| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第9-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Contents | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| ·Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| ·Research Purposes | 第16-18页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation and Literature Review | 第20-39页 |
| ·Notion of Culture | 第20-23页 |
| ·Definitions of Culture | 第20-21页 |
| ·Categories of Culture Concerning Foreign Language Teaching | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language and Culture | 第23-25页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第25-30页 |
| ·Verbal Communication and Non-verbal Communication | 第26-27页 |
| ·Non-verbal Behaviors in Intercultural Communication | 第27-28页 |
| ·Potential Barriers in Intercultural Communication | 第28-30页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication Competence | 第30-37页 |
| ·Linguistic Competence | 第30-31页 |
| ·Communication Competence | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Dimension of Intercultural Communication Competence | 第32-33页 |
| ·Components of Intercultural Communication Competence | 第33-37页 |
| ·Previous Researches on ICC and EFL in China | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第39-48页 |
| ·Introduction to the Survey | 第39页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第39-40页 |
| ·Participants | 第40-42页 |
| ·Participants of the Sociocultural Test and Students' Questionnaire | 第40-41页 |
| ·Respondents of Teachers' Questionnaire | 第41-42页 |
| ·Research Procedures | 第42-43页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第43-47页 |
| ·The Sociocultural Test | 第44-46页 |
| ·The ICC Questionnaire for Students | 第46页 |
| ·The ICC Questionnaire for Teachers | 第46-47页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Analysis | 第48-81页 |
| ·Analysis of the Data from the Sociocultural Test | 第48-58页 |
| ·Processing of Data | 第48-49页 |
| ·Results and Analysis of Total Scores | 第49-55页 |
| ·Description and Analysis of Three Sections of the Test | 第55-58页 |
| ·Analysis of the Data from the Students' Questionnaire | 第58-69页 |
| ·Students' Attitude towards Intercultural Communication Competence | 第58-61页 |
| ·Problems Concerning ICC | 第61-66页 |
| ·ICC Cultivation and College English Class | 第66-69页 |
| ·Analysis of the Data from the Teachers' Questionnaire | 第69-81页 |
| ·College English Teachers' Knowledge concerning ICC | 第69-74页 |
| ·The Cultivation of ICC in College English Class | 第74-78页 |
| ·Other Aspects | 第78-81页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第81-87页 |
| ·Major Findings from the Study | 第81-84页 |
| ·General Situation of College Students' ICC | 第81-82页 |
| ·Students' Opinions about ICC Cultivation in College English Class | 第82-83页 |
| ·College English Teacher's Knowledge of and Attitudes towards ICC | 第83页 |
| ·Other Aspects concerning the ICC Cultivation in College English Class | 第83-84页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions | 第84-86页 |
| ·Increase the Input of Cultural Knowledge | 第84-85页 |
| ·Teaching Practical Communication Skills | 第85页 |
| ·ICC Cultivation Resources | 第85-86页 |
| ·Suggestions for Teachers | 第86页 |
| ·Limitations | 第86-87页 |
| References | 第87-91页 |
| Appendix A | 第91-99页 |
| Appendix B | 第99-102页 |
| Appendix C | 第102-107页 |
