声明
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Purpose of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Intercultural Communicative Competence
2.1.1 Theoretical Explorations of ICC’s Definitions
2.1.2 Theoretical Explorations of ICC’s models
2.1.3 Empirical Research on Intercultural Communicative Competence
2.2 Intercultural Sensitivity
2.2.1 Theoretical Explorations on ICS’s Definitions
2.2.2 Theoretical Explorations ICS’s Models
2.2.3 Empirical Research on ICS
2.3 Instruments for Assessing ICS
2.3.1 Intercultural Sensitivity Inventory
2.3.2 Intercultural Development Inventory
2.3.3 Intercultural Sensitivity Scale
2.4 Studies on Culture-Oriented Curricula
2.4.1 Contents and Foci of Research on Culture-Oriented Curricula
2.4.2 Studies on Western Culture Courses and ICS
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Research Methods
3.2.1 ICS Assessment via Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS)
3.2.2 In-depth Interview
3.3 Participants and research sites
3.4 Research Procedure
3.4.1 Data Collection
3.4.2 Data Analysis
3.5 Reliability and Validity of the Study
3.6 Summary
Chapter 4 Results and Discussions
4.1 Results of the Study
4.1.1 Results from the Assessment of ICS
4.1.2 Results from the Interviews
4.2 Discussions
4.2.1 Discussion concerning ICS and ICC
4.2.2 Discussion concerning Teaching in Culture-Oriented Curricula
4.3 Summary
Chapter 5 Conclusions
5.1 Major Findings of the Study
5.2 Implications of the Study
5.2.1 Implications for Cultural Teaching
5.2.2 Implications for Cultural Learning
5.3 Limitations of this Study
5.4 Suggestions for Future Study
参考文献
Appendix Ⅰ Students Questionnaire
Appendix Ⅱ Interview Questions for Students
Appendix Ⅲ Information of Participants in the Interview
作者简介及科研成果
致谢
吉林大学;
