| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Purpose of Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review & Theory | 第12-17页 |
| ·Significance of Body Language | 第12-13页 |
| ·Studies on Body Language | 第13-15页 |
| ·Chinese Body Languages Studies | 第13-14页 |
| ·Overseas Body Language Studies | 第14-15页 |
| ·Cultural Relativism | 第15-17页 |
| 3 Dimensions and Cultural Differences in Body Language between Chinese and Americans | 第17-29页 |
| ·Culture, Communication and Body Language | 第17页 |
| ·Cultural Relativity Used in Body Language Communication | 第17-21页 |
| ·Body Language Differences | 第17-18页 |
| ·Body language and Cultural Relativity | 第18-21页 |
| ·Cultural and Contextual Differences in Body Language Between Chinese and Americans | 第21-29页 |
| ·Gestures | 第22-24页 |
| ·Postures | 第24-25页 |
| ·Facial Expressions | 第25-27页 |
| ·Eye Contacts | 第27-29页 |
| 4 An Analysis of the Cultural Differences in Body Languages between Chinese and Americans | 第29-36页 |
| ·Original Culture between two nation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Individualism vs. Collectivism | 第30-32页 |
| ·Power Distance | 第32-33页 |
| ·High –Contact Culture vs. Low-Contact Culture | 第33-34页 |
| ·High- Context Culture vs. Low-Context Culture | 第34-35页 |
| ·Feminine Culture vs. Masculine Culture | 第35-36页 |
| 5 Application of Nonverbal Behaviors | 第36-44页 |
| ·Improvement of Nonverbal Behaviors | 第36-37页 |
| ·Intercultural Sensitivity and Intercultural Awareness | 第36-37页 |
| ·Stereotype and Prejudice Avoidance | 第37页 |
| ·Comparison Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication | 第37-39页 |
| ·Suggestions for Foreign Language Teaching in Nonverbal Communication | 第39-44页 |
| ·Content of Teaching Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication | 第39-41页 |
| ·Methods of Teaching Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication | 第41页 |
| ·The Use of Body Languages in FLT Classroom | 第41-42页 |
| ·Combination of Nonverbal Form with Verbal Teaching Form | 第42-44页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| References | 第46-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |