| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Ⅰ Time Orientation and Intercultural Communication | 第10-18页 |
| ·Culture | 第10-12页 |
| ·Definition of culture | 第10-11页 |
| ·Characteristics of culture | 第11-12页 |
| ·Time orientation | 第12-15页 |
| ·Classification of time | 第12-15页 |
| ·Definition of time orientation | 第15页 |
| ·Intercultural communication | 第15-16页 |
| ·Definition of intercultural communication | 第15页 |
| ·Time orientation in intercultural communication | 第15-16页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第16-18页 |
| Ⅱ Time Orientation Differences between Chinese and US Cultures | 第18-51页 |
| ·Monochronic and polychronic system | 第18-35页 |
| ·Attitudes towards one occurrence and multi-occurrence | 第19-21页 |
| ·Attitudes towards punctuality and promptness | 第21-23页 |
| ·Attitudes towards schedule and appointment | 第23-24页 |
| ·Cultural differences in giving and replying invitation | 第24-26页 |
| ·Cultural differences in interruption and overlapping | 第26-27页 |
| ·Attitudes towards office time | 第27-28页 |
| ·Attitudes towards queuing | 第28页 |
| ·Reflected in waiting | 第28-30页 |
| ·Reflected in long-term or short-term orientation | 第30-33页 |
| ·Reflected in other social phenomenon | 第33-35页 |
| ·Linear and circular | 第35-41页 |
| ·Reflected in literary works | 第35-36页 |
| ·Reflected in idioms and sentences | 第36-37页 |
| ·Reflected in speeches | 第37-40页 |
| ·Reflected in daily activities | 第40-41页 |
| ·Past and future orientation | 第41-49页 |
| ·Reflected in language | 第42-45页 |
| ·Reflected in the use of'old' | 第42-44页 |
| ·Reflected in composition writing | 第44-45页 |
| ·Reflected in appellation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Reflected in asking age | 第46页 |
| ·Reflected in other social phenomena | 第46-49页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Ⅲ Failures and Causes of Different Time Orientations | 第51-61页 |
| ·Factors influencing intercultural communication | 第51-55页 |
| ·Thought and language | 第51-52页 |
| ·Perception | 第52-53页 |
| ·Encoding and decoding | 第53-55页 |
| ·Cultural expectancy theory | 第55页 |
| ·Failures caused by different time orientations | 第55-56页 |
| ·Causes behind different time orientations | 第56-60页 |
| ·High and low context cultures | 第57-58页 |
| ·Agriculture and Industry Cultures | 第58-59页 |
| ·Collectivism and individualism | 第59-60页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第60-61页 |
| Ⅳ Strategies for Intercultural Barriers | 第61-70页 |
| ·Existing problems in multicultural education | 第61-63页 |
| ·Positivist approach | 第61-62页 |
| ·Re-evaluation of cultural stereotype | 第62-63页 |
| ·Changing of time orientation | 第63-65页 |
| ·Time orientation and economic development | 第63-64页 |
| ·Influences of using e-mail | 第64-65页 |
| ·Building of time adapter | 第65-68页 |
| ·No time orientation is perfect | 第65-66页 |
| ·Systems approach in building time adapter | 第66-68页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| Ⅴ Concluding Remarks | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-73页 |
