| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-41页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17页 |
| ·Research on Second Language Reading and English Reading Barriers | 第17-20页 |
| ·Research on Second Language Reading | 第18-19页 |
| ·Research on English Reading Barriers | 第19-20页 |
| ·Culture and Culture Barriers | 第20-37页 |
| ·The Definition of Culture | 第21-28页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第21-23页 |
| ·Research on Intercultural Communicative Competence(ICC) | 第23-28页 |
| ·Research on"Cultural Barriers"and"Cultural Reading Barriers" | 第28-31页 |
| ·Definition on "Cultural Barriers"and "Cultural Barriers in Reading" | 第28-29页 |
| ·Features of the Cultural Barriers in College English Reading | 第29-31页 |
| ·Cultural Differences and EFL Reading Comprehension from the Perspective of Language and Culture | 第31-37页 |
| ·Cultural Differences and Comprehension of Words | 第31-32页 |
| ·Cultural Differences and Comprehension of Idioms | 第32-33页 |
| ·Cultural Differences and Comprehension of Sentences | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cultural Differences and Comprehension of Texts | 第34-36页 |
| ·Cultural Differences and Comprehension of Modes of Thinking | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language and Culture | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language Pedagogy and Culture Pedagogy | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Relationship between EFL Reading Comprehension and ICC | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 3 The Research Methodology | 第41-46页 |
| ·Introduction | 第41页 |
| ·Hypothesis | 第41页 |
| ·Description of Participants | 第41-42页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第42-45页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第42-43页 |
| ·Questionnaire and the Final Semester English Examination Scores | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第44-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第46-68页 |
| ·Introduction | 第46页 |
| ·Results and Data Analysis | 第46-67页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis between Classes | 第46-62页 |
| ·Analysis of the Predominant College English Reading Barriers | 第46-48页 |
| ·Analysis of the Aspects of Cultural Factors in College English Reading | 第48-49页 |
| ·Analysis of the Reasons to Cultural Barriers in College English Reading | 第49-54页 |
| ·Analysis of the Strategies for Cultural Barriers in College English Reading | 第54-62页 |
| ·One-way ANOVA for Internal Factor Analysis of ICC and Four Dimensions | 第62-64页 |
| ·Classes Statistics of Intercultural Competence Scores | 第62-63页 |
| ·Internal Factor Comparison of Four Dimensions | 第63-64页 |
| ·Independent Sample T-test for the Comparison of English Reading Test Scores with ICC | 第64-67页 |
| ·Summary of This Chapter | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter five Implications and Suggestions | 第68-76页 |
| ·Introduction | 第68页 |
| ·Summary of the Major Findings | 第68-72页 |
| ·The Predominant College English Reading Barriers | 第68-69页 |
| ·The Aspects of Cultural Factors in college English Reading | 第69页 |
| ·Summary of the Reasons of Cultural Barriers in College English Reading | 第69-70页 |
| ·Summary of the Strategies of Cultural Barriers in College English Reading | 第70-72页 |
| ·The results of Independent Sample T-test for the Comparison of English Reading Test Scores with ICC | 第72页 |
| ·The Limitations of This Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第73-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-79页 |
| Appendices | 第79-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ The Questionnaire | 第79-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ The English Final Semester Test | 第86-88页 |
