| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-8页 |
| ENGLISH ABSTRACT | 第8-10页 |
| CHINESE ABSTRACT | 第10-11页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第11-14页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| ·Need for the Study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| ·Results Found in Previous Relevant Studies | 第16-17页 |
| ·General Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-34页 |
| ·Relevant Categories Visited | 第19-25页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Culture | 第19-21页 |
| ·Language Learning and Culture Learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Communication | 第22-24页 |
| ·Culture and Communication | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theoretical Rationale(SCC) | 第25-28页 |
| ·Communicative Competence | 第25-26页 |
| ·Sociocultural Competence (SCC) | 第26-28页 |
| ·Assessment of Sociocultural Competence | 第28-31页 |
| ·Objectives of Sociocultural Teaching | 第29-30页 |
| ·Assessing Sociocultural Competence | 第30-31页 |
| ·Critical Evaluation of Related Empirical Studies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Considerations in Testing Sociocultural Competence | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three EMPIRICAL RESEARCH: A SURVEY ON SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE | 第34-49页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34-35页 |
| ·Research Design | 第35-38页 |
| ·Participants | 第35页 |
| ·Instrumentation | 第35-38页 |
| ·Data Collection and Scaling | 第38页 |
| ·Results and Discussion | 第38-46页 |
| ·Frequency of Scores on the UEE Exam and SCC Test | 第38-40页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics for English score and SCC Test | 第40-41页 |
| ·Correlation Analysis | 第41-42页 |
| ·T-test | 第42-43页 |
| ·Frequency Distribution of Students' Responses to Some Test Items | 第43-44页 |
| ·Analysis of Pragmatic Failure of Verbal Behavior | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary of the Results | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Four ANALYSIS OF CAUSES FOR SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEFICIENCY | 第49-57页 |
| ·The Complexity of Culture | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Insufficient Research into Culture Teaching | 第50-51页 |
| ·Cultural Syllabus Factor | 第51-52页 |
| ·Teaching Materials Factor | 第52-53页 |
| ·Teacher Factor | 第53-55页 |
| ·Teaching Assessment Factor | 第55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIOCULTURAL TEACHING DEFFICIENCY | 第57-65页 |
| ·Framing a Coherent Cultural Syllabus | 第57-58页 |
| ·Improving Teacher Roles | 第58-59页 |
| ·Developing Textbooks Integrating Language and Culture | 第59-60页 |
| ·Applying Internet and Videos to Culture Teaching | 第60-62页 |
| ·Incorporating Sociocultural Contexts into Testing | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION | 第65-69页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第66-67页 |
| ·Future Research Suggestions | 第67-68页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第68-69页 |
| REFERENCES | 第69-76页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第76-86页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第86-87页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ | 第87-89页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ | 第89页 |
