大学英语跨文化交际所有CASE答案Word版

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Case 1:

An Interview in India

Case analysis: The case is about an interview between an American program host and an

Indian interviewee. They talk about some aspects of Indian culture and the changes occurred these years. The case reflects some basic cultural elements people may find in all cultures: language, family pattern, marriage, wedding ceremony, food and the way to eat food, etc. From this case, guide the students in culture study and culture comparison. The students should realize that there are both similarities and differences in culture. Culture is in fact very dynamic and pervasive. Case 2:

White Dress

Case analysis: The Indian women might think the wedding ceremony is a funeral if they see

the western bride in white gown. The case reflects the similes and metaphors in the text. Culture is

like an iceberg: we can identify the color of the dress worn by women in different cultures, but we

do not know the values underneath. Culture is like the water a fish swims in: people wear dress of

different colors for different context but they usually take it for granted and never ask why. Case 3:

The French in North America

Case analysis: The French were able to see Indian behavior only in the light of their own hierarchical social system, where it is natural for the few to command and the many to obey. Social systems that worked on other principles were literally unimaginable.

Case 4:

Coconut-skating

Case analysis: The case reflects the characteristics of culture. We can tell from the case that culture is pervasive and it’s learned. People may invent different ways for things even as simple as

the issue of floor moping. The Philippine woman must have learned this way of mopping from her own culture.

Case 5:

A Black Girl’s Identity

Case analysis: Although we may say that identities are constituted by our communication, it

is obvious from the case that we cannot simply choose at any moment what our identity will be

regardless of the context. First, we often do not share the recipe for certain identities with others

even if we belong to the same ethnicity, gender, or nationality. Understanding this can help us avoid some of the broad assumptions made about groups of people based on the reflective way of thinking. Second, as we learned in the very first chapter, all meaning in communication is to some

extent situational. Thus, the context mediates what identities we can choose. Sometimes things one may have no control over, such as age or skin color, are seen as essential parts of how one communicates an identity.

Case 6

Hippies

Case analysis: Hippies could be defined as a subgroup, as the hippies culture tends to be temporary. In modern American society, hippies culture could also find traits, but it has wide spread influence on American value system.

Case 7

Clean up the Bathroom!

Case analysis: Cultural differences decide the two students are going to communicate in different ways. The Chinese student wants the American student to understand the underlying means of his words, but the American student is used to the direct style of communication. This is

decided by culture. In Chinese culture, people want to save face of both themselves and others, so

they would not express their ideas directly. However, in the United States, unless you express yourself clearly and directly, the others cannot understand you.

Case 8:

She Has Three Hands

This case can reflect the different communication styles between Chinese and Canadians. In western cultures, communication is the means of transmitting ideas. Western people usually communicate directly with each other. That is why the Canadian in this case says what is in his mind directly in front of the Chinese woman without hiding anything. While Chinese culture stresses harmony and emphasizes the relationships between the communicators. Chinese people view communication as a process where all parties are searching to develop and maintain a social relationship. So the Chinese woman in this case tries not to argue with the Canadian face to face to

k eep the “harmonious relationship” between them.

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