| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter 1． Introduction | 第7-16页 |
| 1．1 English as an International Language | 第7-8页 |
| 1．2 Cultural Uniqueness and Relationships between Language and Culture | 第8-12页 |
| 1．3 Significance of Culture in Foreign Language Teaching and learning ——Towards an Intercultural Competence | 第12-14页 |
| 1．4 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2． Culture in Foreign Language Teaching (FLT): A Historical Overview | 第16-48页 |
| 2．1 What is Culture? | 第16-19页 |
| 2．2 Teaching of Culture in FLT in the Western Context | 第19-35页 |
| 2．2．1 Teaching of Culture in FLT in Early Years | 第19-22页 |
| 2．2．2 Teaching of Culture in FLT Involved in Different Teaching Methods | 第22-28页 |
| 2．2．3 Studies of the Teaching of Culture in the FLT Context | 第28-35页 |
| 2．3 Teaching of Culture in FLT in China | 第35-47页 |
| 2．3．1 The Period before 1840 | 第35-36页 |
| 2．3．2 The Period of 1840-1919 | 第36-37页 |
| 2．3．3 The Period of 1919-1949 | 第37-38页 |
| 2．3．4 The Period from 1949 Till Now | 第38-42页 |
| 2．3．5 Studies of Teaching of Culture in the FLT in Chinese Context | 第42-45页 |
| 2．3．6 College English Teaching: A Discussion | 第45-47页 |
| 2．4 Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 3． Perceptions of Culture in College English Teaching and Learning: A Questionnaire Survey | 第48-78页 |
| 3．1 Previous Studies: A Critical Literature Review | 第48-53页 |
| 3．2 Research Questions and Methodology | 第53-59页 |
| 3．2．1 Research Questions | 第53-54页 |
| 3．2．2 Methodology | 第54-59页 |
| 3．3 Results and Discussion | 第59-76页 |
| 3．3．1 What are teachers' and students' perceptions of the importance of teaching/learning culture and what kinds of culture is taught/learnt if any in Chinese College English context? | 第59-65页 |
| 3．3．2 What are their perceptions of culture? | 第65-67页 |
| 3．3．3 What are their views about culture content in their textbooks? | 第67-71页 |
| 3．3．4 What are their attitudes towards home culture in EFT/EFL? | 第71-73页 |
| 3．3．5 In what way would they like to teach or to be taught the cultural knowledge in teaching/learning English? | 第73-75页 |
| 3．3．6 What are the problems that teachers face to implement tasks of teaching culture? | 第75-76页 |
| 3．4 Summary | 第76-78页 |
| Chapter 4． Conclusions and Implications | 第78-80页 |
| References | 第80-87页 |
| APPENDIX A | 第87-90页 |
| APPENDIX B | 第90-91页 |
