| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| ·Reasons for choosing the topic | 第9-10页 |
| ·The present situation o ELT in China | 第10-11页 |
| ·The objective of cultural teaching | 第11-12页 |
| ·The organization of the dissertation | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure | 第13-19页 |
| ·Types of intercultural pragmatic failure | 第15-16页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic failure | 第16页 |
| ·Sociopragmatic failure | 第16-18页 |
| ·Pragmabehavioral failure | 第18-19页 |
| ·Communicative competence | 第19-23页 |
| ·Pragmatic competence | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第25-29页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第25-26页 |
| ·Three steps for case analysis | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Study of Pragmatic Failure in Intercultural Communication | 第29-54页 |
| ·Intercultural communication | 第29-31页 |
| ·Three elements of intercultural communication | 第29-31页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure in intercultural communication | 第31-32页 |
| ·Case analysis of intercultural pragmatic failure | 第32-47页 |
| ·Inappropriate transfer | 第32-34页 |
| ·Different cultural connotations | 第34-37页 |
| ·Different cultural values and norms | 第37-43页 |
| ·Modesty vs. self-denigration | 第37-38页 |
| ·Privacy vs. mutual care | 第38-40页 |
| ·Directness vs. indirectness | 第40-42页 |
| ·Solidarity vs. power | 第42-43页 |
| ·Improper teaching in the classroom | 第43-47页 |
| ·Improper teaching techniques | 第43-45页 |
| ·Improper teaching materials | 第45-46页 |
| ·Lacking the use of hedges | 第46-47页 |
| ·Communicative competence in language studying | 第47-53页 |
| ·The communicative approach language teaching | 第48-49页 |
| ·Proposed ways to develop communicative competence | 第49-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Integrating Language with Culture | 第54-62页 |
| ·Language, culture and communication | 第54-56页 |
| ·Language and culture | 第54-55页 |
| ·Culture and communication | 第55-56页 |
| ·The importance of culture teaching | 第56-57页 |
| ·Integrating language teaching with culture teaching | 第57-62页 |
| ·Planning culture teaching coals | 第57-58页 |
| ·Theme choosing for culture teaching | 第58-59页 |
| ·Making students exposed to culture in all aspects | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| ·General summary of the dissertation | 第62-63页 |
| ·Possible significance of the dissertation | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-66页 |
