| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purposes and Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretical Foundation | 第13-28页 |
| 2.1 Culture and Intercultural Communication | 第13-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Culture and Communication | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.2 Intercultural Communication | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.3 Classifications of Intercultural Communication | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 Components of Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3 Intercultural Sensitivity | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Theoretical Basis | 第21-24页 |
| 2.4.1 Cultural Transfer Theory | 第21-23页 |
| 2.4.2 Cultural Schema Theory | 第23-24页 |
| 2.5 Relevant Empirical Studies on Intercultural Communicative Competence and Intercultural Sensitivity | 第24-28页 |
| 2.5.1 Relevant Empirical Studies Abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.5.2 Relevant Empirical Studies at Home | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Student Participants | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.2 International Teacher Participants | 第29页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第29-31页 |
| 3.3.1 The Test | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.2 The Questionnaire | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.3 The Interviews | 第31页 |
| 3.4 Pilot Study | 第31-32页 |
| 3.5 Procedures for Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| 3.6 Method of Data Analysis | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第34-56页 |
| 4.1 Status Quo of Intercultural Sensitivity and Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第34-51页 |
| 4.1.1 The Status Quo of English Majors' Intercultural Sensitivity | 第34-41页 |
| 4.1.2 The Status Quo of Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第41-51页 |
| 4.2 Effects of Students' Intercultural Sensitivity on Their Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第51-53页 |
| 4.3 The Correlation between Intercultural Communicative Competence and Cultural Knowledge | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第56-61页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings | 第56-57页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第57-59页 |
| 5.2.1 Enrichment of Students' Cultural Schema | 第57-58页 |
| 5.2.2 Acquisition of Cultural Similarities and Differences | 第58页 |
| 5.2.3 Enhancement of Intercultural Motivation | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第59-61页 |
| 5.3.1 Limitations of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| 5.3.2 Suggestions for Further Study | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-66页 |
| Appendixes | 第66-75页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第75页 |
