| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance and purpose of the study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 The layout of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| 2.1 Intercultural communication competence | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Intercultural sensitivity | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of intercultural sensitivity | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Characteristics of intercultural sensitivity | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.3 Relevant studies on intercultural sensitivity | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3 Cultural schema theory | 第23-30页 |
| 2.3.1 The schema theory | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Definition of cultural schema | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.3 Classification of cultural schema | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.4 Application of cultural schema in foreign language teaching | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter Three A Suggested Instruction Model Based on Cultural SchemaConstruction | 第30-47页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical basis of the suggested instruction model | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Constructivism | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Introduction of cultural-schema-construction-based instruction model | 第33-36页 |
| 3.3 Measures to carry out the suggested instruction model | 第36-47页 |
| 3.3.1 Principles of the measures in the model | 第36-38页 |
| 3.3.2 Methods for cultural schema construction in the model | 第38-42页 |
| 3.3.3 Teaching procedures in the model | 第42-47页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第47-52页 |
| 4.1 Research questions | 第47页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4 Research procedures | 第49-50页 |
| 4.4.1 Pre-test | 第49页 |
| 4.4.2 Teaching experiment | 第49-50页 |
| 4.4.3 Post-test | 第50页 |
| 4.5 Data collection and analysis | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第52-66页 |
| 5.1 Results from the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale | 第52-58页 |
| 5.1.1 Reliability analysis of Intercultural Sensitivity Scale | 第52-53页 |
| 5.1.2 Data analysis of the overall score of Intercultural Sensitivity Scale withcomparison of the pre-test and post-test | 第53-55页 |
| 5.1.3 Data analysis of the five factors of Intercultural Sensitivity Scale withcomparison of the pre-test and post-test | 第55-58页 |
| 5.2 Results from the interview | 第58-60页 |
| 5.3 Discussion and major findings | 第60-66页 |
| 5.3.1 Effectiveness of cultural-schema-construction model to promotelearners’ intercultural sensitivity | 第60-61页 |
| 5.3.2 The most effectively promoted factor in learners’ interculturalsensitivity | 第61-64页 |
| 5.3.3 Students’ positive attitude towards the student-centered instructionbased on cultural schema construction | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-73页 |
| 6.1 Summary of the major findings | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the study | 第67-71页 |
| 6.2.1 Theoretical implications | 第67-69页 |
| 6.2.2 Pedagogical implications | 第69-71页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-79页 |
| Appendix I Intercultural Sensitivity Scale | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix II Questions for the Interview | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix III Transcriptions of Interviews | 第82-87页 |
| Publications | 第87页 |
