| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviation | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose | 第17页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-32页 |
| 2.1 Communicative Competence | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2 Pragmatic Competence | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition and Classification of Pragmatic Competence | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Relations between Communicative Competence, Linguistic and Pragmatic Competence | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 Related Studies on Pragmatic Competence | 第24-30页 |
| 2.3.1 Pragmatic Competence Development in SL/FL Teaching | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.1.1 Studies on Pragmatic Competence Teaching Aboard | 第25页 |
| 2.3.1.2 Studies on Pragmatic Competence teaching at Home | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Intercultural Communication and Pragmatic Competence | 第26-29页 |
| 2.3.2.1 The Link of Culture, Language and Communication | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.2.2 Cultural Teaching | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3.3 Pragmatic Failure Studies | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4 Reflection on Previous Studies Related Pragmatic Competence | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-42页 |
| 3.1 Pragmatic Failure Theory | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Pragmatic Failure | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.2 Classification of Pragmatic Failure | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Explicit Pragmatic Instruction | 第34-36页 |
| 3.3 Context Theory | 第36-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Different Views of Context | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3.2 Cultural Context Teaching | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第42-51页 |
| 4.1 Research Approaches | 第42页 |
| 4.2 Research Questions | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3 Research Subjects | 第43页 |
| 4.4 Research Instruments | 第43-47页 |
| 4.4.1 Questionnaire | 第43-44页 |
| 4.4.2 Two Testing Papers for Pragmatic Competence | 第44-46页 |
| 4.4.3 Teaching Material | 第46-47页 |
| 4.4.4 SPSS | 第47页 |
| 4.5 Procedures of Research | 第47-49页 |
| 4.6 Data Collection | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第51-83页 |
| 5.1 An Overview of VCS’ Cultural Awareness, Attitudes to Cultural Teaching, and Pragmatic Competence by Questionnaire | 第51-59页 |
| 5.1.1 Reliability of the Questionnaire | 第51-53页 |
| 5.1.2 Factor Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第53-55页 |
| 5.1.3 Analysis of Descriptive Statistics, Percentage and Correlation of Questionnaire | 第55-59页 |
| 5.2 Current Situation of VCS’ Pragmatic Competence and Its Main Problems | 第59-77页 |
| 5.2.1 Current Situation of VCS’ Pragmatic Competence | 第59-61页 |
| 5.2.2 Problems of VCS’ Pragmatic Competence | 第61-77页 |
| 5.2.2.1 VCS’ Pragmatic Failure Phenomena | 第62-70页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Reasons for VCS’ Pragmatic Failure | 第70-77页 |
| 5.3 Effects of Teaching Model in VCS’ Pragmatic Competence Development | 第77-83页 |
| 5.3.1 Pre-test of VCS’ Pragmatic Competence between EG and CG | 第77-79页 |
| 5.3.2 Post-test of VCS’ Pragmatic Competence between EG and CG | 第79-83页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第83-93页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第83-85页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第85-91页 |
| 6.2.1 Explicit Teaching: An Effective Approach to Raising EFL learners’ Pragmatic Competence | 第85-86页 |
| 6.2.2 Cultural Teaching: An Important Way of Enhancing EFL Learners’ Intercultural Competence | 第86-91页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the present study and Suggestion for Further Study | 第91-93页 |
| References | 第93-98页 |
| Appendix A | 第98-100页 |
| Appendix B | 第100-106页 |
| Appendix C | 第106-112页 |
| Appendix D | 第112-113页 |
| Major Publications | 第113页 |
