| Abstract in English | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| ·Problems in current teaching | 第7-8页 |
| ·Structure of this thesis | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第9-25页 |
| ·Pragmatics and pragmatic failure | 第9-17页 |
| ·The definition of pragmatics | 第9-10页 |
| ·What is pragmatic failure? | 第10-17页 |
| A:Pragmalinguistic failure and its causes | 第13-14页 |
| B:Sociopragmatic failure and its causes | 第14-15页 |
| C:Pragmabehavioral failure and its causes | 第15-17页 |
| ·Language and culture | 第17-19页 |
| ·Culture in language learning | 第19-21页 |
| ·Culture and communication | 第21-22页 |
| ·Interculture communication | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three Empirical Studies | 第25-44页 |
| ·Research questions | 第25页 |
| ·Research design | 第25-29页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第25-29页 |
| ·Interview | 第29页 |
| ·Results and discussion | 第29-44页 |
| ·Results and discussions of the PC test and questionnaire | 第30-31页 |
| ·Reasons for students' comparatively low level of pragmatic competence | 第31-40页 |
| ·Resuits and discussions of the interview | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter Four Strategic Remedies | 第44-56页 |
| ·Pedagogical implication | 第44-45页 |
| ·Some suggestions for culture teaching | 第45-56页 |
| ·The goal of culture teaching | 第45-46页 |
| ·Teacher's role | 第46-50页 |
| ·Ways to improve students' culture awareness | 第50-52页 |
| ·Ways to deal with the culture items in EFL | 第52-53页 |
| ·Ways to create cross-cultural atmosphere | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Five Concluding Remarks | 第56-59页 |
| ·Major findings | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for future's research | 第56-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix | 第62页 |
