| Abstract (English) | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-9页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Significance and Objectives of the Thesis | 第10-13页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-25页 |
| ·Relevant Concepts from Anthropological Perspectives | 第14-16页 |
| ·The Concept of culture | 第15页 |
| ·Ethnocentrism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Cultural Relativism | 第16页 |
| ·A Preview of Researches on Culture shock | 第16-25页 |
| ·Different Explanations of Culture Shock | 第16-18页 |
| ·Approaches in Cultural Shock Research | 第18-20页 |
| ·Two Important Models of Culture Shock | 第20-25页 |
| Chapter Three CULTURE SHOCK AND CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION | 第25-37页 |
| ·Understanding the Process of Cross-cultural Adaptation | 第25-27页 |
| ·The Role of Culture Shock in Cross-cultural Adaptation Process | 第27-28页 |
| ·Causes and Characteristics of Culture Shock | 第28-37页 |
| ·Interplay of Acculturation and Deculturation | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Breakdown of Communication | 第32-35页 |
| ·Change of Environment | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four COPING WITH CULTURE SHOCK | 第37-51页 |
| ·Defense Mechanisms vs.Coping Mechanisms | 第37-38页 |
| ·Being Interculturally Competent Communicators | 第38-45页 |
| ·Culture Knowledge | 第39-42页 |
| ·Cross-cultural Training for Intercultural Competence | 第42-45页 |
| ·Adaptation—a Natural way to Overcome Culture Shock | 第45-51页 |
| ·Intercultural Contact Outcomes | 第45-47页 |
| ·Cross-cultural Adaptation Outcomes | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Five IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION | 第51-55页 |
| ·Implications | 第51-53页 |
| ·Implications for Cross-cultural Training | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications for College English Teaching | 第52-53页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-59页 |
| 学位论文独创性声明 | 第59页 |
| 学位论文版权的使用授权书 | 第59页 |