| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| 1.1 Overview of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Need for the study | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2.1 Necessity of intensive study in intercultural communicative competence | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2.2 Necessity of in-depth study in English majors' ICC in higher education | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3.2 Practical significance | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-49页 |
| 2.1 Key terms and basic concepts | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Culture | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.1.1 Definition of culture | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.1.2 Relationship between culture,language and communication | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Intercultural communication | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.3 Communicative competence | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.4 Intercultural competence | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.5 Intercultural communicative competence | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical foundations | 第29-38页 |
| 2.2.1 Byram's Model of Intercultural Communicative Competence(MICC) | 第29-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Bennett's Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity(DMIS) | 第31-33页 |
| 2.2.3 Wen Qiufang's Model of Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.4 A New Model of ICC | 第34-38页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies abroad and at home | 第38-49页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies about intercultural communicative competence abroad and at home | 第38-49页 |
| 2.3.1.1 Previous studies about intercultural communicative competence abroad | 第38-43页 |
| 2.3.1.2 Previous studies about intercultural communicative competence at home | 第43-49页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第49-56页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第49页 |
| 3.2 Research designs | 第49-56页 |
| 3.2.1 Quantitative research design | 第49-53页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Subjects | 第50页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Instrument | 第50-52页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Data collection and analysis | 第52-53页 |
| 3.2.2 Qualitative research design | 第53-56页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Subjects | 第54页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Instrument | 第54页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Data collection and analysis | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第56-79页 |
| 4.1 General level of English majors' ICC | 第56-64页 |
| 4.1.1 Results of the general level of English majors' ICC | 第56-60页 |
| 4.1.2 Discussion of the general level of English majors' ICC | 第60-64页 |
| 4.2 Developmental pattern evident in ICC among English majors | 第64-74页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of the developmental pattern evident in ICC among English majors | 第65-67页 |
| 4.2.2 Discussion of the developmental pattern evident in ICC among English majors | 第67-74页 |
| 4.3 Relationship between English majors' ICC and their English proficiency | 第74-79页 |
| 4.3.1. Results of the relationship between English majors'ICC and their English proficiency | 第74-76页 |
| 4.3.2 Discussion of the relationship between ICC and English proficiency | 第76-79页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第79-85页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第79-80页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical implications | 第80-83页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of this study and suggestions for future study | 第83-84页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for future study | 第84-85页 |
| References | 第85-91页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第91-94页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第94-95页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第95-96页 |
