| 摘要: | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract: | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter I Theoretical Foundations for this Study | 第12-25页 |
| 1. Communication and the coding system | 第13-25页 |
| ·Communication: definition and variables | 第13-16页 |
| ·The three layers of the coding system | 第16-18页 |
| ·The deep roots of culture: value orientations | 第18-24页 |
| ·The definition of culture | 第18-20页 |
| ·The deep roots of culture: value and perception | 第20-21页 |
| ·The deconstruction of culture | 第21-24页 |
| ·Inter-cultural communication and the focus of this study | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter II: Value Orientations and a Framework for this Study | 第25-31页 |
| 2. Value orientations | 第25-31页 |
| ·Hofstede’s value dimensions | 第25-27页 |
| ·individualism-collectivism | 第25页 |
| ·Uncertainty avoidance | 第25-26页 |
| ·Power distance | 第26页 |
| ·Masculinity and feminity | 第26-27页 |
| ·Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s value orientations | 第27-28页 |
| ·Human nature orientation | 第27页 |
| ·The relationship of humankind to nature | 第27页 |
| ·Time orientation | 第27页 |
| ·Activity orientation | 第27页 |
| ·Relationship orientation | 第27-28页 |
| ·A value orientations framework for this study | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter III: Comparison between Chinese and American Value Orientations | 第31-40页 |
| 3. Comparison between Chinese and American value orientations | 第31-40页 |
| ·Chinese cultural roots | 第31-33页 |
| ·The historical and social structure roots of Chinese culture | 第31页 |
| ·The moral roots of Chinese culture | 第31-33页 |
| ·American cultural roots | 第33-35页 |
| ·The religious roots of American value system | 第33-34页 |
| ·The historical roots of American value system | 第34页 |
| ·The geographical roots of American value system | 第34-35页 |
| ·The divergences between Chinese and American value orientations | 第35-37页 |
| ·Cases analysis and the three value impediments | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter IV Analysis on the Value Impediments in Daily Inter-cultural Communication Situations | 第40-46页 |
| 4. Cases analysis | 第40-46页 |
| ·Cases study for the individuality impediment | 第40-41页 |
| ·Cases study for the time concept impediment | 第41-42页 |
| ·Cases study for the privacy concept impediment | 第42-43页 |
| ·General case analysis | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter V Survey on Chinese College Students’ Inter-cultural Communication Ability and Pedagogical Implications | 第46-49页 |
| 5. Pedagogical application | 第46-49页 |
| ·Survey on Chinese college students’ inter-cultural communication ability | 第46-47页 |
| ·Analysis on students’ inter-cultural communication ability | 第46-47页 |
| ·Analysis on the channels | 第47页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications from this study | 第47-49页 |
| Conclusion | 第49-50页 |
| References | 第50-53页 |
| Appendix | 第53-58页 |
