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Acknowledgments
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Significance of the Study
1.2 General Organization
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Some Key terms and Their Relationships
2.1.1 Culture
2.1.2 Intercultural awareness
2.1.3 Intercultural communicative competence
2.1.4 Some important relationships
2.2 Related Theories of Intercultural Awareness
2.2.1 Hanvey's four-level intercultural awareness
2.2.2 Oxford and Scarcella's five-stage intercultural awareness
2.3 Related Studies on Developing Students' Intercultural Aawareness
2.3.1 Studies abroad
2.3.2 Studies at home
Chapter Three METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Subjects
3.3 Instruments
3.3.1 Questionnaire on intercultural knowledge
3.3.2 Questionnaire on students' intercultural sensitivity/awareness
3.3.3 Interview
3.4 Procedure
3.5 Data Collection and Analysis
Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Analysis on Students' Intercultural Knowledge
4.1.1 Knowledge about English-speaking countries
4.1.2 Social values
4.1.3 Time conception
4.1.4 Etiquette
4.1.5 The protocol of conversation
4.1.6 Nonverbal communication
4.1.7 Verbal communication
4.2 Analysis on Students' Intercultural Sensitivity/Awareness
4.2.1 Cultural integration
4.2.2 Behavioral response
4.2.3 Intellectual interaction
4.2.4 Attitude toward others
4.2.5 Empathy
4.3 Analysis on the interview
4.4 Suggestions for Improving Students' Intercultural Awareness
4.4.1 Acquiring intercultural knowledge through reading materials
4.4.2 Improving intercultural awareness through TV and the Internet
4.4.3 Enhancing cultural adaptation by travelling and practicing in English corner
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
References
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