| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research objectives and significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Thesis layout | 第13-14页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第14-26页 |
| ·Teacher beliefs | 第14-18页 |
| ·Definition and features ofteacher beliefs | 第14-17页 |
| ·Implications of research on teacher beliefs | 第17-18页 |
| ·Impact ofteachers' beliefs on education | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies oflanguage teachers' beliefs in EFL | 第19-20页 |
| ·Influence of language teachers' beliefs on their practice | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies of pre-service and in-service teachers' beliefs | 第21-22页 |
| ·Teacher professional development | 第22-26页 |
| ·Teacher professional development | 第22-23页 |
| ·Importance ofteacher professional development | 第23-24页 |
| ·Teacher professional development programmes | 第24-26页 |
| 3. Research Design | 第26-30页 |
| ·Research questions | 第26页 |
| ·Subjects | 第26-27页 |
| ·Instrument | 第27-29页 |
| ·Data collection procedures | 第29-30页 |
| 4. Results and Discussion | 第30-56页 |
| ·Teachers' beliefs in professional development programme | 第30-50页 |
| ·Positive beliefs of pre-service teachers in professional development | 第33-36页 |
| ·Positive beliefs of in-service teachers in professional development | 第36-40页 |
| ·Negative beliefs of pre-service teachers in professional development | 第40-47页 |
| ·Negative beliefs of in-service teachers in professional development | 第47-50页 |
| ·Comparison between pre-service and in-service teachers' beliefs | 第50-56页 |
| ·Differences ofbeliefs between pre-service and in-service teachers | 第50-52页 |
| ·Similarities of beliefs between pre-service and in-service teachers | 第52-56页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| ·Summary of major findings | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations | 第57页 |
| ·Implications | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-68页 |
