跨文化交际实用教程胡超编著Unit-1

InterculturalCommunicationCultureisaBridge.Unit1AnIntroductionObjectivesLearnthepurposeoflearningthecourse.LearnthenotionsofCulture,CommunicationandInterculturalCommunication.LearnthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculturesI.Warm-upCasesPleasediscussthecasesingroupsandmakeacommentonit.Case1:ShowingConcernInChina:XiaoLi(aninterpreter):Youmustbeverytired.You’reold…Catherine(anelderlyAmericanlady):Oh,I’mNOTold,andI’mNOTtired.IntheWest,thereisavalueplacedinbeingyoungthatmanypeopleconsciously,orsubconsciously,arenotwillingtoacceptthattheyaregrowingold.A:Howareyoudoingnow?Wouldyouliketorest?B:No,notabit.CommentThewayofshowingconcernisdifferent.InChinaIntheWeststatementquestionmusthowwouldI.Warm-upCasesCase2:ACanadiancolleagueandItraveledtoGuilinwithouradmirableguideHepingLiuinveryhotweather.Sightseeingisathirstybusiness.Wedidnottrustthewater,andenjoyedexcellentbeer.WepolitelyofferedsometoHepingbutherefused.Wesaidnothinganddrankourbeer,whilepoorHepingwatched.Onanotherday,Hepingquicklyacceptedourofferofbeer.I.Warm-upCasesQuestionsfordiscussion:•Inyourdailylife,doyouoftenacceptfirstoffer?•Ifyes,inwhatsituation?I.Warm-upCasesCommentFirstofferChineseWesternersSecondorthirdofferReligiousreasonsReformedalcoholicAllergicModestPoliteWell-behavedPeoplearedifferentthroughouttheworld,culturally,religiously,ideologically[,aidiə'lɔdʒikali](思想上；意识形态上)andracially,actuallydifferentinalmosteveryaspect.WhytotakeInterculturalCommunication?Throughoutthiscourse,youwillhavetheopportunitytogainknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatwillincreaseyourinterculturalcommunicationcompetence.Therefore,wearesupposedtoknowabouttheirdifferencesasmuchaspossible,justforasmoothcommunicationamongtheHomosapiens(现代人),thepeopleintheglobalvillage.TheObjectives1)Toexploreculturalself-awareness,othercultureawarenessandthedynamicsthatariseininteractionsbetweenthetwo.2)Tounderstandhowcommunicationprocessesdifferamongcultures.3)Toidentifychallengesarisefromthesedifferencesininterculturalinteractionsandlearnwaystocreativelyaddressthem.Toacquireknowledgeanddevelopskillsthatincreaseinterculturalcompetence.Cultureisthetotalaccumulationofbeliefs,customs,values,behaviors,institutionsandcommunicationpatternsthatareshared,learnedandpasseddownthroughthegenerationsinanidentifiablegroupofpeople.i.Whatisculture?II.Culture,Communication,andInterculturalCommunication4.CharacteristicsofCulture1)Cultureisshared.2)Cultureisnotinnate,itislearned.3)Cultureisbasedonsymbols.4)Cultureisanintegratedsystem.5)Cultureisdynamic.6)Cultureisethnocentric[,eθnəu'sentrik](民族中心主义的;种族优越感的).7)Cultureisadaptive.i.Whatisculture?i.WhatIsCommunication?II.Culture,Communication,andInterculturalCommunicationCommunicationisaprocessinwhichpeopleattempttosharetheirinternalstateswithotherpeoplethroughtheuseofsymbols.II.Culture,Communication,andInterculturalCommunication2.TheFunctionsofCommunicationgatherinformationaboutothers.helpfulfillinterpersonalneeds.establishpersonalidentities.influenceothers.Welearntocommunicate.II.Culture,Communication,andInterculturalCommunication1.InterculturalCommunicationInterculturalCommunicationmeanscommunicationbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgrounds.iii.WhatIsInterculturalCommunication?2.ModelofInterculturalCommunication16Themoresimilaritiestwoculturesshare,thelessinfluenceculturewillhaveoncommunication.Therefore,thelessmessageswillbechangedduringcommunication.Thelesstheculturesarealike,themorelikelythemessageswillbechanged.Misunderstandingininterculturalcommunicationoftenariseshere.iv.Exercises1.MatchthetermswiththeirdefinitionsA.cultureB.communicationC.ethnocentrismD.interculturalcommunicationE.businesscommunication()1.Thebeliefthatyourownculturalbackground,includingwaysofanalyzingproblems,values,beliefs,language,andverbalandnonverbalcommunication,issuperior.()2.Thetotalaccumulationofbeliefs,customs,values,behaviors,institutionsandcommunicationpatternsthatareshared,learnedandpasseddownthroughthegenerationsinanidentifiablegroupofpeople.CA()3.Aprocessbywhichinformationisexchangedbetweenindividualsthroughacommonsystemofsymbols,signs,orbehavior,ortheexchangeofthoughts,messages,orinformation,asbyspeech,signals,writing,orbehavior.()4.Thecommunicationiswithinbusinessandadministration,aimingatacommonobjectiveandprofitsforboththeindividualsandorganizations.()5.Thecommunicationbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcultureswhenamemberofonecultureproducesamessageforconsumptionbyamemberofanotherculture.BEDIII.TheDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternCulturesPleaselist4characteristicsofChinese,andanother4ofAmericans.1.TheattitudesbyforeignerstowardsChinesepeopleSavingFaceHardworkingFormal1.TheattitudesbyforeignerstowardsChinesePeopleInsensitivetotimeTendingtomisunderstandBeatingaboutthebush1.TheattitudesbyforeignerstowardsChinesePeopleObeybutnotFollowBeingdoubtfulBeingcontent2.TheattitudesbyforeignerstowardsChinesePeopleNeverkissparentsfakeeverywhere2.TheattitudesbyChinesetowardsWesternersKissandhuganytimeandanywhere2.TheattitudesbyChinesetowardsWesternersBeingpunctualMindyourownbusi