| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 目录 | 第7-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Objective and significance of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) | 第12-17页 |
| ·Definition of ICC | 第12-13页 |
| ·Construct of ICC | 第13-17页 |
| ·Intercultural Sensitivity | 第17-24页 |
| ·Concept of Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) | 第17-18页 |
| ·Construct of Intercultural Sensitivity | 第18-21页 |
| ·Empirical studies on Intercultural Sensitivity | 第21-24页 |
| 3 Methodology of the Current Study | 第24-29页 |
| ·Research questions | 第24页 |
| ·Subjects | 第24-25页 |
| ·Instrument | 第25-27页 |
| ·Data collection | 第27页 |
| ·The procedure and method of analysis | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| 4 Results and Results Analysis | 第29-41页 |
| ·The status quo of the Chinese postgraduates’ ICS | 第29-34页 |
| ·The ICS of Chinese postgraduates at Home | 第29-30页 |
| ·The ICS of Chinese postgraduates studying abroad | 第30页 |
| ·A comparison of the ICS of Chinese postgraduates at home and abroad | 第30-34页 |
| ·Correlation analysis on the time length of studying abroad and the ICS of Chinese postgraduates studying abroad | 第34-37页 |
| ·The relationships among the five factors of ICS manifested by the Differences of Chinese postgraduates at home and abroad | 第37-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-41页 |
| 5 Strategies to Enhance Intercultural Sensitivity of Chinese Postgraduates at Home | 第41-49页 |
| ·Employing empathy | 第41-43页 |
| ·Improving cultural self-awareness | 第43-44页 |
| ·Avoiding stereotype | 第44-45页 |
| ·Avoiding ethnocentrism | 第45-47页 |
| ·Strengthening culture teaching | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第49页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第50页 |
| ·Suggestions for further studies | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55-56页 |
| Appendix | 第56页 |
