| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Procedure of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 The Significance of Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 The Organization of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-38页 |
| 2.1 Idioms | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1.1 The definitions of idioms | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.2 The classification of idioms | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.3 Cultural background and cultural sources of idioms | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.4 Empirical studies of idiom abroad | 第24-25页 |
| 2.1.5 Empirical studies of idiom at home | 第25页 |
| 2.2 Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) and Intercultural Sensitivity (ICS) | 第25-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Concepts of ICC and ICS | 第25-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Assessment tools for intercultural sensitivity | 第30-31页 |
| 2.2.3 Empirical studies of intercultural sensitivity abroad | 第31-33页 |
| 2.2.4 Empirical studies of intercultural sensitivity at home | 第33-35页 |
| 2.3 Empirical Studies of Correlation between Idiom Acquisition and ICS | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Three RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第38-46页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第39页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Chen and Starosta's Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3.2 Idiom test | 第41页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4 Pilot Study | 第42-43页 |
| 3.5 Research Procedures | 第43-45页 |
| 3.5.1 Data collection | 第43-44页 |
| 3.5.2 Data coding | 第44页 |
| 3.5.3 Data analysis | 第44-45页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第46-66页 |
| 4.1 Research Question 1: The General Picture of Intercultural Sensitivity | 第46-52页 |
| 4.1.1 Results of the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.2 Discussion | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2 Research Question 2: the General Picture of the Acquisition of English Idioms | 第52-58页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of the acquisition of English idioms | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Discussion | 第54-58页 |
| 4.3 Research Question 3: Correlation among the Five Constructs of ICS and Correlation between ICS and Idiom Acquisition | 第58-64页 |
| 4.3.1 Results of the correlation among the five constructs of ICS and correlationbetween ICS and idiom acquisition | 第58-60页 |
| 4.3.2 Discussion | 第60-64页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第66-74页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第66-68页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第68-72页 |
| 5.2.1 Enhancing the learning of English culture-loaded idioms by improving intercultural sensitivity | 第69-70页 |
| 5.2.2 Enhancing intercultural sensitivity by improving the learning of English culture-loaded idioms | 第70-72页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Future | 第72-74页 |
| REFERENCES | 第74-84页 |
| Appendix | 第84-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Intercultural Sensitivity Scale | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Idiom Test | 第85-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Questions for interview | 第88-90页 |
| 附录：作者在攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第90页 |
