| 声明 | 第1-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第10-13页 |
| ·Need and Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 2. An Overview of Culture Teaching and Learning in Foreign Language Education | 第15-34页 |
| ·Interrelatedness of Language, Culture and Communication | 第15-16页 |
| ·Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom | 第16-25页 |
| ·Culture with a big C and culture with a small c | 第16-18页 |
| ·Culture Knowledge and Culture Understanding | 第18-19页 |
| ·Learners’Native Culture (C1) and Target Culture (C2) | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Third Place | 第22-25页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication Competence as the Goal | 第25-34页 |
| ·Definition of Intercultural Communication | 第25-26页 |
| ·Definition and Dimensions of Intercultural Communication Competence | 第26-28页 |
| ·Cultural / Intercultural Awareness | 第28-31页 |
| ·Intercultural Speaker and Intercultural Person | 第31-34页 |
| 3. Film as a Culture Teaching Tool | 第34-44页 |
| ·Characteristics and Functions of Film as a Teaching Tool | 第34-37页 |
| ·Characteristics of Film | 第34-35页 |
| ·Functions of Film as a Teaching Tool | 第35-37页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications for Using Film as a Culture Teaching Tool | 第37-44页 |
| ·Feasibility and Necessity of Using Films for Culture Teaching | 第38-40页 |
| ·Advantages of Film for Culture Teaching | 第40-42页 |
| ·Disadvantages and Possible Negative Effects of Film as a Culture Teaching Resource | 第42-44页 |
| 4. Developing Intercultural Competence through Films: from Theory to Classroom Practice | 第44-59页 |
| ·Teaching Principles | 第44-47页 |
| ·General Considerations | 第44-45页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第45-46页 |
| ·Content-based Instruction | 第46-47页 |
| ·A Curricular Proposal | 第47-55页 |
| ·Teaching Subjects and Objectives | 第47-48页 |
| ·Choice of Films | 第48-52页 |
| ·Teaching Arrangements | 第52-54页 |
| ·Some Notes for Teaching | 第54-55页 |
| ·General Planning Steps for a Film Lesson | 第55-59页 |
| ·General Steps | 第55-56页 |
| ·A Sample Lesson Plan for The Joy Luck Club | 第56-59页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-68页 |
| Appendix: Plot Summaries of the Chosen Films | 第68-70页 |