| Abstract in English | 第1-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·An Overview of the Studies of Foreign Language Teaching Abroad | 第13-17页 |
| ·An Overview of the Studies of Foreign Language Teaching at Home | 第17-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Clearing the Ground | 第21-33页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第21-25页 |
| ·What is Language | 第21-22页 |
| ·What is Culture | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Interrelationship between Language and Culture | 第23-25页 |
| ·Cultural Empathy Competence | 第25-29页 |
| ·Cultural Empathy | 第25-27页 |
| ·Cultural Empathy Competence | 第27-29页 |
| ·Cultural Empathy Competence and Intercultural Communication | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter 3 An Empirical Study of Cultural Empathy Competence of English Learners | 第33-48页 |
| ·Methodology | 第33-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33-34页 |
| ·Subjects | 第34-35页 |
| ·Instrument | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第37页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第37-46页 |
| ·Students’ learning motivation | 第37-39页 |
| ·Barriers Affecting Students’ Successful Intercultural Communication | 第39-42页 |
| ·Students’Understanding of Chinese-Western Cultures | 第42-44页 |
| ·Students’Attitude towards British-American Cultures in English Learning | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Effective Methods to Improve Cultural Empathy Competence of English Learners | 第48-65页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Teachers to Cultivate Students’Cultural Empathy Competence | 第49-58页 |
| ·To Maximize Teachers’Role in Students’Learning Process | 第49-54页 |
| ·To Build Self-image and Harmonious Teacher-Student Relationship | 第50-51页 |
| ·To Reestablish Students’Confidence in English Learning | 第51-53页 |
| ·To Create Relaxing Learning Atmosphere | 第53-54页 |
| ·To Help Students with the Study of British-American Cultures in English Learning | 第54-58页 |
| ·To Introduce More Cultural Knowledge in English Class | 第55-56页 |
| ·To Offer Cultural Lectures | 第56页 |
| ·To Utilize Western Films | 第56-58页 |
| ·Suggestions for English Learners to Improve Their Cultural Empathy Competence | 第58-65页 |
| ·To Improve Oral English | 第58-63页 |
| ·To Imitate | 第58-60页 |
| ·To Dictate | 第60-61页 |
| ·To Talk to Oneself | 第61-63页 |
| ·To Build up Right Cultural Values | 第63-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第79-80页 |
| Papers Published | 第80页 |