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Acknowledgements
Chapter l Introduction
1.1 Background of the Research
1.2 Brief Introduction to the Researching Process
1.2.1 Research Questions
1.2.2 Research Process
1.2.3 Research Methods
1.3 Structure of the thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Action Research
2.1.1 Definitions, Features and Developments of Action Research
2.1.2 Classifications and Cyclical Stages of Action Research
2.2 Teacher Action Research(TAR)
2.2.1 TAR Study Abroad
2.2.2 TAR Study at Home
2.3 Reflective Teaching
2.4 IC Teaching Syllabuses
2.5 Summary of the Literature ---- Gaps and Relevance
Chapter 3 Problem Identification and the First Practice
3.1 Intercultural Communication(IC)
3.1.1 Introduction to IC
3.1.2 Ingredients of IC
3.2 Weakness in Students' IC Competence
3.2.1 A Diagnostic Quiz to Reveal IC Weakness
3.2.2 Possible Causes for the Weakness
3.3 Recommendations and the First Practice
3.3.1 Teaching Materials of the First IC Course Practice
3.3.2 Teaching Methods and Goals in the First Practice
3.3.3 First Evaluation of IC Course
3.4 First Reflections before and during the First Formal Practice
3.4.1 Reflections on IC Course
3.4.2 Reflections on Teacher-researcher Herself
Chapter 4 Second Formal Practice and Further Reflections
4.1 Improvements in the Second Practice
4.1.1 Various Evaluation Methods
4.1.2 Tentative Cultivation of Students' Cooperative Learning and Researching Competence
4.1.3 Supplements and Amendments on Teaching Materials
4.2 Further Reflections
4.2.1 On IC Curriculum Design
4.2.2 On IC Course Intercollegiate Contrast
4.2.3 On Future Fostering Students'IC Competence
Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusion
5.1 Significance and Limitation of the Research
5.1.1 Retrospect of the Research
5.1.2 Significance of the Research
5.1.3 Limitations of the Research
5.2 Suggestions for Future Research
References
Appendix
Appendix A: Diagnostic cultural quiz on communicative items
Appendix B: Teaching arrangements for IC course in 2007
Appendix C: Mid-term Oral Testing Items for the Second Formal Teaching
Appendix D: Scoring Paper for Oral Testing
Appendix E: Teaching arrangements for IC course in 2008
Appendix F: A Questionnaire Concerning Scales of Students' Satisfaction
Notes