| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract in English | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1．1． Research objectives | 第12-14页 |
| 1．2． General organization | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two: Background of the Study | 第17-32页 |
| 2．1． The characteristics of higher vocational education | 第17-21页 |
| 2．2． The reform of English teaching at Higher Vocational Colleges during the past ten years | 第21-27页 |
| 2．3． The present situation of cultural teaching in English teaching at Higher Vocational Colleges | 第27-29页 |
| 2．4． Summary | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Three: Overview of Cultural Teaching at Higher Vocational Colleges in Terms of Its Cultural Content | 第32-55页 |
| 3．1． The content of culture needed in China | 第32-35页 |
| 3．1．1． The teaching of cultural norms of native and non-native English speakers | 第33页 |
| 3．1．2． The teaching of using English to express Chinese culture | 第33-35页 |
| 3．2． The content of culture needed in English teaching at Higher Vocational Colleges | 第35-53页 |
| 3．2．1． The teaching of small culture | 第35-40页 |
| 3．2．2． The cultural items needed | 第40-53页 |
| 3．2．2．1． The frequency of the cultural mistakes made by Chinese learners of English in ercultural communication | 第42-47页 |
| 3．2．2．2． The comparison between the communicative functions in the Syllabus and the ommon cultural mistakes made by Chinese learners of English | 第47-49页 |
| 3．2．3．3． The main cultural items for students at Higher Vocational Colleges | 第49-53页 |
| 3．3． Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Four: Discussion on Raising the Cultural Awareness of English Teachers at Higher Vocational Colleges | 第55-79页 |
| 4．1． The awareness for cultural teaching | 第56-63页 |
| 4．1．1． The goal for cultural teaching | 第56-60页 |
| 4．1．2． The principles for cultural teaching | 第60-63页 |
| 4．2． The techniques for cultural teaching | 第63-76页 |
| 4．2．1． Suggestions regarding the teaching program | 第63-66页 |
| 4．2．2． Suggestions regarding the teaching methods in class | 第66-76页 |
| 4．2．2．1． Task & task-based language teaching | 第68-73页 |
| 4．2．2．1．1． Classroom tasks & L2 Learning | 第70-72页 |
| 4．2．2．1．2． Tasks promote noticing | 第72-73页 |
| 4．2．2．2． Culture-based tasks | 第73-76页 |
| 4．2．2．2．1． The characteristics of culture-based tasks | 第73-74页 |
| 4．2．2．2．2． The advantages of culture-based tasks | 第74-76页 |
| 4．3． Summary | 第76-79页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第79-85页 |
| 5．1． Summary | 第79-82页 |
| 5．2． Limitations | 第82-85页 |
| Bibliography | 第85-97页 |
| Appendix | 第97-109页 |
