| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-21页 |
| ·Defining terms | 第12-17页 |
| ·Definition of culture | 第12-15页 |
| ·Definition of schema | 第15-17页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Objective of the research | 第18-19页 |
| ·Layout of the paper | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第21-28页 |
| ·Schema theory | 第21-23页 |
| ·Categories of schema | 第23-24页 |
| ·Characteristics of schema | 第24-27页 |
| ·Creation and modification of schema | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Literature Review | 第28-32页 |
| ·Research on schema | 第28-30页 |
| ·Research on cultural schema and cross-cultural communication | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第32-35页 |
| ·A social cultural test | 第32-34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34页 |
| ·Design | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Five Results | 第35-43页 |
| ·Frequency of scores on each part | 第35-38页 |
| ·Nonverbal communication | 第35-36页 |
| ·Verbal communication | 第36-37页 |
| ·Factors about the target culture | 第37-38页 |
| ·Comparison | 第38-42页 |
| ·Non-verbal behavior and verbal behavior | 第38-39页 |
| ·Non-verbal behavior culture and the combination of both information and achievement culture | 第39-40页 |
| ·Verbal behavior culture and the combination of information and achievement culture | 第40-41页 |
| ·Behavioral culture and the combination of both information and achievement culture | 第41-42页 |
| ·Non-verbal, verbal and factual knowledge | 第42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Six Discussions | 第43-54页 |
| ·Interpretation of results | 第43-48页 |
| ·Situations of English teaching and learning | 第43-45页 |
| ·Lack of the guidance of curriculum | 第43-44页 |
| ·Impractical content of textbooks | 第44页 |
| ·Weak cultural competence of teachers | 第44页 |
| ·Lack of examination system | 第44-45页 |
| ·Ignorance of the close relationship among Language, culture and communication | 第45-48页 |
| ·Language and culture | 第45-47页 |
| ·Culture and communication | 第47-48页 |
| ·Significance of building cultural schemas in English learning | 第48-54页 |
| ·Broadening the knowledge scope of the students | 第48-49页 |
| ·Improving the students’ability of comprehension | 第49-51页 |
| ·Understanding the values, thinking pattern and beliefs of the target people | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第54-69页 |
| ·Summary of Findings | 第54页 |
| ·Implications | 第54-68页 |
| ·Implication to English teaching | 第54-57页 |
| ·Implication to English learning | 第57-68页 |
| ·The need to build cultural schema | 第57-67页 |
| ·In relation to cultural connotation and association of words and phrases | 第57-60页 |
| ·In relation to conventional behavior in common situations | 第60-62页 |
| ·In relation to pragmatic use | 第62-64页 |
| ·In relation to non-verbal behavior | 第64-66页 |
| ·In relation to factual knowledge about the target culture | 第66-67页 |
| ·The need to improve cross-cultural communicative competence from affective and social perspectives | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第68-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ A Sociocultural Test | 第73-77页 |
