声明
摘要
Abstract
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Purposes and Significance
1.2 Research Questions
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Constructivism
2.2 The Principles of Constructivism Curriculum Design
2.2.1 Concept of Knowledge
2.2.2 Concept of Learning
2.2.3 The Teaching Principles of Constructivism
2.3 Intercuitural Communicative Competence(ICC)
2.3.1 Intercultural Communication Competence and Intercultural Communicative Competence(ICC)
2.3.2 Perspectives on Intercultural Communicative Competence(ICC)
2.3.3 Components of Intercultural Communicative Competence(ICC)
2.4 Previous Researches
2.4.1 Functions of Movies
2.4.2 Advantage of Movies to English Teaching
2.4.3 Criteria for Assessing Communicative Competence
2.4.4 The Effect of Original English Movies on Learners ICC
2.5 Critical Evaluation of Previous Research
3 Methodology
3.1 The Subjects of the Research
3.2 Survey Method and Data Collection Procedure
3.2.1 Questionnaire
3.2.2 Interview
3.3 Contents of Questionnaire
4 Data Analysis and Discussions
4.1 General Situation of the College Students’ ICC
4.1.1 College Students’ Awareness and Understanding of ICC
4.1.2 The Level of College Students’ ICC
4.2 General Effects on College Students’ ICC
4.2.1 Impact of English Teaching on College Students’ ICC
4.2.2 Impact of Original English Movies on College Students’ ICC
4.3 Analysis of the Interview
4.4 Discussions
5 Conclusions and Implications
5.1 Conclusions
5.2 Implications of the Study
5.2.1 Pedagogical Implications for College English Teachers
5.2.2 Implications for Students’ English Learning
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Study
References
Appendix
Acknowledgements