2011秋跨文化交际备考宝典

2011年秋季学期“跨文化交际”考前复习宝典

Part I: General Information:

This examination consists of FOUR sections. They are:

Section I: Listening Test (20 points, 25 minutes)

Section II: Communicative Competence (30 points, 25 minutes)

Section III: Reading Comprehension (30 points, 40 minutes)

Section IV: Communication Analysis (20 points, 30 minutes)

Pat II: Focal points:

Section I Listening T est (20 points)

Part 1 Multiple choices (5 items, 2 points for each)

Materials will be chosen from one of the following:

1.Task2, Activity4, Unit5

2.Task1, Activity4, Unit4

3.Task4, Activity5, Unit2

Part 2 Spot dictation. (10 items, 1 point for each, 0.5 point off for each misspelling.)

Materials will be chosen from one of the following:

1.Task2&3, Activity2, Unit5

2.Task2, Activity3, Unit3

Section II Communicative Competence (30 points)

Multiple choices (15 items, 2 points for each)

Materials will be chosen from the following focal points:

1. Basics of communication (P14-16, Task1&2, Activity2, Unit1 )

communication models (model1&2)

2. Individualism / Collectivism (P73-77, Task2&3, Activity4, Unit2)

hospitality

politeness (addressing, making invitation/request/apology)

privacy and autonomy

intimacy

assertiveness/harmony (directness/indirectness)

s (P100, Task1, Activity1, Unit3; P104, Task1, Activity2, Unit3;)

Naming name

Root

4. Invitation and reply (P141-144, Task3&4, Activity1, Unit4)

5. Sub-theories (P202, Task4, Activity3, Unit5)

sub-culture theory (man/woman)

power theory

6. Non-verbal communication (P230, Task4, Activity1, Unit6)

7. Categories of distance ( P255-256, Task1, Activity5, Unit6)

Intimate => personal => social => public

8.Idioms, proverbs and euphemisms

meaning of the idioms: have a big mouth, a piece of cake, take a French leave etc.

animal idioms (P282-284, Task3, Activity2, Unit7; Task4, Activity3, Unit7; )

meaning of euphemisms: in the family way (P318, Task5, Activity5, Unit7)

rhyming slang (P313, Task3, Activity5, Unit7)

例题：

1. When two people coming from the same culture are communicating with each

other, we can say this is a ________.

A. cultural communication

B. mono-cultural communication

C. bi-cultural communication

D. multi-cultural communication

2. In face-to-face communication, ________signals are just as important as verbal

message. Sometimes they play a more decisive role than verbal message in determine communicative effects.

A. cultural

B. non-verbal

C. body

D. hand

3. When people first arrive in a new cultural environment, they seem to go through a

culture shock made up of four stages. They may experience an exciting honeymoon period at the beginning. This is referred to as a stage of ________.

A. euphoria

B. euphoric

C. euphemism

D. optimism

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Surnames were used to indicate family relationships.

B. Surnames were used to indicate occupations.

C. Surnames were used to indicate year of birth.

D. Surnames were used to indicate location.