《跨文化研究--交際能力對中國大學生學業成就
之影響(英文版)》以筆者周剛的博士論文為藍本，比
較全面地介紹了本研究領域的研究現狀、繫統的研究
方法、本學科的前沿研究成果及其未來發展方向。全
書共分9章，以歷史、文化、宗教、語言學等維度為
線索來闡述東西方文化與交際模式的差異性。
本研究通過在中英兩所大學的學生中采集了兩個
不同文化的樣本探索中國大學生對交際能力的自我認
知與學業成就的自我評價之間的相關聯性，並從中發
現他們的交際能力自我認知是否會對學業成就的自我
評價產生影響，並把所有的統計數據進行了對比性研
究。
通過大量的實證研究及數據分析，結果說明交際
能力與大學生的學業成績有顯著的相關聯性、交際能
力對學業成就產生顯著性影響。筆者第一次在跨文化
交際學研究領域中提出了這一理論，填補了該領域的
理論研究和實證研究的不足，進一步拓寬了未來跨文
化交際學的研究方向。

Chapter 1 General Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Personal Concern and Research Importance
1.3 The Research Objectives
1.4 The Problem Defined and Research Questions(RQ)
1.5 Organization of the Book
Chapter 2 Cultural Variability and Its Influence on Communication
2.1 Cultural Influences on Communication
2.2 Basic Approaches to the Study of Culture and Communication
2.3 Communication: the Western Cultural Orientation vs. the Eastern
Cultural Orientation
2.4 Dimensions of Cultural Variability
2.5 Application of the Dimensions of Cultural Variability
2.6 Individual-Level Factors that Mediate the Influence of Culture on
Communication
2.7 Communication Styles
2.8 Summary
Chapter 3 The Socio-Cultural and Political History of China
3.1 Some Facets of China's History
3.2 Socio-Cultural Background of Multiethnic China
3.3 Summary
Chapter 4 The Chinese Cultural and Philosophical Orientation to
Relationships and Communication
4.1 Chinese Philosophical Principles and Religion
4.2 Core Values of Confucianism
4.3 Impact of Confucianism on Behaviour
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Communication and Communication Competence
Research in the West
5.1 Communication Competence from the Western Perspectives
5.2 Summary
Chapter 6 Research Design and Methodology
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Research Design and Research Strategy
6.3 Methodology
Chapter 7 A Cross-Cultural Survey of Self-Perceptions of
Communicative Competence, Communication
Apprehension, Interdependence and Independence,
Academic Performance and Chinese Values
7.1 Aims of the Study
7.2 Participants
7.3 Data Analysis and Results
7.4 Discussion
Chapter 8 Administration of Classroom Observations
8.1 Aims of the Study
8.2 Participants
8.3 Materials and Procedures of Classroom Observations
8.4 Data Analysis and Results
8.5 Discussion
Chapter 9 Conclusion
9.1 Overview of the Study Findings
9.2 The SPCBPVQ Questionnaire
9.3 The Classroom Observation
9.4 Limitations to this Study
9.5 Implications for Practice
9.6 Implications for Future Research
References
Appendix 1 Self-Perception of Communication Behavior, Performance
and Values Questionnaire
Appendix 2 VPBCS-Based Observation Form and Keys to
VPBCS-Based Observation Form
Appendix 3 Reliability Tests of SPCBPVQ Questionnaire
Appendix 4 Factor Scree Plots
Appendix 5 Reliability Tests of Factor Analysis
Appendix 6 Results of Multiple Regressions
Appendix 7 Results of MANOVA : Chinese Sample vs. British Sample