unit1.-communication-across-cultures

LOGOInterculturalCommunicationinEnglishLanguageisaBridge.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish孙丽娟LindaEmailaddress:[e-mail]Tel:[phone]QQ:496602543Aboutfinalgrade/scoreforthiscourseI.finalpresentation(70%)II.groupactivitiesandgrouppresentations(20%)III.attendance(10%)Warmup1Interculturalcommunication2TheDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternCultures3Survey4CONTENTS1Warmup1.Whyisitdifficulttoexplaintoablindpersonwhatcolorsare?2.Doyousometimesfindithardtomakeyourselfproperlyunderstoodbyothers?Ifyoudo,whydoyouthinkitishard?（onpage2）Warm-upWhatproblemshaveyoueverhadcommunicatingwithothers?Howwouldyoucommunicatewithsomeonewhodoesnotsharethesameexperienceswithyou?1.CasePleasediscussthecaseingroupsandmakeacommentonit.ACase:ShowingConcernInChina:XiaoLi(aninterpreter):Youmustbeverytired.You’reold…Catherine(anelderlyAmericanlady):Oh,I’mNOTold,andI’mNOTtired.CommentWhattheinterpretersaidisquitecourteousinChina.Itmeans,“Ifyouaretired,wecantakearest,sinceyouaregettingoninyears.”Theinterpretergavetheimpressionthathethoughttheelderlyladywouldcollapseanyminuteifshedoesn’trestimmediately.CommentIntheWest,thereisavaluethatmanypeopleconsciously,orsubconsciously,arenotwillingtoacceptthattheyaregrowingold.showingconcernInChina:XiaoLi(aninterpreter):Youmustbeverytired.You’reold…Catherine(anelderlyAmericanlady):Oh,I’mNOTold,andI’mNOTtired.TheChinesewayofshowingconcernisusuallyexpressedbystatement.IntheWest:A:Howareyoudoingnow?Wouldyouliketorest?B:No,notabit.Thewesternwayofshowingconcernismainlydisplayedwithquestion.CommentThiscaseclearlyshowsthattranslationisaninterculturalcommunication,whichrequiresthetranslator/interpretertopossessbothEnglishlanguagecompetenceandculturalknowledge.2AgriculturalCulture:worshipland,loveland,dependuponland,stayingatpointwithmovingNomadicCulture:worshipnature,lovenature,dependuponnature,movingfromoneplacetoanother,notfixedatonepoint.BusinessCulture:readytomovefartherandfarther,makingmoreprofitsforshowingthevalueoflife.1.PeopleareculturallydifferentIfonly100peopleleftintheglobalvillage1.17speakChinese2.9speakEnglish3.8speakDard4.6speakSpanish5.6speakRussian6.4speakArabic.7.50speakBengaliBangladesh,JapaneseorFrench.2.PeoplearereligiouslydifferentChristianity.About21.4billionChristiansintheworld.Bible.Islam.Meaningbeingobedient;Muslimsarethosewhoareobedient.Quran.Buddhism.Buddhistsaretaughttoliveforkindnessratherthanevils.外国人怎样看待中国人不信教外国人信教可不是“迷信”，如果美国人真是迷信，那美国为什么还那么重视科技？？外国人信教在社会层面有这深远的意义，它可以用信仰约束道德！就像你看美剧里XX说我对耶稣起誓，这绝对是真心，绝不会像中国人在信仰上还耍小聪明！另外有些外国人把信仰看做人和动物的重要标志！3.PeopleareideologicallydifferentChinesepeopleandAsiansareabitmodest,liveforharmony,tryingtoavoidfacetofaceconflict.Beingcollectivist.Westernersarebeingindividualist,beingequalanddifferent.Ratheraggressive.4.PeopleareraciallydifferentGenerally,thepeopleintheworldareclassifiedintofourmajorraces,thoughnotuniversallyaccepted.White/Caucasian;Mongoloid/Asian;Negroid/Black;Australoid/Brown31.TheattitudesbyforeignerstowardsChinesePeopleSavingFaceHardworkingExtendedFamilyTheattitudesbyforeignerstowardsChinesePeopleInsensitivetotimeTendingtomisunderstandBeatingaboutthebushTheattitudesbyforeignerstowardsChinesePeopleNeverkissedparentsShanzaieverywhere2.TheattitudesbyChinesetowardsWesternersKissandhuganytimeandanywhereGoingDutchTheattitudesbyChinesetowardsWesternersBeingpunctualMindyourownbusinessToofrankWestern:,timeorientedrelationships(work,freetime),makeanappointmentbeforeyougotoseeanyone,noappointment,nobusiness.Lawsuperiortofriendshipandkinsfolk.AttitudesandIdeasEastern:personorientedrelationships(hospitality),friendshipiseverything,superiortolaw18Imageofoneself19Leadership20Kidswithparents21Elderpeople’slife22Wayofthinking23Holiday24Queuing25Mealsofaday26Whentotakeashower27Howpeopletalkatrestaurants28Howtorelax29Punctuality30Transportation31Ineachother’seyes4SpeechbehaviorChinaEnglish-speakingcountriesGreetingApologizingMakingrequestsWhengreetingeachother,theChineseoftenbeginwith“Haveyoueaten?”“Whereareyougoing?”“Whatareyoudoing?”“Longtimenosee.”andsoon.PeoplefromEnglish-speakingcountriesusuallysayHello.Goodmorning/afternoon/eveningNicetomeetyou.Gladtoseeyou.orHowdoyoudo?ChinesepeopleseemtoapologizelessoftenthanEnglish-speakingcountriespeople.TheChineseapologizeonlywhentheythinkitisaboutsomethingthatreallymatters.PeoplefromEnglish-speakingoftenapologizeintheirdailylifeevenforthemosttrivialthings.PeoplefromEnglish-speakingcountriestendtomakerequestsdirectlyandopenly.Chinesepeopletendtomakerequestsinindirectways,especiallywhenthepeopleinvolvedarenotonintimatetermswithoneanother.SpeechbehaviorChinaEnglish-speakingcountriesExpressinggratitudeExpressingdisapprovalLeave-takingChinesepeopleoftenexpresstheirgratitudenotjustbywhattheysay,butalsobywhattheydoandwhattheygivetootherswhohavedonethemafavor.Chinesepeoplearereluctanttoexpresstheirdisprovalopenlyforfearofmakingothersloseface.Iftheyhavetoexpressdisapproval,theyoftenprefertodoitinaveryindirectway.Chinesepeopletendtoexcusethemselvesbyclaimingthattheotherpartymustbetiredorbusy,etc,showingco