| 中文摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第5-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Cultural studies and intercultural communication | 第11-12页 |
| ·Limitations of current English teaching in China's examination-oriented system | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the present study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Scope of the present study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Culture, Communication and TEFL | 第16-30页 |
| ·Culture and TEFL | 第16-22页 |
| ·Language | 第16-17页 |
| ·Culture | 第17-19页 |
| ·Relationship between language and culture | 第19-21页 |
| ·Significance of cultural teaching in TEFL | 第21-22页 |
| ·Goals of cultural teaching | 第22页 |
| ·Culture and communication | 第22-28页 |
| ·Communication | 第22-23页 |
| ·Communicative competence | 第23-24页 |
| ·Cultural influence upon communication | 第24-27页 |
| ·Developing students' communicative competence through cultural teaching and learning | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Case Study -- A Sociocultural Test | 第30-38页 |
| ·Design and purpose of the sociocultural test | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第31-33页 |
| ·Problems indicated by the results of the test | 第33-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four Possible Causes of the Current Depressing Situation | 第38-44页 |
| ·Burdens of examinations | 第38-39页 |
| ·Evaluation system and test construction | 第39-40页 |
| ·Teachers' lack of cultural competence | 第40-42页 |
| ·Inadequate communicative environment | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter Five Strategies to Improve Students' English Application Competence | 第44-53页 |
| ·Textbook compilation | 第44-45页 |
| ·Reform of the assessment in TEFL | 第45-46页 |
| ·Teachers, an essential component of EFL environment | 第46-48页 |
| ·Classroom climate and campus environment | 第48-50页 |
| ·Guidelines for teaching culture | 第50-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-57页 |
| Appendix A Sociocultural Test | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
