| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Overview of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-26页 |
| 2.1 The Concept of culture | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1.1 Ageneral review of definitions of culture | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.2 Clifford Geertz's Scrniotic concept of and interpretive approach to culture | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Third space and hybridity | 第14-15页 |
| 2.3 Cross-cultural adaptation theories | 第15-17页 |
| 2.3.1 Gudykunst & Kim's adaptation theory | 第15-16页 |
| 2.3.2 Oberg's adaptive transformation | 第16页 |
| 2.3.3 Lysgaard's U-curve pattern | 第16-17页 |
| 2.4 Different codes of communication and a selective review of culture values | 第17-21页 |
| 2.4.1 E.Hall's High context communication and low context Communication | 第17-19页 |
| 2.4.2 F.Kluckhohn's model of basic culture values | 第19-21页 |
| 2.5 Selective review of related studies | 第21-24页 |
| 2.5.1 Recent western studies | 第21-22页 |
| 2.5.2 Recent Chinese studies | 第22-24页 |
| 2.5.3 Thinking and comments | 第24页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design and Methodology | 第26-36页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Research purposes and research questions | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 The qualitative nature of the research | 第27-28页 |
| 3.4 Researcher profile | 第28-29页 |
| 3.5 The participants and the setting | 第29-30页 |
| 3.6 Data collection | 第30-32页 |
| 3.6.1 Data source | 第30-31页 |
| 3.6.2 Data collecting | 第31-32页 |
| 3.7 About Data analysis | 第32-33页 |
| 3.7.1 The focus of data analysis | 第32-33页 |
| 3.7.2 The method of data analysis | 第33页 |
| 3.8 Data presentation | 第33-34页 |
| 3.9 Trustworthiness | 第34-35页 |
| 3.10 Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Teaching and Learning in the Third Space | 第36-61页 |
| 4.1 Mutual adaptation between the teacher and students in the third space | 第36-50页 |
| 4.1.1 Honeymoon stage | 第37-41页 |
| 4.1.2 Confusion and frustration stage | 第41-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Fulfilling stage | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2 Cultural analysis of learning and teaching behaviors in the third space class | 第50-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Context: a hidden means of communication in the third space | 第51-53页 |
| 4.2.2 Role orientation:perception of activities in the third space | 第53-55页 |
| 4.2.3 Patterns of social relationship: framework of communication in the third space | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3 Characteristics of foreign teacher's adaptation in the third space classroom | 第57-60页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| 5.1 Summary of major findings | 第61-63页 |
| 5.2 Implication for EFL teachers and foreign teachers | 第63页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and recommendations | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ:Survey Of Foreign Teacher's Job Satisfaction in China | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ:Interview Questions for Bill and Students | 第71-72页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第72页 |
