| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background | 第12-14页 |
| ·The organization of the dissertation | 第14-16页 |
| ·Purposes of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·The layout of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·Some significant theories | 第16-21页 |
| ·Globalization | 第16-18页 |
| ·Cultural relativism | 第18-20页 |
| ·Multiculturalism | 第20-21页 |
| ·Culture influence on language, communication and thought | 第21-28页 |
| ·Language | 第21-22页 |
| ·Culture | 第22-25页 |
| ·The relationship between language, culture and thought | 第25-26页 |
| ·Culture and communication | 第26-28页 |
| ·Language teaching and culture teaching | 第28-29页 |
| ·Intercultural communication and English Teaching | 第29-33页 |
| ·The history in brief of intercultural communication study | 第29-30页 |
| ·Definitions of intercultural communication | 第30-31页 |
| ·Culture teaching in English writing | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Investigation and Analysis | 第33-45页 |
| ·Design of the study | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data collection | 第35-36页 |
| ·Result and analysis | 第36-43页 |
| ·Implications | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Suggestions of Developing Intercultural Communication Competence in English Writing | 第45-57页 |
| ·Two aspects of cultural competence to be developed in English Writing | 第46-48页 |
| ·Cultural awareness | 第46-47页 |
| ·Cultural attitude | 第47-48页 |
| ·Requirements for learners in English writing | 第48-53页 |
| ·Methods to introduce cultural knowledge to students | 第48-50页 |
| ·Methods to raise cultural awareness of students | 第50-51页 |
| ·Ways to adapt to different cultures and thinking patterns | 第51-53页 |
| ·Requirements for English teachers | 第53-57页 |
| ·Transformation of traditional teacher’s role | 第54-55页 |
| ·Improving the intercultural communication awareness and competence of teachers | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·A brief conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| ·Questions to be studied and discussed in the future | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix I A survey of Social Culture | 第66-70页 |
| Appendix II A Qualitative Study of Chinese Students’ Language Difficulties in the Host Environment | 第70-71页 |
