| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Issues and objectives | 第10页 |
| ·Status quo of relevant studies | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the present paper | 第11-12页 |
| 2 Communication models and pragmatic failure | 第12-21页 |
| ·Communication models | 第12-15页 |
| ·Defining pragmatics and pragmatic failure | 第15-21页 |
| ·Definition of pragmatics | 第15-16页 |
| ·Divergent interpretations of pragmatic failure | 第16-17页 |
| ·Causes of pragmatic failure | 第17-21页 |
| 3 Adaptation Theory: Two correlates to pragmatic failure | 第21-44页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of Adaptation Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure and contextual correlates of adaptability | 第22-31页 |
| ·Failure to adapt to the mental world | 第22-25页 |
| ·Failure to adapt to the social world | 第25-28页 |
| ·Failure to adapt to the physical world | 第28-31页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure and structural correlates of adaptability | 第31-44页 |
| ·Failure to adapt to word level | 第31-35页 |
| ·Failure to adapt to sentence level | 第35-39页 |
| ·Failure to adapt to discourse level | 第39-44页 |
| 4 Reflections on language classroom and improvement of intercultural communication competence | 第44-55页 |
| ·Pragmatic competence development in EFL in China | 第44-46页 |
| ·Teaching pragmatic knowledge in class | 第46-55页 |
| ·Analysis of conversational implicature in language classroom | 第47-50页 |
| ·Interactive book reading | 第50-52页 |
| ·Integrate cultural components into second language curriculum | 第52-55页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
