| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background and Introduction of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第12页 |
| ·Structure of this Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-30页 |
| ·Pragmatics and Pragmatic Failure | 第14-21页 |
| ·the Definition of Pragmatics | 第14-15页 |
| ·What is Pragmatic Failure? | 第15-17页 |
| ·Reasons for Studying Pragmatic Failure | 第17-18页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic Failure | 第18-20页 |
| ·Sociopragmatic Failure | 第20-21页 |
| ·Related Studies on Pragmatic Failure in China | 第21-23页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第23-27页 |
| ·the Definition of Culture | 第23-24页 |
| ·What is Language? | 第24-25页 |
| ·the Relationship Between Culture and Language | 第25-27页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第27-30页 |
| ·Communication and Culture | 第27-28页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-32页 |
| ·Introduction | 第30页 |
| ·Subjects | 第30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30-31页 |
| ·Procedure of the Study | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第32-40页 |
| ·Research Analysis | 第32-35页 |
| ·Statistical Analysis of the Culture Test | 第32-34页 |
| ·Analysis of the Questionnaire | 第34-35页 |
| ·Results and Discussions | 第35-40页 |
| ·Results and Discussions of the Tests and Questionnaire | 第36页 |
| ·Reasons for the Students' Pragmatic Failure | 第36-40页 |
| ·Negative Pragmalinguistic Transfer | 第37页 |
| ·Negative Sociopragmatic Transfer | 第37页 |
| ·Different Illocutionary Force | 第37-38页 |
| ·Different Precedence over Politeness Principles | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Five Corresponding Measures in Cultural Teaching to Avoid Pragmatic Failure | 第40-56页 |
| ·Teaching Methods in Culture Teaching | 第40-48页 |
| ·Teaching Cultural Differences | 第40-45页 |
| ·Cultural Connotation of Words and Proverbs | 第41-43页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations of Sentences | 第43页 |
| ·Cultural Factors Contained in the Structure of the Text | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Cultivation of Cultural Awareness | 第45页 |
| ·Introducing Pragmatic Principles | 第45-48页 |
| ·Teachers in Cultural Teaching | 第48-51页 |
| ·Essential Requirement as a Foreign Language Teacher | 第49-50页 |
| ·Stress on self-development | 第50-51页 |
| ·Learners in Cultural Teaching | 第51-53页 |
| ·Developing Correct Attitudes about Culture Learning | 第51-52页 |
| ·Cultivating Cultural Creativity | 第52-53页 |
| ·Other Suggestions on Cultural Teaching | 第53-56页 |
| ·Teaching Materials | 第54页 |
| ·Assessment System | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第56-59页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第56页 |
| ·Implications | 第56-57页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| ·Conclusion of the Study | 第58-59页 |
| References | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix A | 第62-64页 |
| Appendix B | 第64-67页 |
| Appendix C | 第67-68页 |
| 攻读学位期间的研究成果 | 第68页 |