●CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Rationale of the Study
1.3 Scope of the Study
1.4 Research Objectives and Research Questions
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Definitions of Terms in the Study
1.7 Outline of the Thesis
1.8 Summary CHAPTER
2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Communicative Competence
2.2 Theories of Pragmatics
2.3 Pragmatic Competence
2.4 Interlanguage Pragmatics
2.5 Domains of ILP Competence in the Present Study
2.6 Testing Methods of Pragmatic Competence
2.7 Reliability and Validity of ILP Competence Testing
2.8 Previous Studies on Reliability and Validity of ILP Competence Testing
2.9 Previous Studies of EFL Learners'ILP Competence
2.10 Summary CHAPTER
3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Theoretical Framework of the Present Study
3.2 Development of Research Instruments
3.3 Participants
3.4 Data Collection
3.5 Data Analysis
3.6 Summary CHAPTER
4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Ⅰ: EFL LEARNERS'ILP COMPETENCE
4.1 EFL Learners'ILP Competence
4.2 Discussion on the EFL Learners'ILP Competence
4.3 Summary CHAPTER
5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Ⅱ: VARIATIONS IN EFL LEARNERS'ILP COMPETENCE ACCORDING TO NATIONALITY
5.1 Variations of EFL Learners'ILP Competence according to Nationality in Each Category and at the Overall Level
……