Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
Contents
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Background of the Study
1．2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
1．3 Overview of the Study
1．4 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1 Introduction of Intercultural Adaptation
2．1．1 Definition of Intercultural Adaptation
2．1．2 Intercultural Adaptation of Immigrants
2．1．3 Intercultural Adaptation of Sojourners
2．2 Approaches to Intercultural Adaptation
2．2．1 Macro and Micro Adaptation
2．2．2 Long-term and Short-term Adaptation
2．2．3 Adaptation as Learning Process or Problematic Process
2．3 Levels of Intercultural Adaptation
2．3．1 Functional Fitness
2．3．2 Psychological Health
2．3．3 Intercultural Identity
2．4 Stages of Intercultural Adaptation
2．4．1 Oberg's U-curve and Gullahorn's W-curve
2．4．2 The Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic
2．5 Intercultural Adaptation and Teaching
2．5．1 Major Teaching Approaches
2．5．2 Classroom Arrangements
2．5．3 The Teaching Approaches Popularamong Foreign English Teachers
2．5．4 The Teaching Approaches Popular among Chinese English Teachers
2．6 Intercultural Adaptation and Intercultural Communication Competence
2．6．1 Definition of Intercultural Competence
2．6．2 The Relationship between Intercultural Adaptation and Intercultural Competence
Chapter Three Empirical Study
3．1 Research Methods
3．1．1 Objective
3．1．2 Subjects
3．1．3 Hypotheses
3．1．4 Instruments
3．1．5 Proeedure
3．2 Study 1：Questionnaire
3．2．1 Design of Questionnaire
3．2．2 Major Findings
3．3 Study 2：Classroom Observation
3．3．1 The Silence in Class Influences Teaching
3．3．2 Language Barrier is a Big Challenge for Teaching
3．4 Study 3：Interview
3．4．1 Design of Interview
3．4．2 Major Findings
Chapter Four Discussion
Chapter Five Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix 1 Questionnaire
Appendix 2 Interview Questions
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