Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 EFL Teachers' Continuing Professional Development in the Research Context
1.2 Research Questions
1.3 Overview of the Book
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Sociocultural Perspective
2.2 EFL Teachers' Continuing Professional Development
2.3 The Collaborative Professional Inquiry Model
Chapter 3 Methods of Inquiry
3.1 Sites and Participants
3.2 Context
3.3 My Role as a Researcher
3.4 Data Collection Procedures
3.5 Data Analysis
3.6 Establishing Trustworthiness
Chapter 4 Findings
4.1 Collaborative Processes of the CPI Group
4.2 Strengths and Weaknesses of the CPI Activity
Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusion
5.1 Summary of the Major Findings and Discussion
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
List of Terms
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
References
Acknowledgements

本书是一本关于英语教师专业发展模式研究的英文书，全书共分为5章。以社会文化理论为视角，运用Engestrm的活动理论，以及教师专业发展模型，形象地再现了某高校大学英语教师通过自发的专业学习研讨小组共谋专业提升的全过程及该教师专业发展模式带来的教师成长。从某种程度上，本研究不仅对原有的教师发展模型进行了扩展，同时也发挥了质性研究的作用，因为研究的过程本身即体现了对参与教师的人文关怀。因此本书的出版具有重要的学术价值和社会效益。