Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 EFL teachers' professional identity formation
Chapter 2 Teachers' Professional Identity and Its Formation
2.1 Teachers' professional identity: What it means
2.2 Three major issues about professional identity
2.3 Developing a conceptual framework
Chapter 3 Research Design
3.1 Qualitative case study methodology
3.2 Research context and participants
3.3 Data collection
3.4 Data analysis
Chapter 4 The Case of Fang
4.1 Fang's childhood experiences
4.2 An outstanding student in her normal college
4.3 Fang's experiences in her first school
4.4 A competent but excluded teacher in her second school
4.5 Fang's experiences in the current school
Chapter 5 The Case of Cheng
5.1 Cheng's childhood experiences
5.2 An excellent student in her normal college
5.3 A happy and good teacher in her first school
5.4 An earnest learner in a teacher education program
5.5 Cheng's experiences in the current school
Chapter 6 The Case of Kang
6.1 Kang's childhood experiences
6.2 A discouraged student in her normal college
6.3 Kang's experiences in her first school
6.4 Kang's experiences in the current school
Chapter 7 Discussion
7.1 Personal life experiences and beliefs
7.2 Teachers' agency and structure
Chapter 8 Conclusion
8.1 The major findings of the book
8.2 The implications
Appendix
References
Index
