| Acknowledgments | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1Background of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Reasons of the Study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Purposes of the Study | 第17页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-43页 |
| 2.1 An Overview of Teacher Professional Development | 第19-31页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Teacher Professional Development | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Stages of Teacher Professional Development | 第22-24页 |
| 2.1.3 Connotations of Teacher Professional Development | 第24-31页 |
| 2.2 An Overview of Novice English Teacher Professional Development | 第31-38页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Novice Teacher | 第31-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Comparison of Novice Teachers and Expert Teachers | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2.3 The Challenges and Difficulties of Novice English Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment | 第34-36页 |
| 2.2.4 Effective Approaches of Novice English Teacher Professional Development | 第36-38页 |
| 2.3 Theoretical Framework | 第38-39页 |
| 2.3.1 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs | 第38-39页 |
| 2.3.2 Lifelong Education Theory | 第39页 |
| 2.4 Review of Previous Research on NETPD | 第39-43页 |
| 2.4.1 Previous Studies of Novice English Teacher Professional Development Abroad | 第39-40页 |
| 2.4.2 Previous Studies of Novice English Teacher Professional Development at Home | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第43-52页 |
| 3.1 Research Design | 第43页 |
| 3.2 Research Questions | 第43页 |
| 3.3 Participants | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4 Instruments | 第44-47页 |
| 3.4.1 Questionnaire | 第44-47页 |
| 3.4.2 Semi-Structured Interview | 第47页 |
| 3.5 Procedures of Data Collection | 第47-48页 |
| 3.5.1 Data Collection of Quantitative Research | 第47-48页 |
| 3.5.2 Data Collection of Qualitative Research | 第48页 |
| 3.6 Analysis of Data Procedures | 第48-52页 |
| 3.6.1 Reliability Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第48-49页 |
| 3.6.2 Data Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第49页 |
| 3.6.3 Data Analysis of the Semi-Structured Interview | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第52-75页 |
| 4.1 The Current Situation of Novice English Teacher Professional Development | 第52-56页 |
| 4.1.1 Educational Background | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.2 Gender | 第53页 |
| 4.1.3 Workload | 第53-55页 |
| 4.1.4 Residence | 第55-56页 |
| 4.1.5 Income | 第56页 |
| 4.2 The Main Factors of influencing Novice English Teachers Professional Development | 第56-69页 |
| 4.2.1 External Factors | 第57-60页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Society | 第58页 |
| 4.2.1.2 School | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Family | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.2 Internal Factors | 第60-69页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Awareness of Teacher Professional Development | 第60-61页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Teacher Belief | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Teacher Knowledge | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2.2.4 Teacher Competence | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.2.5 Attitude and Motivation | 第65-67页 |
| 4.2.2.6 Correlation between Five Internal Factors and Novice English TeacherProfessional Development | 第67-69页 |
| 4.3 The Ways to Improve Novice English Teacher Professional Development | 第69-75页 |
| 4.3.1 Ways to Improve Novice English Teacher Professional Development fromDescriptive Statistics | 第69-71页 |
| 4.3.2 Correlations between the ways and Novice English Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment | 第71-72页 |
| 4.3.3 Ways to Improve Novice English Teacher Professional Development | 第72-75页 |
| 4.3.3.1 Mentoring | 第72-73页 |
| 4.3.3.2 Cooperating with Colleagues | 第73页 |
| 4.3.3.3 Participating in the Continuing Education and Training | 第73-74页 |
| 4.3.3.4 Organizing Open Classes | 第74页 |
| 4.3.3.5 Learning from Practical Teaching | 第74-75页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第75-84页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第75-79页 |
| 5.1.1 The Current Situation of Novice English Teacher Professional Development | 第75-76页 |
| 5.1.2 The main Factors of Influencing Novice English Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment | 第76-79页 |
| 5.1.2.1 The External Factors | 第76-77页 |
| 5.1.2.2 The Internal factors | 第77-79页 |
| 5.1.3 Ways to Improve Novice English Teacher Professional Development | 第79页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Research | 第79-81页 |
| 5.2.1 Society | 第79-80页 |
| 5.2.2 School | 第80页 |
| 5.2.3 Family | 第80-81页 |
| 5.2.4 Novice English Teachers | 第81页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Research | 第81-82页 |
| 5.4 Recommendations for Further Research | 第82-84页 |
| References | 第84-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Questionnaire of an Analysis on the Main Factors of Influencing NETPD in RuralMiddle Schools | 第89-98页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Interview guide for an Analysis on the Main Factors of Influencing NETPD inRural Middle Schools | 第98-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Major Publications | 第99页 |
