| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第7-10页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第7-8页 |
| 1.2 Significance and Purposes of the Study | 第8页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第8-9页 |
| 1.4 The Organization of the Thesis | 第9-10页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第10-20页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) and InterculturalSensitivity (ICS) | 第10-15页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) | 第10-12页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1.3 Relationships between Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC)and Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Instruments for Assessing Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) | 第15页 |
| 2.3 Relevant Empirical Studies on Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) | 第15-20页 |
| 2.3.1 Relevant Empirical Studies on Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3.2 Relevant Empirical Studies on Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) in China. 11 | 第17-20页 |
| 3 Methodology | 第20-27页 |
| 3.1 Participants | 第20-22页 |
| 3.2 Instruments | 第22-24页 |
| 3.3 Pilot Study | 第24-25页 |
| 3.4 Research Procedures | 第25-27页 |
| 3.4.1 Data Collection | 第25页 |
| 3.4.2 Data Manipulation | 第25-27页 |
| 4 Results and Discussion | 第27-50页 |
| 4.1 The Current Status of ICS of Chinese Students and the International Students | 第27-31页 |
| 4.1.1 The Current Status of ICS of Chinese Students | 第27-29页 |
| 4.1.2 The Current Status of ICS of International Students | 第29-30页 |
| 4.1.3 A Comparison of ICS between Chinese Students and InternationalStudents | 第30-31页 |
| 4.2 Variance Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis on the Five Factors | 第31-35页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of ICS and Variables Selected | 第35-50页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第50-56页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the study | 第50-52页 |
| 5.1.1 The Current Status of ICS of Chinese and International Students in DUT44 | 第50-51页 |
| 5.1.2 The Best Predictor of ICS for Chinese students and InternationalStudents in DUT | 第51页 |
| 5.1.3 Correlations between the Dependent Variable (ICS) and the IndependentVariables Selected | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 Research Implications | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3 Research Limitations | 第53-54页 |
| 5.4 Recommendation for Further Studies | 第54页 |
| 5.5 Suggestions for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-58页 |
| Appendix 1 A Questionnaire about Students’ Intercultural Sensitivity in DUT | 第58-62页 |
| Appendix 2 Results of Data Analysis | 第62-68页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表学术论文情况 | 第68-69页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第69-70页 |
