| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Research background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·Definition of intercultural communicative competence | 第12-13页 |
| ·Components of ICC | 第13-16页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation of ICC | 第16-18页 |
| ·Relevant research on intercultural communication competence | 第18-24页 |
| ·Main research and findings abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·Main research and findings at home | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第24-28页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第24页 |
| ·Subjects | 第24-25页 |
| ·Instruments | 第25-26页 |
| ·Socio-Cultural Test | 第25-26页 |
| ·Interview | 第26页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussions | 第28-51页 |
| ·The overall pattern of the senior high school students' ICC | 第28-32页 |
| ·The ICC of senior high school students on the whole | 第28-30页 |
| ·The description of the different parts of the Socio-cultural test | 第30-32页 |
| ·The differences in the students' ICC in urban high schools of different levels | 第32-40页 |
| ·The differences in the students' ICC in urban high schools of different levels | 第33-34页 |
| ·The differences in the different parts of Students' ICC in urban high schools of different levels | 第34-40页 |
| ·The differences in the ICC between students of urban high school and students of town high school | 第40-44页 |
| ·The differences in the ICC between students of urban high school and students of town high school | 第40-41页 |
| ·The differences in the different parts of the students' ICC in urban high school and town high school | 第41-44页 |
| ·The differences in the ICC between students in key class and students in non-key class | 第44-48页 |
| ·The differences in the ICC scores between students in key class and students in non-key class | 第44-45页 |
| ·The differences in the different parts of ICC between students in key class and students in non-key class | 第45-48页 |
| ·The results and discussions on the interview of the students | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-57页 |
| ·Summary of the findings in the present study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications for English teaching of high schools | 第52-53页 |
| ·Suggestions for English teaching of high schools | 第53-55页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions for the future research | 第55-57页 |
| References | 第57-62页 |
| Appendix One: A Socio-cultural Test | 第62-65页 |
| Appendix Two: Interview for students | 第65-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第67页 |
