| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Researching Process | 第11-18页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Process | 第12-16页 |
| ·Reseatoh Methods | 第16-18页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-35页 |
| ·Action Research | 第19-23页 |
| ·Definitions,Features and Developments of Action Research | 第19-21页 |
| ·Classifications and Cyclical Stages of Action Research | 第21-23页 |
| ·Teacher Action Research(TAR) | 第23-30页 |
| ·TAR Study Abroad | 第24-28页 |
| ·TAR Study at Home | 第28-30页 |
| ·Reflective Teaching | 第30-32页 |
| ·IC Teaching Syllabuses | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary of the Literature----Gaps and Relevance | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Problem Identification and the First Practice | 第35-58页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication(IC) | 第35-37页 |
| ·Introduction to IC | 第35-36页 |
| ·Ingredients of IC | 第36-37页 |
| ·Weakness in Students'IC Competence | 第37-44页 |
| ·A Diagnostic Quiz to Reveal IC Weakness | 第37-40页 |
| ·Possible Causes for the Weakness | 第40-44页 |
| ·Recommendations and the First Practice | 第44-49页 |
| ·Teaching Materials of the First IC Course Practice | 第45-47页 |
| ·Teaching Methods and Goals in the First Practice | 第47-48页 |
| ·First Evaluation of IC Course | 第48-49页 |
| ·First Renections before and during the First Formal Practice | 第49-58页 |
| ·Renlections on IC Course | 第49-53页 |
| ·Reflections on Teacher-researcher Herself | 第53-58页 |
| Chapter 4 Second Formal Practice and Further Reflections | 第58-72页 |
| ·Improvements in the Second Practice | 第58-65页 |
| ·Various Evaluation Methods | 第58-61页 |
| ·Tentative Cultivation of Students'Cooperative Learning and Researching Competence | 第61-63页 |
| ·Supplements and Amendments on Teaching Materials | 第63-65页 |
| ·Further Reflections | 第65-72页 |
| ·On IC Curriculum Design | 第65-68页 |
| ·On IC Course Intercollegiate Contrast | 第68-70页 |
| ·On Future Fostering Students'IC Competence | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusion | 第72-78页 |
| ·Significance and Limitation of the Research | 第72-75页 |
| ·Retrospect of the Research | 第72-73页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第73-74页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第74-75页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第75-78页 |
| References | 第78-81页 |
| Appendix | 第81-92页 |
| Appendix A:Diagnostic cultural quiz on communicative items | 第81-83页 |
| Appendix B:Teaching arrangements for IC course in 2007 | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix C:Mid-term Oral Testing Items for the Second Formal Teaching | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix D:Scoring Paper for Oral Testing | 第87-88页 |
| Appendix E:Teaching arrangements for IC course in 2008 | 第88-90页 |
| Appendix F:A Questionnaire Concerning Scales of Students'Satisfaction | 第90-92页 |
| Notes | 第92-93页 |
