| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in English | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·A general description of the study | 第11页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Motivations for this study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Researcher’s personal experience | 第12-13页 |
| ·Inadequate previous research about cultural obstruction in Chinese high school students’English learning in literature | 第13页 |
| ·Increase in cross-cultural communication | 第13页 |
| ·The overall structure of this thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Definitions of the key terms | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of culture | 第15-16页 |
| ·Characteristics of culture | 第16-17页 |
| ·Theoretical framework for the study | 第17-20页 |
| ·Classification of culture | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cultural value orientation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cultural obstruction | 第19-20页 |
| ·Goals of culture learning and culture teaching | 第20页 |
| ·Previous studies | 第20-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on intercultural communication and cultural obstruction | 第20-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on intercultural communication in China | 第21-23页 |
| ·Previous studies about cultural obstruction in China | 第23-25页 |
| ·Previous studies on cultural obstruction abroad | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter III Methodology | 第26-30页 |
| ·Research questions | 第26页 |
| ·Research designs | 第26-30页 |
| ·The quantitative study | 第26-28页 |
| ·Participants | 第26-27页 |
| ·Instrument | 第27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第27-28页 |
| ·The qualitative study | 第28-30页 |
| ·Subjects | 第28页 |
| ·Instrument | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data collection | 第29页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter IV Results and Discussion | 第30-49页 |
| ·The effect of cultural factors on English learning | 第30-31页 |
| ·Cultural factors obstructing Chinese high school students’ English learning | 第31-49页 |
| ·Obstruction caused by Chinese cultural factors | 第31-37页 |
| ·Psychological culture: Collectivism favored in China | 第31-33页 |
| ·Psychological culture: The deep-rooted traditional belief of social hierarchy in China | 第33-34页 |
| ·Interpersonal culture: The influence of China’s family planning policy | 第34-37页 |
| ·Obstruction caused by English cultural factors | 第37-49页 |
| ·Physical culture: Geographical features reflected in the English language | 第37-39页 |
| ·Interpersonal culture: Different new concepts reflected in the English language | 第39-47页 |
| ·Psychological culture: Individualism reflected in the English language | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Major findings | 第49-50页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications of the study | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications for English learners | 第50页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications for English teachers | 第50页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications for English textbook compilers | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications for the educational administrations | 第51页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第51页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-56页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第56-60页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第60页 |
