| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Statement of Problem | 第15页 |
| ·Methodology | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-24页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17页 |
| ·Historical Overview of the Development of the Notion of "Communicative Competence" | 第17-18页 |
| ·Intercultural Competence | 第18-20页 |
| ·Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) | 第20-24页 |
| ·Knowledge | 第20-21页 |
| ·Skills | 第21页 |
| ·Attitudes | 第21-22页 |
| ·Critical Cultural Awareness | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three Language, Culture and Cultural Awareness | 第24-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第24页 |
| ·Definition of Culture | 第24-25页 |
| ·Cultural Awareness and Intercultural Sensitivity | 第25-27页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第27-30页 |
| ·Language Skills | 第27-28页 |
| ·Communicative Competence and Intercultural Understanding | 第28页 |
| ·Why Teach Culture? | 第28-29页 |
| ·Process of Culture Learning | 第29页 |
| ·Defining the Cultural Content for FL Classes | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Place of "Culture" in the College English Classroom | 第30-32页 |
| ·A Comparative Study of the Home Culture and the Target Culture | 第32-37页 |
| ·Individualism-Collectivism | 第32-33页 |
| ·Introvert Continent -farming vs. Extrovert Costal-trading | 第33-35页 |
| ·Dominant American Cultural Patterns | 第35-36页 |
| ·Chinese Modesty and Humility, the Concept of "Face" | 第36页 |
| ·Stereotyping, Prejudice and Ethnocentrism | 第36-37页 |
| ·Coping with Cultural Obstacles to Speaking English in the Chinese Context | 第37-43页 |
| ·Various Types of Cultural Barriers behind Poor Spoken English | 第38-41页 |
| ·How to Bridge Cultural Barriers | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Four Incorporating Intercultural Communicative Competence in English Teaching | 第43-52页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Purpose and Objectives | 第43-44页 |
| ·A Comparative Approach to Culture Teaching | 第44-45页 |
| ·Using Literary Texts for Culture Teaching | 第45-46页 |
| ·Expected Learning Outcomes | 第46页 |
| ·A Module for Experiential Intercultural Training — Role Playing | 第46-52页 |
| ·Team Work and Collaboration | 第47页 |
| ·Students' Roles | 第47-49页 |
| ·Beneficial Experiences | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five Research into the Cultivation of ICC in FLT | 第52-64页 |
| ·Introduction | 第52页 |
| ·Case Study: Student Perceptions of English Culture | 第52-53页 |
| ·A Socio-cultural Questionnaire | 第53-58页 |
| ·Subjects | 第53页 |
| ·Methodology | 第53-54页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第54-56页 |
| ·An Analysis of Variance | 第56-57页 |
| ·Discussion | 第57页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第57-58页 |
| ·A Structured Interview | 第58-63页 |
| ·Subjects and Methodology | 第58-59页 |
| ·Findings of the Research in Teaching | 第59-60页 |
| ·Findings of the Research in Learning | 第60-63页 |
| ·General Situation | 第60页 |
| ·Attitude | 第60-61页 |
| ·Motivation | 第61页 |
| ·Communicative Strategies | 第61页 |
| ·lntercultural Miscommunication | 第61-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Six Some Tentative Suggestions for FLT | 第64-71页 |
| ·Introduction | 第64页 |
| ·The Teaching Objective | 第64页 |
| ·Teachers | 第64-65页 |
| ·Curriculum Design | 第65-67页 |
| ·Designing Lectures in lntercultural Issues | 第67-71页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| ·A Brief Summary of the Thesis | 第71页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix 1 A Socio-cultural Questionnaire | 第77-80页 |
| Appendix 2 Questions for Interview | 第80页 |
