本书采用问卷调查（隐喻分析）、课堂观察和访谈等方法，对大学英语中师生的认知和ct练习（ct包括四个组成部分：了解如何，了解，了解原因，了解自己）进行了探讨。着重阐述了从根本上在决策、教学实践、教师发展、学生的努力和经验以及英语文化环境的建立与完善等各个层面上实施大学英语中的ct与语言教学和改革的教育意义。

Table of Contents
List of Tables ……………………………………………………………………………… 1
Table of Figures …………………………………………………………………………… 4
Abbreviations ……………………………………………………………………………… 7
Table of Contents
List of Tables ……………………………………………………………………………… 1
Table of Figures …………………………………………………………………………… 4
Abbreviations ……………………………………………………………………………… 7
Chapter One Background to CT in College English in China
1.1 The background to CT in College English in China …………………………………… 8
1.2 Research questions and their significance ……………………………………………… 11
1.3 The structure of the book ……………………………………………………………… 13
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… 15
2.2 A brief review of the English language curricula at tertiary level in China …………… 15
2.3 Cultural and intercultural dimensions of foreign (English) language education ……… 23
2.4 Concepts and research of CT (CT) …………………………………………………… 37
2.5 Research on CT methodology ………………………………………………………… 46
2.6 Significance and gaps in CT methodology research …………………………………… 71
Chapter Three Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… 74
3.2 Choices of the research approaches …………………………………………………… 74
3.3 Choices of research methods ………………………………………………………… 79
3.4 Procedures of the research …………………………………………………………… 92
3.5 Reliability and validity of the research ……………………………………………… 113
Chapter Four Findings
4.1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 117
4.2 Findings from the questionnaires …………………………………………………… 117
4.3 Findings from classroom observation ……………………………………………… 145
4.4 Findings from the interviews ……………………………………………………… 160
4.5 Summary of all the results from questionnaires, classroom observation and interviews
…………………………………………………………………………………………… 227
Chapter Five Discussions
5.1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 228
5.2 CT goals in College English ………………………………………………………… 228
5.3 Contents of CT ……………………………………………………………………… 237
5.4 Methods and techniques of CT ……………………………………………………… 245
5.5 Cultivation of ICC in College English ……………………………………………… 256
5.6 Summary of discussions …………………………………………………………… 262
Chapter Six Conclusions
6.1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 265
6.2 Key Findings ………………………………………………………………………… 266
6.3 Implications of this study …………………………………………………………… 269
6.4 Contributions of this study ………………………………………………………… 273
6.5 Limitations of the research and suggestions for future studies ……………………… 276
Bibliography
Chinese Bibliography …………………………………………………………………… 316
APPENDIX (1) ………………………………………………………………………… 322
APPENDIX (2) ………………………………………………………………………… 329
APPENDIX (3) ………………………………………………………………………… 340
APPENDIX (4) ………………………………………………………………………… 341
APPENDIX (5) ………………………………………………………………………… 344
参考文献………………………………………………………………………………… 348