| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 The study on intercultural communication abroad | 第14-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Earlier periods (1950s) | 第14页 |
| 1.1.2 Development periods (1960-1980) | 第14-15页 |
| 1.1.3 Maturity period (1990 to present) | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Domestic study of intercultural communication | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Current situation of adult English teaching in China | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3.1 Poor cultivation of intercultural communication competence in adult English teaching | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3.2 Reasons for poor cultivation in intercultural communication competence in adult English teaching | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Language, Culture and Communication | 第20-27页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of language, culture and communication | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Language | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Culture | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.3 Communication and ICC | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 The Relationship between language, culture and communication | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.1 The relationship between language and culture | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis | 第25页 |
| 2.2.3 Relationship between culture and communication | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.4 The relationship among language, culture and communication | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-52页 |
| 3.1 Research design | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Objectives | 第27页 |
| 3.1.2 Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.3 Methods | 第28页 |
| 3.1.4 Instruments | 第28-29页 |
| 3.1.5 Reliability and validity of the data | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Experimental procedures | 第29-52页 |
| 3.2.1 Questionnaire | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Pre-test | 第31-34页 |
| 3.2.3 Teaching process for cultivating and improving intercultural communication competence in adult English teaching | 第34-39页 |
| 3.2.4 A sample lesson for Unique Problems in International Trade Teaching Procedures: | 第39-47页 |
| 3.2.5 Post-test | 第47-50页 |
| 3.2.6 Interview | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Four Implications for Cultivation and Improvement of ICC in Adult English Teaching | 第52-59页 |
| 4.1 Principles of culture teaching in adult English teaching | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.1 The principle of equality of cultures | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.2 The principle of pertinence and practicability | 第53页 |
| 4.1.3 The principle of interactivity | 第53页 |
| 4.2 Suggestions for adult English teachers | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Two important teaching beliefs | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Making comprehensive reform in adult English teaching | 第54-57页 |
| 4.3 Suggestions for adult English students | 第57-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Changing learning beliefs | 第58页 |
| 4.3.2 Making English learning part of life | 第58页 |
| 4.3.3 Participating in English learning actively | 第58-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| Publications | 第78页 |
