Study on Professional Development of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Institutions of Higher Education in Western China

Yuhong Jiang, Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Cambridge, Professor, the supervisor of PhD candidates, MPhil and M.A. students, the Academic, Scientific and Technical Leader, and the Expert of Social Sciences in the Municipality, the Director of Foreign Language Education Research Institute, peer reviewer for papers of international academic journals and international conferences in the UK and US, panel judge of application for professional posts in universities, examiner of PhD dissertations, the member of professional associations of AILA, IATEFL, BERA, AERA, and China English Language Education Association. She is the winner of Grace and Thomas C. H. Chan Scholarships and Overseas Research Studentship Awards of the University of Cambridge. She has published 33 research papers in world famous peer-reviewed journals at home and abroad, 3 monographs, 10 Text books and 1 lexicon ( as editor-in-chief, associate editor-in-chief, and associate compiler) in best renowned publishing houses. Up to now, she has presided over 21 research projects, some of which were sponsored by National Social Sciences Research Foundation, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Foundation of Ministry of Education. Moreover, she has been invited to attend a number of national and international academic conferences and chair some sessions. She also holds teaching responsibilities for PhD and MPhil courses.

• Chapter 1  An Overview of the Research Background of English Teachers’ Professional Development in the Context of English Language Teaching Reform and Teacher Education Reform in China.- Chapter 2  A Brief Review of the Present Situation and Dilemma of English Teacher Education and Development in Western China.- Chapter 3  A Study on the Features of Pre-service English Teachers’ Reflection.- Chapter 4  Solving Dilemmas through Collaborative Reflection for Pre-service English Teachers during the Practicum.- Chapter 5  A Comparative Study on In-service and Pre-service Teacher Efficacy.- Chapter 6  Bases for Teacher Expectations: From the  Teacher’s Perspective.- Chapter 7  A Study of the Discrepancy between Planning Decisions and Interactive Decisions Made by Teachers in English Classrooms.- Chapter 8  English Teacher Learning in Communities of Practice.- Chapter 9  A Narrative Inquiry into Professional Identity Construction and Development of English Teachers in Western China.- Chapter 10  A Study on the Relationship between English Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Job Burnout.