| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Importance of Learners' Affective Domain Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classification of Affective Domain | 第13-14页 |
| ·Relationship between General Empathy and Cross-Cultural Empathy in FLL | 第14页 |
| ·Aim and Significance of the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| ·Origin of Empathy and Its Development in Psychology | 第17-19页 |
| ·Origin of Empathy | 第17页 |
| ·Definitions of Empathy in Psychology | 第17-18页 |
| ·Nature and Measurement of Empathy in Psychology | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies of General Empathy in Linguistics | 第19-23页 |
| ·Studies on the Relationship between General Empathy and Language Learning | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies of Empathy in Applied Linguistics and Pragmatics | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies of Cross-Cultural Empathy in Inter-Cultural Communication | 第23-24页 |
| ·Summary of the Previous Researches | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Rationale | 第26-33页 |
| ·General Empathy in FLL | 第26-28页 |
| ·General Empathy Defined | 第26页 |
| ·Characteristics of Empathy | 第26-27页 |
| ·Empathy as One of the Characteristics of Good Language Learner | 第27-28页 |
| ·Cross-Cultural Empathy in FLL | 第28-30页 |
| ·Cross-Cultural Empathy Defined | 第28-29页 |
| ·Cross-Cultural Empathy in Acculturation Process in FLL | 第29-30页 |
| ·Culture and Language | 第30-33页 |
| ·Culture Defined | 第30页 |
| ·Relationship between Culture and Language | 第30-31页 |
| ·Cultural Value Orientations and Cultural Patterns in English Speaking Countries | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Method | 第33-40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-34页 |
| ·Instruments | 第34-38页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第34-37页 |
| ·Interviews | 第37-38页 |
| ·Final Examination Paper of English | 第38页 |
| ·Procedures | 第38-40页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Results, Discussion and Implications | 第40-60页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis and Discussion of Subjects' General Empathy and Cross-Cultural Empathy | 第40-50页 |
| ·General Descriptive Analysis and Discussion of Subjects' General Empathy | 第40-45页 |
| ·General Descriptive Analysis and Discussion of Subjects' Cross-Cultural Empathy | 第45-50页 |
| ·Descriptive Analysis and Discussion of Subjects' Gender Differences in General Empathy and Cross-Cultural Empathy | 第50-53页 |
| ·Correlation Analysis and Discussion of Subjects' General Empathy, Cross-CulturalEmpathy and English Achievements | 第53-56页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis of the Correlation of General Empathy, Cross-Cultural Empathy and English Achievements | 第53-54页 |
| ·Discussion of the Correlation between General Empathy and English Achievements | 第54-55页 |
| ·Discussion of the Correlation between Cross-Cultural Empathy and English Achievements | 第55-56页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第56-60页 |
| ·Incorporating General Empathy and Cross-Cultural Empathy Cultivation into Language Teaching | 第56-58页 |
| ·Incorporating Culture Instruction into Language Teaching | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第61页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-70页 |
| Appendices | 第70-77页 |
| Appendix A | 第70-73页 |
| Appendix B | 第73-75页 |
| Appendix C | 第75-77页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第77-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-79页 |
