语言学导论课程教学大纲

《跨文化交际》课程教学大纲

课程编号：

一、课程说明

1. 课程代码

ZJ0403031

2. 课程类别

专业能力课

3. 适应专业及课程性质

英语（商务）专业必修

4.课程目的

（1）通过学习英语语言学的基本概念和核心问题，可以了解关于语言知识和语言理论知识，掌握语言使用的基本原理，并能初步运用这些原理解决英语使用中的问题；

（2）通过该门课程，不仅帮助学生获取关于英语语言本身的知识，更开拓学生语言应用的视野。

5. 学时与学分

学时为32，学分为2.

6. 建议先修课程

基础英语、英语阅读、英语国家社会与文化

二、课程教学基本内容及要求

I ntroduction to the course

计划学时：2

基本要求：

（1）了解该课程的研究对象及学习该课程的意义；

（2）了解社会文化的测试方法；

（3）了解社会文化的测试分析。

教学重点及难点：

重点: The socio-culture test;

难点: Test analysis.

基本内容：

（1）Introduction to the course;

（2）Introduction to the socio-culture test;

（3）Introduction to test analysis.

思考题：

Read the questions and decide whether the underlined part is appropriate (A) or inappropriate (I).

1. If you are a man in the English-speaking countries, and a lady comes into the room, you must rise to

your feet.

2. If you want to go and see one of your American or English friends, you can do it after lunch.

3. If you are invited to dinner by one of your English-speaking friends, you may bring the hostess some fruit as a present.

4. If you are a college student and meet during the break in a academic conference an American professor who is a friend of your supervisor’s, you can go over and have a talk with him as long as the break permits.

Unit 1 An Introduction to Intercultural Communication

计划学时：2

基本要求：

（1）掌握文化、交际的概念；

（2）理解跨文化交际的定义和交际模式；

（3）能够运用所学跨文化交际知识分析一些文化之谜。

教学重点及难点:

重点：The understanding of culture, communication and intercultural communication：

难点：Cultural puzzles of intercultural communication.

基本内容：

（1）Culture;

（2）Communication;

（3）Cultural puzzles of intercultural communication.

思考题：

1. What do you think of the word “culture”?

2. Please name as many cultural groups as you can and develop a list of characteristics that make each of the cultural groups different from the others.

3. What would you do if someone told you to use his or her first name, but you felt uncomfortable doing

this?

(1) You could continue to use the person’s last name without explaining why.

(2) You could try to use the person’s first name even though you feel uncomfortable.

(3) You could ask the person. “Is it OK if I use your last name?”

Unit 2 Daily Verbal Communication (I)

计划学时：3

基本要求：

（1）掌握中美文化中不同称呼、问候方式、如何发起谈话及谈话话题、如何拜访、告别等日常言语交际;

（2）理解不同文化日常言语交际的特点；

（3）能够运用所学知识顺利进行中美跨文化交际。

教学重点及难点：

重点：The features of daily verbal communications;

难点：The differences of daily verbal communications between Chinese and English.

基本内容：

（1）form of address;

（2）greeting;

（3）Initiating conversation and conversation topic;

(4) Visiting;

(5) Parting.

思考题：

（1）Discuss the differences in addressing people between English and Chinese cultures.

（2）What topics should be avoided in initiating conversations?

（3）What are the differences in parting between Chinese and English cultures?

Unit 3 Daily Verbal Communication (II)

计划学时：3

基本要求：

(1）掌握中美文化中赞美、对赞美的回应及社会功能、英汉语言中赞美方式的差异、感谢、道谦等日常言语交际;

（2）理解不同文化日常言语交际的特点；

（3）能够运用所学知识顺利进行中美跨文化交际。

教学重点及难点：

重点：Compliments, gratitude and apology and their responses in Chinese and English;

难点：The differences of compliments, gratitude and apology and their responses between Chinese and English cultures.