摘要
Abstract
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 General Description
1.2 Terminology Clarification
1.2.1 Defining culture from language teaching perspective
1.2.2 Defining ICC in language teaching
1.2.3 Defining test
1.3 Organization of Thesis
Chapter 2 Historical Review of Cultural Testing
2.1 Cultural Goals and Objectives
2.2 Culture Testing Formats
2.3 The Intercultural Development Inventory\(IDI\)
Chapter 3 Framework of Intercultural Competence Testing
3.1 A Tentative Model of Intercultural Competence
3.1.1 Fundamental objectives of culture learning
3.1.2 Multidimensional model of ICC by Byram\(1997\)
3.1.3 Components of intercultural competence
3.2 Testing Formats
3.2.1 Distribution of a foreign language test
3.2.2 Subjective and objective test
Chapter 4 An Empirical Study on the Culture Test
4.1 Testing Rationale
4.1.1 Reliability
4.1.2 Validity
4.1.3 Reliability and validity in culture testing
4.2 Research Design
4.2.1 Test purpose and research questions
4.2.2 Research instruments
4.2.3 Research subjects
4.2.4 Research methods
4.3 Research Administration
4.4 Research Findings and Discussions
Chapter 5 Couclusion
5.1 Major Research Conclusions
5.2 Limitations and Further Research
Acknowledgements
References
Appendix A Culture Test
Appendix B Intercultural Sensitivity Scale\(Chinese\)
Papers Published in the Period of M.A Education
