 第26页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第28-49页 |
| 4.1 Teachers’ beliefs on teaching and learning English and the roles of teachers andstudents---interview data | 第28-32页 |
| 4.2 Teaching behaviors----classroom observation results | 第32-37页 |
| 4.2.1 Teaching method | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2.2 Teaching activities | 第33-34页 |
| 4.2.3 Interaction between teacher and students | 第34-37页 |
| 4.3 Questionnaire results | 第37-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Research on teachers’ beliefs | 第37-40页 |
| 4.3.2 The predicted classroom practices of the teachers | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3.3 A comparison of teachers’ classroom practices predicted from their beliefsand actual classroom practices reported by students． | 第42-46页 |
| 4.3.4 Discussions | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第49页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第49-50页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the research and suggestions for future research | 第50-51页 |
| References | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix A Background information of 20 teachers | 第54-55页 |
| Appendix B Consistency analysis between teachers’ predicted practices and reportedpractices | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix C Interview guide for the five selected teachers | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix D Observation Scheme for Classroom Practices （adapted and modified fromChou’s 2005） | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix E Checklist for Interaction between Teacher and Students (Adapted fromWu，2005) | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix F (Adopted from R．Oxford，1989) | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix G调查问卷 | 第62-66页 |
| Appendix H调查问卷 | 第66-68页 |
