| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第12页 |
| ·The Layout of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Research and Related Theories | 第14-27页 |
| ·Previous Research | 第14-23页 |
| ·Previous Research on Communicative Competence Abroad | 第14-17页 |
| ·Linguistic Competence Advanced by Noam Chomsky | 第14-15页 |
| ·Communicative Competence advanced by Hymes | 第15-16页 |
| ·Communicative Competence Introduced by Canale and Swain | 第16页 |
| ·Bachman’s Theory of Communicative Competence | 第16-17页 |
| ·Previous Research on Communicative Competence at Home | 第17-20页 |
| ·Previous Research on Standards of Communicative Competence | 第20-23页 |
| ·Related Theories | 第23-27页 |
| ·Critical Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Linguistic Variation Theory | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Communicative Competence | 第27-36页 |
| ·Communicative Competence in Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Communicative Competence in Language Teaching | 第28-29页 |
| ·Communicative Competence Interpreted as Proficiency | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Significance of the Theory of Communicative Competence | 第30页 |
| ·Rethinking Communicative Competence | 第30-36页 |
| ·One-sided Sociolinguistic Competence | 第31-34页 |
| ·Creating Genuine Communication | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Rethinking Standards | 第36-49页 |
| ·The Existing Standards of Communicative Competence at Home and Abroad | 第36-40页 |
| ·Standards of Communicative Competence At Home | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Existing Standards of Communicative Competence Abroad | 第37-40页 |
| ·Rethinking Standards of Communicative Competence | 第40-47页 |
| ·Regional Varieties of English | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Change of Interlocutors | 第44页 |
| ·Unrealistic Standards of Communicative Competence | 第44-47页 |
| ·Implications for EFL | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| ·The Major Findings | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Limitations and Future Directions | 第50-51页 |
| Appendix | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-57页 |
