文化冲击-culture-shock

Unit1SectionBCultureShockCultureShock•文化冲击•Reflectingthe“culture”ofacountrybyfollowingaspects:–beliefs,attitudes,customs,behaviorsandsocialhabits–asenseofwhotheyare,howtheyshouldbehave,andwhattheyshouldorshouldnotdo.•CultureshockAtermmeaningstrongfeelingsofdiscomfort,fearoranxiety,whichpeoplemayhavewhentheyenteranotherculture.E.g.Studyingabroad;immigratingtoanothercountry;•Whyitoccurs?•theconflictsbetweenthewestcultureandeastculture•Thedifferencesbetweenthewestcultureandeastculture4conflict--scraping•AnAmericanChineselivingintheUnitedStatesencounteredatrouble.•Thesonofprotagonistinthefilmgotacold,preciselywhenhisgrandfathercametotheU.S.tohaveavisit.•Therefore,thegrandfathermadeuseofanoldtreatmentmethod,scraping,tohelphisgrandson.5conflict--scraping•ButintheU.S.,thegrandfather’sbehaviordidnotobeythechildren’sprotectionact,•sowelfarehousestaffforcedtotakeawaythischild,anddeprivedofhisparents’custody.•Ofcourse,therearesomeotherplotsinthefollowing•finally,theygotbackthecustody.Culturedifference•somedifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandWesternculture:•Greeting•Expressinggratitude•Colors•ValuesGreeting•East:–Hi,haveyouhadyourmeal?”–“Whereareyougoing?”.–shakehands.•West:–giveeachotherasmile–greetwitha“Hi.”.–shakehandsonlyinsomeformalsituations.Expressinggratitude•Thinkofthesituationsbelow:•1.Yourmotherisbusyinthekitchen.Shesuddenlyasksyoutofetchabowlforher.Youdoso.What’llyourmother’sresponsebe?–Probablyshe’lljustcontinuedoingthecooking.•2.Afterawhile,thedinnerisready.Yourmotherhandsyouyourbowlofrice.What’syourresponse?–Probablyjustbegintoeat.Expressinggratitude•InChinesefamilies,werarelysay“Thankyou”•ButintheWest,thankyouisoneofthemostfrequentlyusedsentences.–Teacherswillthankastudentforansweringaquestion;–husbandswillthankhiswifeformakingacoffee.EastVSWest•RedGoodluck,CelebrationVSDanger,blood•BlackMystery,viciousVSDeath,disaster•WhiteDeath,failureVSPure,happiness•BlueColoroftheskyVSSadness,depressionConfrontingaproblemHowtoexpressangerQueuewhenwaitingStatusofaleaderRelationsPunctualityTransportationTheoldpeople’slifestatusofthechildstreetsceneonSundayfeelingandweatherbathtimeReadingPractice随笔阅读技巧自测课文BackDirections:AsyoureadTextB,writedownthemainideaforsomeoftheparagraphsinyourownwords.Practice自测课文Back1.Doyouthinkstudyinginadifferentcountryissomethingthatsoundsveryexciting?Areyoulikemanyyoungpeoplewholeavehometostudyinanothercountrythinkingyouwillhavelotsoffun?Certainly,itisanewexperience,whichbringstheopportunitytodiscoverfascinatingthingsandafeelingoffreedom.Inspiteoftheseadvantages,however,therearealsosomechallengesyouwillencounter.Becauseyourviewsmayclashwiththe随笔阅读技巧Practice自测课文Backdifferentbeliefs,norms,valuesandtraditionsthatexistindifferentcountries,youmayhavedifficultyadjustingtoanewcultureandtothosepartsoftheculturenotfamiliartoyou.Thisiscalled“cultureshock”.Atleastfouressentialstagesofadjustmentoccurduringcultureshock.(Para.1)MainIdeaStudyinginadifferentcountryisanewexperience,buttherearealsosomechallenges.随笔阅读技巧Practice自测课文Back2.Thefirststageiscalled“thehoneymoon”.Inthisstage,youareexcitedaboutlivinginadifferentplace,andeverythingseemstobemarvelous.Youlikeeverything,andeverybodyseemstobesonicetoyou.Also,theamusementoflifeinanewcultureseemstohavenoending.(Para.2)MainIdeaThefirststageofculture-shockadjustmentis“thehoneymoon”.随笔阅读技巧Practice自测课文Back3.Eventually,however,thesecondstageofcultureshockappears.Thisis“thehostilitystage”.Youbegintonoticethatnoteverythingisasgoodasyouhadoriginallythoughtitwas.Youbecometiredofmanythingsaboutthenewculture.Moreover,peopledon’ttreatyoulikeaguestanymore.Everythingthatseemedtobesowonderfulatfirstisnowawful,andeverythingmakesyoufeeldistressedandtired.(Para.3)MainIdeaThesecondstageofcultureshock,“thehostilitystage”,eventuallyoccurs.随笔阅读技巧Practice自测课文Back4.Usuallyatthispointinyouradjustmenttoanewculture,youdevisesomedefensemechanismstohelpyoucopeandtoprotectyourselfagainsttheeffectsofcultureshock.Onetypeofcopingmechanismiscalled“repression”.Thishappenswhenyoupretendthateverythingisacceptableandthatnothingbothersyou.Anothertypeofdefensemechanismiscalled“regression”.Thisoccurswhenyoustarttoactasifyouareyoungerthanyouactuallyare;youactlikeachild.Youforgeteverything,and随笔阅读技巧Practice自测课文Backsometimesyoubecomecarelessandirresponsible.Thethirdkindofdefensemechanismiscalled“isolation”.Youwouldratherbehomealone,andyoudon’twanttocommunicatewithanybody.Withisolation,youtrytoavoidtheeffectsofcultureshock,oratleastthat’swhatyouthink.Isolationisoneoftheworstcopingmechanismsyoucanusebecauseitseparatesyoufromthosethingsthatcouldreallyhelpyou.Thelasttypeofdefense随笔阅读技巧Practice自测课文BackMainIdeaAtthispoint,somedefensemechanismsaredevisedtoprotectyourselfagainsttheeffectsofcultureshock.mechanismiscalled“rejection”.Withthiscopingmechanism,youthinkyoudon’tneedanybody.Youfeelyouarecopingfinealone,soyoudon’ttrytoaskforhelp.(Para.4)随笔阅读技巧Practice自测课文Back5.Afteryoudealwithyourhostilefeelings,recognitionofthetemporarynatureofcultureshockbegins.Thenyoucometothethirdstagecalled“recovery”.Inthisstage,you