| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the research | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Status-quo of Asian students in American universities | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the research | 第17-18页 |
| 1.4 Thesis structure | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-39页 |
| 2.1 Researches on self-concept and silent behavior | 第20-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Defining self-concept and its significance | 第20-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Students’ self-concept and class participation | 第23-25页 |
| 2.1.3 Self-concept model and assessment | 第25-29页 |
| 2.2 Researches on cultural difference and silent behavior | 第29-39页 |
| 2.2.1 Reasons for being silent: language, culture and psychology | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2.2 Power distance, facework, and high/low-context culture | 第33-35页 |
| 2.2.3 From deficit to surplus model | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ METHODOLOGY | 第39-45页 |
| 3.1 Research question and hypotheses | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3 Procedure | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4 Research approach | 第42-43页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ RESULTS | 第45-54页 |
| 4.1 Validity and reliability | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2 Class participation as the independent variable | 第47-50页 |
| 4.3 Self-concept as the independent variable | 第50-54页 |
| CHAPTER V FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS | 第54-63页 |
| 5.1 Besides the cultural factors | 第54-57页 |
| 5.2 Silence as a right | 第57-60页 |
| 5.3 Negotiating between the two cultures | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ CONCLUSION | 第63-66页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPGY | 第66-73页 |
| APPENDIX I | 第73-75页 |
| APPENDIX II | 第75页 |
