| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Statement of the problem | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Statement of objectives | 第10页 |
| 1.3 Need for the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.4 Limitation of the study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.5 Means of obtaining data | 第12页 |
| 1.6 Data analysis and presentation techniques | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER TWO:LITERATURE REVIEW | 第13-24页 |
| 2.1 The definition of culture | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 The relationship among language, culture and communication | 第15-17页 |
| 2.3 Related views on cross-cultural communication | 第17-19页 |
| 2.4 The elements of cross-cultural communication | 第19-21页 |
| 2.4.1 Verbal language | 第19-20页 |
| 2.4.2 Nonverbal language | 第20-21页 |
| 2.5 Mechanism of cultural differences on communication | 第21-24页 |
| 2.5.1 Positive transfer | 第21-22页 |
| 2.5.2 Negative transfer | 第22-24页 |
| CHAPTER THREE DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH ON CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND ENGLISH TEACHING | 第24-56页 |
| 3.1 Current situation of English teaching in middle schools | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 An analysis of the textbooks in use | 第25-29页 |
| 3.3 Some teaching models influencing current teaching practice in middle schools | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3.1 Grammar translation method | 第29页 |
| 3.3.2 Audio-lingualism method | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.3 PPP | 第30页 |
| 3.3.4 Communicative Language Teaching | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.5 Task-Based Leaning | 第31页 |
| 3.4 Research on the students' cross-cultural awareness and cross-cultural communicative competence | 第31-46页 |
| 3.4.1 The purpose of the study | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4.2 Research design of the study | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4.2.1 Informants | 第32页 |
| 3.4.2.2 Methods of the study | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4.3 The results and data analyses of the study | 第33-46页 |
| 3.4.3.1 Findings and discussion of questionnaire at the beginning of the study | 第33-39页 |
| 3.4.3.2 The cross-cultural quiz | 第39-42页 |
| 3.4.3.2.1 Result of the cross-cultural quiz | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4.3.2.2 Data analysis | 第40-42页 |
| 3.4.3.3 Questionnaire at the end of the study | 第42-44页 |
| 3.4.3.3.1 Result of the questionnaire at the end of the study | 第42-43页 |
| 3.4.3.3.2 Data analysis | 第43-44页 |
| 3.4.3.4 Summary | 第44-46页 |
| 3.5 The importance of teaching culture in the foreign language classroom | 第46-50页 |
| 3.5.1 The reasons why culture should be taught | 第46-47页 |
| 3.5.2 Some practical considerations on incorporating culture into the foreign language classroom | 第47-50页 |
| 3.6 Suggestions on cultivating the students' intercultural communicative competence in the EFL classroom in middle schools | 第50-56页 |
| 3.6.1 Improving the current testing system | 第50-51页 |
| 3.6.2 The thorough utilization of the textbook | 第51-52页 |
| 3.6.3 Change of the teacher's role | 第52-53页 |
| 3.6.4 The taught of culture throughout the whole teaching process | 第53页 |
| 3.6.5 Enrichment of the extra-class activities | 第53-56页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CONCLUSION | 第56-61页 |
| REFERENCES | 第61-64页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第64-65页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第65-68页 |
