| ACKNOWLDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| CONTENTS | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Origin of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Aims and significance of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·Research on expert teachers' professional development | 第13-18页 |
| ·Definitions and characteristics of expert teachers | 第13-15页 |
| ·Professional developmental stages of expert teachers | 第15-16页 |
| ·Influential factors of expert teachers' professional development | 第16-17页 |
| ·Expert English teachers' professional development | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research on critical incidents | 第18-21页 |
| ·Related research abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·Related research in China | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第21-28页 |
| ·Research questions | 第21页 |
| ·Research participants | 第21-23页 |
| ·Research methods | 第23-25页 |
| ·Case study | 第23-24页 |
| ·Narrative inquiry | 第24-25页 |
| ·Critical incidents technique | 第25页 |
| ·Data collection | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Four Narrative Accounts | 第28-42页 |
| ·Ms.W's narrative accounts | 第28-35页 |
| ·Pre-service education | 第28-29页 |
| ·The unforgettable in-service training | 第29-30页 |
| ·First professional competition | 第30-31页 |
| ·The open class | 第31-33页 |
| ·"I was my mother born" | 第33-34页 |
| ·Assistance of teacher-researchers | 第34-35页 |
| ·Ms.C's narrative accounts | 第35-37页 |
| ·Why am I a teacher? | 第35页 |
| ·Pre-service education | 第35-36页 |
| ·My mentor teacher | 第36页 |
| ·The in-service education | 第36-37页 |
| ·Mr.L's narrative accounts | 第37-42页 |
| ·My teachers | 第37页 |
| ·The advanced study | 第37-38页 |
| ·The open class | 第38-39页 |
| ·The formless class | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis and Discussion | 第42-55页 |
| ·Categories of the critical incidents | 第43-48页 |
| ·Professional learning | 第43-45页 |
| ·Professional competition and the open class activity | 第45-46页 |
| ·Critical incidents in teaching practice | 第46-47页 |
| ·Critical persons | 第47-48页 |
| ·Characteristics of expert English teachers' professional development | 第48-55页 |
| ·Critical incidents are the turning points | 第49-51页 |
| ·Reflection on educational and teaching concepts | 第49-50页 |
| ·Renewal of professional abilities | 第50页 |
| ·Enhancement of professional emotion | 第50-51页 |
| ·Excellent personality characteristics are the inner force | 第51-55页 |
| ·Persistent learning | 第51-52页 |
| ·Professional enthusiasm | 第52-53页 |
| ·Reflective thinking | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第55-60页 |
| ·Major findings | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第55-58页 |
| ·Suggestions on teacher education | 第56-57页 |
| ·Suggestions on school management | 第57页 |
| ·Suggestions on teachers | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-66页 |
| Appendices | 第66-89页 |
| Appendix 1:Ms.W's materials | 第66-77页 |
| Appendix 2:Ms.C's materials | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix 3:Mr.L's materials | 第80-89页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第89-91页 |
