跨文化交际UNIT1

Further Reading
林大津《跨文化交际学：理论与实践》， 福建人民出版社 “Communication Between Cultures” （美）萨莫瓦等著，陈治安导读 《中国和英语国家非语言交际对比》 Leger Brosnahan 著，毕继万译，北京语 言学院出版社 语言研究的跨文化视野 许力生著，上海 外语教育出版社
It is very difficult for people to understand one another if they do not share the same experiences. Of course, we all share the experience of being human, but there are many experiences which we do not share and which are different for all of us. It is these different experiences that make up what is called “culture” in the social sciences － the habits of everyday life, the cues to which people respond, the automatic reactions they have to whatever they see and hear. These often differ, and the differences may introduce misunderstandings where we seek understanding. How would you communicate with someone who does not share the same experiences with you?
Intercultural Communication
2017
Introduction
What do you know about “Intercultural Communication”? How about the Chinese name? As you may have realized, intercultural communication is an extremely complicated process, and can be quite painful at times. Nowadays, with the globalization of the world economy and the increasing popularity of the internet, intercultural communication is part of our daily life. That is why we are here, taking this course.
Cultural Values
Cultures differ not only in their beliefs but also in what they value. Values involve what a culture regards as good or bad, right or wrong, fair or unfair, just or unjust, beautiful or ugly, clean or dirty, valuable or worthless, appropriate or inappropriate, and kind or cruel. Because values are the desired characteristics or goals of a culture, a culture's values do not necessarily describe its actual behaviors and characteristics. However, values are often offered as the explanation for the way in which people communicate.
Further Reading
胡文仲主编 跨文化交际丛书 外语教学研究出 版社 胡文仲《跨文化交际概论》 杜学增《中英（英语国家）文化习俗比较》 平洪&张国扬《英语习语与英美文化》 毕继万《跨文化非言语交际》 王克非《从翻译史看文化差异》 朱永涛《美国价值观---一个中国学者的探讨》
Further Reading
与陌生人交际——跨文化交流方法（第四 版）William B.Gudykunst & Young Yun Kim著，Steve Kulich 等导读 跨文化交际学基础，GuoMing Chen & William J.Starosta 著，林大 津、尤泽顺导读 跨文化能力：文化间人际沟通导论（第五 版）Myron W.Lustig & Jolene Koester 编 著，庄恩平导读
Warm Up
Reading I
Read the article of “Intercultural Communication: An Introduction”, then answer the following questions. 1. Is it still often the case that “everyone‟s quick to blame the alien” in the contemporary world? 2. What‟s the difference between today‟s intercultural contact and that of any time in the past? 3. What have made intercultural contact a very common phenomenon in our life today?
Unit 1 Communication Across Cultures
Warm Up
Please read the folk tale, then answer the questions: 1. Why is it difficult to explain to a blind person what colors are? 2. Do you sometimes find it hard to make yourself properly understood by others? If you do, why do you think it is hard?
Forms of IC
(1) International Communication: International communication takes place between nations and governments rather than individuals; it is quite formal and ritualized(仪式化) . (2) Interethnic(不同种族间的) Communication: Ethnic groups usually form their own communities in a country or culture. These groups share a common origin or heritage that is apt to influence family names, language, religion, values, and the like. (3) Interracial(不同人种间的) Communication: Interracial communication occurs when the sender and the receiver exchanging messages are from different races. (4) Intracultural Communication(内文化交际): It is defined as communication between or among members of the same culture.
Supplement
What is intercultural communication (IC)? What do you know about it? 1. Definition IC is concerned with communication among people from different cultural backgrounds. Intercultural communication refers to communication between people whose cultural perception and symbol system are distinct enough to alter the communication event.
Reading I
Read the article of “Intercultural Communication: An Introduction”, then answer the following questions. 7. Why is it impossible to separate our use of language from our culture? 8. WБайду номын сангаасat are the nonverbal behaviors that people can attach meaning to? 9. How can a free, culturally diverse society exist?
Reading I
Read the article of “Intercultural Communication: An Introduction”, then answer the following questions. 4. How do you understand the sentence “culture is everything and everywhere”? 5. What are the major elements that directly influence our perception and communication? 6. What does one‟s family teach him or her while he or she grows up in it?
Discovering Problems: Slim is Beautiful?
Which do you think is the mark of beauty, thin or fat? Why is it often said that beauty is in the eye of beholder? One sociologist once said that with the greater influence of American culture across the world, the standard of a beauty is becoming more and more Hollywood-like, characterized by a chiseled chin and a tall, slim figure. However, the definition of beauty differs from culture to culture. What‟s more, the ideal standard of beauty varies from time to time. It is true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder because people of different cultures and in different situations may have different ideas about what is beautiful and what is not.
Requirements
before class: -- preview the unit; during the class: -- take part in discussion and case study; -- take notes very carefully; after class: -- finish the exercises; -- review what‟s learned and preview the new unit.