| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Background to the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Aims of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the study | 第15页 |
| 1.5 Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-26页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第17页 |
| 2.2 Cultural Adaptation | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Sociocultural Adaptation | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Academic Adaptation | 第19页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on cultural and academic adaptations | 第19-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on international students' cultural adaptation abroad | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies on international students' academic adaptation abroad | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous studies on international students' cultural adaptation in China | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3.4 Previous studies on international students' academic adaptation in China | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.5 Limitations of the previous studies | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第26-33页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第26页 |
| 3.2 Context of the study | 第26页 |
| 3.3 Participants | 第26-28页 |
| 3.4 Instruments | 第28-31页 |
| 3.4.1 Questionnaire | 第28-29页 |
| 3.4.2 Interview | 第29-31页 |
| 3.5 Data collection | 第31-32页 |
| 3.6 Data analysis | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第33-56页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第33页 |
| 4.2 Results of the questionnaire | 第33-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Results of patterns of Lao students' sociocultural and academic adaptation | 第33-39页 |
| 4.2.2 Results of challenges perceived by Lao students in sociocultural and academic aspects | 第39-46页 |
| 4.2.3 Results of differences between male and female Lao students’adaptations | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.4 Results of differences between lingual related majors' and non-lingual related majors' adaptations | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3 Correlation analysis between sociocultural adaptation and academic adaptation | 第50-51页 |
| 4.4 Results of the interviews | 第51-53页 |
| 4.5 Discussion | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第56-60页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第56页 |
| 5.2 Main findings of the present study | 第56-57页 |
| 5.3 Implications for international higher education | 第57-58页 |
| 5.4 Limitations of the study | 第58页 |
| 5.5 Suggestions for future studies | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-65页 |
| Appendix A | 第65-68页 |
| Appendix B | 第68-69页 |
| Publications | 第69页 |
