| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Background of this Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of this Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Framework of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-27页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Terms Related to ICC | 第12-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Language | 第12页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of Culture | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1.3 Definition of Communication | 第14页 |
| 2.1.4 How Are Language, Culture and Communication Related? | 第14-17页 |
| 2.2 Intercultural Communication | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Research on Intercultural Communication Competence | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3.1 What is Intercultural Communication Competence? | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3.2 What Does ICC Consists of? | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Empirical Research on ICC | 第21-27页 |
| 2.4.1 Empirical Research on ICC Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| 2.4.2 Empirical Research on ICC at Home | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4.3 Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第27-32页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第28-31页 |
| 3.3.1 A Socio-Cultural Test | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.2 Language Proficiency Test (LPT) | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection | 第31页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第32-48页 |
| 4.1 Current ICC Level of Non-English Majors in Higher Vocational Colleges | 第32-43页 |
| 4.1.1 Description of the Different Parts of the Social-cultural Test | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Differences in ICC between the students’ Non-verbal Communicationand Verbal Communication | 第37-41页 |
| 4.1.3 Students’ Competence in Small“c”Culture and Big“C”Culture | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 Effect of English Proficiency on Students’ ICC | 第43-45页 |
| 4.3 Effect of Major on Students’ ICC | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implications | 第48-53页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2 Implications for English Teaching and Learning | 第49-52页 |
| 5.2.1 Reforming the English Language Teaching | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Developing the Students’ Awareness of Intercultural Communicationand Pragmatic Knowledge | 第50页 |
| 5.2.3 Developing Teachers’ Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.4 Enriching the Learning Materials and Learning Methods | 第51页 |
| 5.2.5 Adding Extra-class Communicative Activities | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第52-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-60页 |
| Appendix I | 第60-66页 |
| Appendix II | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-68页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第68页 |
