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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Need for the Study
1.1.1 Research Background
1.1.2 Results Found in Previous Relevant Studies
1.2 General Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Relevant Categories Visited
2.1.1 Definition and Classification of Culture
2.1.2 Language Learning and Culture Learning
2.1.3 Definition and Classification of Communication
2. 1 .4 Culture and Communication
2.2 Theoretical Rationale(SCC)
2.2.1Models of Communicative Competence
2.2.2 Sociocultural Competence (SCC)
2.3 Assessment of Sociocultural Competence
2.3.1 Objectives of Sociocultural Teaching
2.3.2 Assessing Sociocultural Competence
2.4 Critical Evaluation of Related Empirical Studies
2.5 Considerations in Testing Sociocultural Competence under Chenese EFL Learning Context
2.6 Summary
Chapter Three EMPIRICAL RESEARCH: A SURVEY ON SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Research Design
3.2.1 Participants
3.2.2 Instrumentation
3.3 Data Collection and Scaling
3.4 Results and Discussion
3.4.1 Frequency of Scores on the UEE Exam and SCC Test
3.4.2 Descriptive Statistics for UEE Exam score and SCC Test
3.4.3 Correlation Analysis
3.4.4 T-test
3.4.5 Frequency Distribution of Students' Responses to Some Test Items
3.4.6 Analysis of Pragmatic Failure of Verbal Behavior
3.5 Summary of the Results
3.6 Summary
Chapter Four ANALYSIS OF CAUSES FOR SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEFICIENCY
4.1 The Complexity of Culture
4.2 The Insufficient Research into Culture Teaching
4.3 Cultural Syllabus Factor
4.4 Teaching Materials Factor
4.5 Teacher Factor
4.6 Teaching Assessment Factor
4.7 Summary
Chapter Five POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIOCULTURAL TEACHING ISSUE
5.1 Framing a Coherent Cultural Syllabus
5.2 Improving Teacher Roles
5.3 Developing Textbooks to Integrating Language and Culture
5.4 Applying Internet and Videos to Culture Teaching
5.5 Incorporating Sociocultural Contexts into English Testing
5.6 Summary
Chapter Six CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Limitations of the Research
6.3 Future Research Suggestions
6.4 Concluding Remarks
REFERENCES
APPENDIX I Test on Sociocultural Competence
APPENDIX II Key to the Sociocultural Test
APPENDIX III Frequency for Students'Response
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