声明
Contents
Abstract
摘要
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 The Purposes and Significance of the Research
1.2 The Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Studies on ESP
2.1.1 The Origin of ESP
2.1.2 The Definition of ESP
2.1.3 Research on ESP Teaching in China
2.2 Studies on Teacher Development
2.2.1 Studies on College Teacher Development
2.2.2 Studies on Teachers’ Professional Development
2.2.3 Studies on ESP Teacher Development
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Basis
3.1 Educational Ecology
3.1.1 ESP Teacher Development and the Educational Ecology
3.1.2 Ecological Environment of ESP Teacher Development
3.2 The Three-fold Nature of Narrative Stories by Barkhuizen (2008)
3.3 Needs Analysis
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Participants
4.3 Research Methods and Instruments
4.4 Research Procedure
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Descriptive Analysis
5.1.1 Descriptive Analysis on Teachers’ Basic Information
5.1.2 Descriptive Analysis on Teaching Circumstances
5.1.3 Descriptive Analysis on ESP Teachers’ Academic Research
5.1.4 Descriptive Analysis on Teaching Practice
5.1.5 Descriptive Analysis on ESP Teachers’ Motivation and Evaluation
5.1.6 Descriptive Analysis on Students’ Needs
5.1.7 Summary
5.2 Qualitative Analysis
5.2.1 Support from the School
5.2.2 Self-evaluation of ESP Teachers
5.2.3 Expectations from Students and Employers
5.2.4 Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 The Status quo of ESP Teaching and ESP Teacher Development
6.2 The Ecological Factors Inhibiting ESP Teacher Development
6.3 Strategies for ESP Teacher Development
6.4 Limitations and Suggestions
References
Appendix
Acknowledgements
Publication