| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Aims and research questions of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第12-20页 |
| ·Cultural conflicts in intercultural communication and second language acquisition | 第12-15页 |
| ·Cultural conflicts in intercultural communication | 第12页 |
| ·Introduction to second language acquisition | 第12-15页 |
| ·Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | 第15-17页 |
| ·Theory of schemas and cultural schemas | 第17页 |
| ·Schema and cultural schema | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cultural schemas in intercultural communication | 第18-20页 |
| 3. Research Design and Methodology | 第20-22页 |
| ·Introduction to the chapter | 第20页 |
| ·The commonly used research methods of intercultural communication | 第20页 |
| ·Categories of intercultural communication research methods | 第20-21页 |
| ·The design and methods of this thesis | 第21-22页 |
| 4. Data Analysis and Discussion | 第22-39页 |
| ·Introduction to the chapter | 第22页 |
| ·Individualism vs. collectivism | 第22-27页 |
| ·"She carries the blood of the whole family" | 第23-24页 |
| ·"I had no right to interfere with his business!" | 第24-25页 |
| ·"Sue isn't wrong." | 第25-26页 |
| ·"God helps those who help themselves" | 第26-27页 |
| ·Low vs. high power distance | 第27-31页 |
| ·"Call me Susan,please." | 第28-29页 |
| ·"To leave or not to leave" | 第29-30页 |
| ·"Please take the seat." | 第30-31页 |
| ·Low vs. high uncertainty avoidance | 第31-34页 |
| ·"I don't know,but I have my own idea." | 第32页 |
| ·"What's new?" | 第32-33页 |
| ·"I can make it!" | 第33-34页 |
| ·Masculinity vs. feminimity | 第34-39页 |
| ·"Fan" vs. "fun" | 第35-36页 |
| ·"Guanxi" and "Renqing" | 第36-39页 |
| 5.Implications and Conclusion | 第39-44页 |
| ·Introduction to the chapter | 第39页 |
| ·American and Chinese cultural schemas | 第39-40页 |
| ·Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and cultural schemas | 第40-42页 |
| ·Maslow's Hierarachy of Needs and cultural schemas in China | 第40-41页 |
| ·Maslow's Hierarachy of Needs and Cultural schemas in America | 第41-42页 |
| ·Implications for second cultural acquisisition | 第42页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| References | 第44-47页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第47页 |
