Interfaces between language testing and intercultural communicative competence

目录
Acknowledgements
Abstract
摘要
List of Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1 Introductory Remarks
1.1 Fundamentals of the study
1.2 Background of the study
1.3 Description of the study
1.3.1 Purpose and scope of the study
1.3.2 Study questions
1.3.3 Structure of the study
1.3.4 Study methods
1.3.5 Study reaulta
1. 4 Summaty
Chapter 2 Current Situation of Foreign Language Teaching and Testing in China
2.1 Analysis of current foreign language teaching in China
2.1.1 American council on the teaching of foreign languages
2.1.2 Teachers
2.1.3 Textbooks
2.1.4 The national ELT syllabus for English language majors
2.2 Analysis of current foreign language testing in China
2.2.1 Current views towards foreign language testing
2.2.2 Test syllabus
2.2.3 Learners′ cultural awareness
2.2.4 Teachers′ attitudes towards culture teaching and testing
2.3 Current status of culture teaching and testing in China:an empirical study
2.3.1 Learners, cultural awareness
2.3.2 Teachers′ attitudes towards culture teaching and testing
2.4 Strengthening culture testing as a way of assessing language learners′ ICC
2.4.1 Summary of China′s foreign language testing problems
2.4.2 Rationale for strengthening culture testing in China
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Bases for Culture Testing
3.1 Foreign language testing revisited
3.1.1 Reviewing views of foreign language testing
3.1.2 Criticizing current foreign language testing
3.1.3 Reaching a consensus
3.2 ICC: definition and theory
3.2.1 Cross-cultural and intercultural: the terminological aspect
3.2.2 Theoretical perspective
3.3 Relationship between language testing and culture testing
3.3.1 Nature of language testing and culture testing
3.3.2 Interdependence between language testing and culture testing
3.4 Review of culture testing at home and abroad
3.4.1 Review of culture testing at home
3.4.2 Review of culture testing abroad
3.4.3 Discussion
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 Validation of an Intercultural Communicative Competence Test
4.1 A tentative model of culture testing
4.1.1 Components of cultural competence
4.1.2 Culture testing formats
4.2 Culture test design and construction:an empirical study
4.2.1 Research rationale
4.2.2 Research instruments
4.2.3 Research subjects
4.2.4 Research methods
4.2.5 Research findings
4.3 Discussion
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Integrating Culture Components into TEM
5.1 TEM 4
5.1.1 Current situation of TEM 4
5.1.2 Suggestions
5.2 TEM 8
5.2.1 Current situation of TEM 8
5.2.2 Suggestions
5.3 Summary
Chapter 6 Concluding Remarks and Recommendations
6.1 Contributions of the study
6.2 Limitations of the study
6.3 Recommendations for further research
6.4 Summary
Bibliography
Appendix 2.1 The National ELT Syllabus for English Language Majors
Appendix 4.1 The Original Text of E-C Translation of TEM 8 (2003)
Appendix 4.2 Culture Test
Appendix 5.1 The Test Syllabus of the General Knowledge
Appendix 5.2 The Original Text of General Knowledge of TEM 8 (2005,2006,2007)