| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Background Knowledge of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Overview of the Problem and Research Questions of This Paper | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Paper | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第16-31页 |
| ·Intercultural Contact in Study Abroad Programs | 第16-21页 |
| ·Benefits of Positive Intercultural Contact Experience | 第16-17页 |
| ·Criteria Ensuring Positive Contact Experience | 第17-19页 |
| ·Students' Sense-making of Intercultural Contact | 第19-21页 |
| ·Big Five Personality Model in Intercultural Studies | 第21-26页 |
| ·Big Five Personality Model | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Application of Big Five Personality Model in Study Abroad Programs | 第22-26页 |
| ·Personality's influence on initial interaction and perceived experiences | 第26-31页 |
| ·Personality's influence on initial interaction | 第26-27页 |
| ·Personality's influence on interpretation of past experience | 第27-29页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of This Paper | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Methods | 第31-38页 |
| ·Participants and the Study Abroad Program | 第31-34页 |
| ·Participants | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Study Abroad Program | 第33-34页 |
| ·Five Factor Personality Test | 第34页 |
| ·In-depth interview qualitative research | 第34-36页 |
| ·Procedures | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Findings and Suggestions | 第38-60页 |
| ·Big Five Personality Test Results | 第38-40页 |
| ·First interviews | 第40-41页 |
| ·Interview analysis and results | 第41-60页 |
| ·Chinese students' view on intercultural contact | 第41-43页 |
| ·Initial intercultural encounters of the first month in the U.S | 第43页 |
| ·Experiencing certain level of pre-encounter anxiety | 第43-51页 |
| ·The role of openness | 第45-46页 |
| ·The role of neuroticism | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Role of Conscientiousness | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Role of Agreeableness | 第50-51页 |
| ·Personality's Influence on Intercultural Contact Interpretation | 第51-60页 |
| ·The Role of Openness | 第52-54页 |
| ·The role of neuroticism | 第54-55页 |
| ·The role of agreeableness | 第55-60页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion and Limitation | 第60-63页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| ·Limitations | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-70页 |
| Appendix A | 第70-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72页 |
