声明
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background Research
1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
1.3 Structure of the Study
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Culture
2.1.1 Chinese Culture
2.1.2 African Culture
2.1.3 Differences and Similarities between African Culture and Chinese Culture
2.2 Previous Research of English Writing Abroad and at Home
2.2.1 Previous Research of Discourse Coherence Abroad and at Home
2.2.2 Previous Research of Syntactic Complexity Abroad and at Home
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Culture, Thinking Mode, and Language Teaching
3.1.1 Culture and Thinking Mode
3.1.2 Culture and Language Teaching
3.1.3 Culture in College English Teaching and Learning
3.2 Theoretical Model of Intercultural Communication Competence
3.3 The Socio-educational Model
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Participants
4.3 Research Instruments
4.3.1 Jacob’s Scaling of Marking the Composition
4.3.2 Syntactic Complexity and Language Proficiency
4.3.3 Coherence Rating Scale
4.3.4 Questionnaire
4.3.5 Interview
4.4 The Research Process
4.4.1 Pilot Study
4.4.2 Present Study
4.5 Data Collection
4.6 Scoring
4.7 Data Analysis
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Results
5.1.1 The Differences of Discourse Coherence between African and Chinese Students’ English Writing
5.1.2 The Differences of Syntactic Complexity between African and Chinese Students’ English Writing
5.1.3 The Differences between African and Chinese College English Teaching
5.1.4 The Differences between African and Chinese Students’ Learning Motivation
5.1.5 The Effects of Cultural Differences on Students’ English Writing
5.1.6 The Results of Interview
5.2 Discussion
5.2.2 The Differences of Syntactic Complexity between African and Chinese Students’ English Writing
5.2.3 The Influence of Cultural Differences on Students’ English Writing
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Research Findings
6.2 Implications for College English Teaching
6.3 Limitations of Current Study
致谢
参考文献
Appendices
Appendix I
Appendix Ⅱ
Appendix Ⅲ
Appendix Ⅳ
Appendix Ⅴ
Appendix Ⅵ
Appendix Ⅶ
Academic Achievements
