| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第7-8页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第8-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-12页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-16页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第16页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretical Basis | 第18-36页 |
| ·An Overview of Professional Development of EFL Teachers | 第18-30页 |
| ·Teacher professionalization and teacher professional development | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definitions of terms | 第19-20页 |
| ·Teacher training, teacher education, and teacher development | 第20-23页 |
| ·Main approaches to teacher professional development | 第23-25页 |
| ·Relevant researches on TPD at home and abroad | 第25-30页 |
| ·The National English Curriculum (NEC) and TPD | 第30-33页 |
| ·The National English Curriculum | 第30-31页 |
| ·NEC and the changing roles of EFL teachers | 第31-33页 |
| ·TPD of high school EFL teachers in terms of NEC | 第33页 |
| ·The EFL Teacher Professional Competence Profile | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第36-44页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36-37页 |
| ·Subjects | 第37-40页 |
| ·Method and Instruments | 第40-42页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第40-41页 |
| ·Interview | 第41-42页 |
| ·Procedures | 第42-44页 |
| ·Data collection | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-59页 |
| ·Views on Career as an English Teacher | 第44-46页 |
| ·Views on EFL Teaching | 第46-48页 |
| ·Pedagogical Content Competence | 第48-51页 |
| ·Views on Teacher Learning and Development | 第51-57页 |
| ·Influencing Factors on the TPD | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-65页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第59-61页 |
| ·Implications | 第61-64页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
| APPendix | 第68-70页 |
