| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 The focus of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 The significance of the study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| 2.1 Research on the definitions | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1.1 The definition of identity | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 The definition of professional identity | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.3 Research on the definition of teachers’ professional identity | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies of teachers’ professional identity | 第21-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous studies of teachers’ professional identity abroad | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous studies of teachers’ professional identity in China | 第24-28页 |
| 2.3 Limitations in the previous studies | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-37页 |
| 3.1 Research subjects | 第30页 |
| 3.2 Research instruments | 第30-33页 |
| 3.2.1 Questionnaires | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2.2 Semi-structured interviews | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Data collection | 第33-35页 |
| 3.4 Research procedures | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第37-60页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of the general attitudes towards teachers’ profession | 第37页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of the general influential factors | 第37-40页 |
| 4.3 Comparative analysis between English pedagogy and non-pedagogy majorpostgraduates | 第40-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Quantitative analysis of the influential factors based on questionnaires28 | 第40-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Qualitative analysis of the influential factors based on semi-structuredinterviews | 第44-47页 |
| 4.3.3 Comparative analysis from four perspectives | 第47-57页 |
| 4.4 Discussion | 第57-60页 |
| 4.4.1 Plans of the suitable programs in normal universities | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.2 Reform of the current curriculum and teaching practice | 第58页 |
| 4.4.3 Self-education and development among English major postgraduates | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the study | 第61-62页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the present study | 第62-63页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future research | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-70页 |
| Appendix A | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix B | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix C | 第73-75页 |
| Appendix D | 第75-77页 |
| Publications | 第77页 |
