| Abstract in Chinese | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1.1 Implication from College English Curriculum Requirements | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.2 Implication from the Result of Previous Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the Study | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-28页 |
| 2.1 Teachers' Professionai Development | 第15-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Teachers' Professional Development | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.2 The Dimensions of Teachers' Professional Development | 第17-21页 |
| 2.1.3 English Teachers' Professional Development | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 The Utilization of Teaching Materials | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Related Studies at Home and Abroad | 第24-27页 |
| 2.4 Framework on Which This Study is Based | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第28-32页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Instrument | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3.1 The Material Utilization Questionnaire | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.2 The Teachers' Professional Development Questionnaire | 第30页 |
| 3.3.3 Reliability and Validity of the Questionnaire | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第32-51页 |
| 4.1 The Overall Situation of College English Teachers' Material Utilization | 第32-39页 |
| 4.1.1 College English Teachers' Understanding of Curriculum Requirements (the First Dimension) | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.2 College English Teachers' Understanding of Teaching Materials (the Second Dimension) | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.3 College English Teachers' Overall Utilization of Teaching Materials (the Third Dimension) | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.4 Difficulties in Utilization of Teaching Materials for College English Teachers (the Fourth Dimension) | 第37页 |
| 4.1.5 Participation in Relevant Research (the Fifth Dimension) | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 General Description of College English Teachers' Professional Development | 第39-40页 |
| 4.3 Data Analysis on the Correlation between Material Utilization and Teachers' Professional Development | 第40-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Correlation between the First Dimension of Material Utilization and Teachers' Professional Development | 第40-42页 |
| 4.3.2 Correlation between the Second Dimension of Material Utilization and Teachers' Professional Development | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3.3 Correlation between the Third Dimension of Material Utilization and Teachers' Professional Development | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3.4 Correlation between the Fourth Dimension of Material Utilization and Teachers' Professional Development | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3.5 Correlation between the Fifth Dimension of Material Utilization and Teachers' Professional Development | 第47-49页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-58页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of This Study | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第52-56页 |
| 5.2.1 Implications for Understanding of Curriculum Requirements | 第52-53页 |
| 5.2.2 Implications for Understanding of Teaching Materials | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2.3 Implications for Utilizing Teaching Materials | 第54-55页 |
| 5.2.4 Implications for Relevant Research for Teaching Material Utilization | 第55-56页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study | 第56页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Future Study | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Appendixes | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
