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大学英语跨文化交际unit1A Brief IntroductionCourse: Intercultural CommunicationTextbook: Intercultural Communication in English (Revised Edition), by Xu Lisheng, Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2010.Teaching aim of this term:To make students understand the relationship between language and culture to foster intercultural communication awareness and develop intercultural communicative competence and to comprehensively improve the overall capacity.Requirements for the course:before class -- prepare the lesson;during the class -- take part in the discussion and case study; take notes very carefully;after class -- finish the exercises; review what’s learned.Your final score:class presentation + class performance + term paper = 40% final examination = 60%Introduction:Intercultural Communication & Cross-cultural CommunicationUnit One Communication Across CulturesI.Warm UpPlease 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 properlyunderstood by others? If you do, why do you think it is hard?II.Reading1.Read the article of “Intercultural Communication: An Introduction”and answer the questions.Supplement:What is intercultural communication (IC)? What do you know about it?1.DefinitionIC 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.2.Forms of IC(1) International Communication: International communication takes place between nations and governments rather than individuals; it isquite formal and ritualized(仪式化) .(2) Interethnic 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 Communication: Interracial communication occurs when the sender and thereceiver exchanging messages are from different races.(4) Intracultural Communication: It is defined as communication between or among members of the same culture.3.Features(1)It is a branch of communication.(2)It mainly deals with verbal and nonverbal interaction andrelatedfactors in intercultural communication.(3)Its verbal medium is language while its nonverbal communicationsystems include body language, facial expressions, etc.2.Read the article of “The Challenge of Globalization” on page 13-16and answer the questions?Supplement: History and Present State of IC Studies(1)IC and IC studiesIC studies are rather new while IC (activities) is almost as long as our human history:(2)IC Studies in USA and ChinaIn 1950s and 1960s America, as the most powerful country, had frequent contacts with other countries. Some of these activities were successful but others were failures. Some of the Americans left a bad or even disgusting impression on the native people. Thus in 1958 The Ugly American shows the American officials in Southeast Asia. (The trigger of IC studies)In 1959 The Silent Language by American cultural anthropologist Edward Hall signified the emergence of this discipline.This course was offered in USA in late 1960s in five universities. Since 1970s it has been popular in USA with 200 universities and 60 graduated schools offering it in 1978.This course was introduced to the Chinese scholars in 1980s. According to Hu Wenzhong in 1995 there were only Beijing Foreign Studies University, Heilongjiang University, Harbin Industrial University, Shanghai Foreign Studies University and Fujian Teachers University. It is rather new in China.Homework: Read the article of “Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication”. Some questions will be asked next class.3. Read the story on page 9, then discuss the question: Which do you think is the mark of beauty, thin or fat? Why is it often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder?4. Discuss the cases of communication given on page 11-12 is possibly intercultural or not and, if it is, to what extent it is intercultural.5. Read these two different views on IC mentioned on page 12, then state your point of view clearly and support your argument with convincing and substantial evidence.6. Read the story of “How We Address Each Other?” and identify the differences on addressing between Chinese people and Americans.Supplement(补充): formal situation In England , people call each other by firstname, such as between employers andemployees.in less formal settings People usually use first name, even they meetfor the first time, regardless of age and statusinformal situation first names are less likely to be usedin many officesuse of the first name among colleagues iscustomary; use the title plus last name wouldbe taken as an open declaration of dislikesomeone.Mr. / Mrs. / Miss. / Ms.the most frequentused titlesSir / Madam / Mack / Buddy / mategeneral terms ofaddressguyscollective informaltermsterms of endearment husband & wife / dear / darling / love Notes on English Titles1. In informal situations, people usually call each other by their first names.2. Mutual use of first names does not in every situation imply friendship and intimacy.3. Use of title plus last name in an informal circumstance is still avoided. It would be taken as being too cold, an open declaration of dislike.4. Children often address schoolmistresses（女教师）simply as 'Miss' without adding their surnames.5. "Sir" and "Madam" without adding their surnames are usually addressed by people like shop-assistants or air-hostesses.6. When "Sir" is used before a life peer in Britain, it is of course a title of lords. The word can be used before a person's whole name like"Sir Beatle Paul McCartney" or just with the first name alone like "Sir Paul".7. In English professional titles, the most commonly used three are Doctor(博士),Professor and Doctor(医生) that can go together with a person's name. Other titles that can be used together with a person's name are Queen (Queen Mary 玛丽女王），Prince (Prince Charles),President (PresidentClinton),Senator (Senator Fulbright议员）, Judge (Judge Harley 法官）, Father (Father White神父),General (General Patten), Colone (Colonel Quail上校)and so on.III.Case Study: Students are required to read the cases given carefully and try to analyse them from the viewpoint of IC.。
跨文化交际Chapter 1
●definition 1: the activity or process of giving information to other people or to other living things, using signals such as speech, body movements, or radio signals, e.g.: Insects such as ants have a highly effective system of communication. ●定义1：交际是个人或团体通过符号向个人 或团体传递信息、观念、态度或情感。
Introduction
by the end of this class, you should be able to :
----distinguish what communication is ----state the essential elements of
Your objectives
Definitions
●definition 3:a letter, telephone call or some other message; a formal use, e.g.: a secret communication from the Foreign Minister ●定义3：交际也可以定义为通过讯息进行的 社会互动。
Section 1 what is communication like?
Add your title in here
China Tele-com Tele-communication Chinayour title in here Add Bank of Communication Public Communication Communication among people ●沟通 传通 交流 交通 交际 通信 通讯
跨文化交际culture
• Mongolians are very serious and composed in their expressions. In the city, this is beginning to change slightly. You’ll see a number of my students smiling. But this is not traditional. When I first came here, my friends asked me why Americans smile so much. They felt that Americana smile even at people they don’t like and that quite insincere.
• Culture in the outer layer: – A particular symbol is chosen gives a good idea of the culture of that instance. – Heroes are chosen as examples for people in a particular group.
Definition of Culture
• Culture is ubiquitous, multi-dimensional and all-pervasive, as we have it almost anywhere and anytime.
• So what is culture? It is estimated that there are more than 164 definitions of culture. We are trying to examine the three ingredients of culture to reach an consensus (pg. 5-6).
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Chapter 1 CultureDefinitions:1 Culture is the deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, actions, attitudes, hierarchies, religions, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and artifacts acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual and group striving. 文化是个人和群体在种族发展过程中所获得的知识、经验、信仰、价值观、行为、态度、阶级、宗教、时间观、角色、空间观、宇宙观和艺术品的集合。
(P12/P29)2 Cultural Identity refers to one’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group.文化身份：认为自己归属于某一文化或民族群体的感觉。
(P19/29)3 Subculture exist within dominant cultures and are often based on economic or social class, ethnicity, race, or geographic region.指存在于主流文化中的文化，其划分通常基于经济地位、社会阶层、民族、种族或地理区域.(P23/29)4 Subgroups usually do not involve the same large number of people and are not necessarily thought of as accumulating values and patterns of behavior over generations in the same way as culture do.相对于亚文化和共文化群体，亚群体通常规模不大，也不一定有文化群体世代相传积累的价值观念和行为模式。
跨文化交际第一课材料
Unit 1 An Introduction to Intercultural CommunicationWarm UpCase Study OneProfessor Johnson was invited to give a guest lecture at a Chinese university in the early 1990s. He could tell that the students were very attentive. They applauded warmly when the lecture came to an end. However, Professor Johnson was disappointed when no one asked any questions, even after they were encouraged to do so. In fact, most students avoided eye contact with him as he tried to communicate with them.1. 1 Culture1.1.1 A Definition of CultureIn 1993, two anthropologists, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhorn examined 300 definitions of culture , and they found none of them are the same；Yet there are some fundamental properties about culture on which most people agree. Culture is the collective answer to questions as: Who am I? How should I live my life? Where do I fit in the world? In other words, culture is the set of values and beliefs, norms, and customs, and rules and codes that socially defines a group of people, binds them to one another, and gives a sense of commonality (Trenholm and Jenson, 2000)1.1.2 Characteristics of CultureDespite of the different opinion about the definition of culture, most people agree about the main characteristics of culture. Larry A. Samovar and Richard E. Porter summarized the characteristics of culture as followings:Culture is learned.If one can’t learn from those who live before, we would not have culture. Therefore, we say learning was the most important of all the characteristics of culture. If a baby was cut off from all adult care, training. He can still instinctively eat, drink, defecate, urinate and cry. But what and when would he eat, where would he defecate and urinate, it is most likely he would do all these things randomly.But where and how can we learn culture is hard to explain. We learn our culture through interactions with other people. It’s hard to name who are the “other people”, we receive instructions from family and friends and numerous other “teachers” without knowing it.Culture is transmitted from generation to generation.For culture to exist, endure, and perpetuate, they must make sure that their crucial “message” and elements get passed on. Brislin once said “ if there are values considered central to a soc iety that have existed for many years, they must be transmitted from one generation to another” (p. 6). Keesing said, “ any break in the learning chain would lead to a culture’s disappearance” (p. 28).Culture is based on symbols. Culture is learned and passed from generation to generation, but how to learn and pass? It is our symbol-making ability enables us to learn and pass on our culture from individual to individual, group to group, and generation to generation. The portability of symbols allows people to package and store them as well as transmit them. Culture is historical as well as preservable. Each new generation might “write”Culture is subject to change. Cultures are dynamic systems that do not exist in a vacuum and therefore are subject to change. Cultures are constantly being confronted with ideas and information for “outside” sources.When we talk about culture change, we should keep two points in mind. First, cultures are highly adaptive. In history, there are a lot of examples of how cultures have been forced to changetheir course because of natural disasters, wars, and etc. Second, although many aspects of culture are subject to change, the deep structure of a culture resists major alterations. Barnlund clearly make this point when he writes: “The spread of Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Confucianism did not homogenize the societies they enveloped. It was usually the other way around: Societies insisted on adapting the religions to their own cultural traditions” (p.192)Culture is ethnocentric. The important tie between ethnocentrism and communication can be seen in the definition of the term “ ethnocentrism”. Summer defined it as “ the technical name for the view of things in which one’s own group is the center of everything, and all othe rs are scaled and rated with reference to it” (p.13) Keesing summarized the power and impact of ethnocentrism “ Nearly always the folklore of a people includes myths of origin which give priority to themselves, and place the stamp of supernatural approval upon their particular customs” (p. 45).1.1.3 Cultural SyndromesSome cultures are relatively simple, and other cultures are relatively complex. The organizing theme of the syndrome is complexity. Harry C. Triandis classified culture syndromes according to the following categories.TightnessTight cultures have many rules, norms, and ideas about what is correct behaviour in each situation; loose cultures have fewer rules and norms. In tight cultures, people can not tolerate when others do not follow the norms of the society, and may even kill those who do not behave as is expected, but in loose cultures people are tolerant of many difference from normative behaviours.Thus, conformity is high in tight cultures. Eg. In Japan, which is a tight culture, people are sometimes criticized for minor deviations from norms. Most Japanese live in fear that they will not act properly. (Iwao, 1993).Tightness is more likely in the following situations:1. The culture is relatively isolated from other cultures, so that consensus about what is proper behaviour can develop.2.The culture is more likely to be tight where people are highly interdependent.3. Tightness is more likely to occur where there is a high population density.Individualism and CollectivismIndividualism stands for a society in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family only.”Collectivism “stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong cohesive ingroups, which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning loyalty.”Individualistic cultures like USA and France are more self-centred and emphasize mostly on their individual goals. People from individualistic cultures tend to think only of themselves as individuals and as "I" distinctive from other people. They make just a little different between ingroup and outgroup communication . They prefer clarity in their conversations to communicate more effectively and come in general directly to the point like the Finns and Americans are doing. Vertical and Horizontal CulturesVertical cultures take hierarchy as a natural state. In this culture, people are different from each other. The people who are at the top “naturally” have more power and privileges than those atthe bottom of the hierarchy. In horizontal culture, people are basically similar, equality is a given state.Active-Passive CulturesThis way of classifying culture is from the perspective of attitude towards nature. In active cultures people try to change the nature to fit them; in passive cultures people try to change themselves to fit into the nature. (Diaz-Guerrero, 1979). The active cultures are more competitive, and emphasize self-fulfillment; in passive cultures , people are more cooperative, emphasize the experience of living, and getting along with other people are their concerns.Universalism-ParticularismUniversalism and particularism are standards that may guide behavior of persons or of whole cultures. Universalism implies that correct behavior can be defined and always applies, while particularism suggests that relationships come ahead of abstract social codes. In universalist culture people try to treat others on the basis of universal criteria regardless of who they are in sex, age, race, etc.; in particularist cultures people treat others on the basis of who the other person is.In universalist cultures, people’s focus is more on rules than on relationships; while in particulist culture, people’s focus is more on relationships than on rules. A univeralist is preparing for “rational”, while a particulist is preparing for “personal”.Take the case of trying to cross the street at the red light. In a universalist culture, you will still be frowned at even if there is no traffic. In a particularist culture, it is likely to be OK with one if it is his/her brothers or friends that violate the traffic rule. These people are not "citizens", but their "friends" or "brothers".Diffuse-SpecificThis dimension measures how far people get involved with other's life space. Take a research group as an example. In specific-oriented cultures, the project leader would segregate out the task relationship he/she has with a subordinate, and insulates this "work relationship" from other dealings. Therefore, the leader's authority only reaches where his/her work relationship with the subordinate is defined, and each area in which the two persons encounter each other is considered apart from the other. Work and life are sharply separated in specific-oriented cultures life the U.S. In diffuse cultures, however, life space and every level of personality tends to permeate ALL others. For example, a teacher would be treated by the student not only as an instructor in the classroom, but also has certain influence on the student's home life. The boss-subordinate relationship usually does not stop only in the office; the boss is likely to have a say in other aspects of his/her employee's personal life.Affective - NeutralIn relationships between people, reason and emotion both play a role. Which of these dominates will depend upon whether we are affective, that is we show our emotions, in which case we probably get an emotional response in return, or whether we are emotionally neutral in our approach. Members of cultures which are affectively neutral do not express their feelings but keep them carefully controlled and subdued. In contrast, in cultures high in affectivity, people show their feelings plainly by laughing, smiling, grimacing, scowling and gesturing; they attempt to find immediate outlets for their feelings.Neutral cultures are not necessarily cold or unfeeling, nor are they emotionally constipated or repressed. In fact, the amount of emotion we show is often the result of convention. Achievement vs. AscriptionThis dimension is about how status is accorded to people in different cultures. The contrast between an achievement culture and an ascriptive culture is not difficult to understand. Achievement means that people are judged on what they have accomplished and on their record. Ascription means that status is attributed to you by things like birth, kinship, gender, age, interpersonal connections, or educational record. The former kind of status is called achieved status and the latter ascribed status. Achieved status refers to doing; ascribed status refers to being. Take a look at the difference from another angle. Achievement-oriented societies or organizations justify their hierarchies by claiming that senior people have "achieved more." Inascription-oriented cultures, however, hierarchies are justified by "power-to-get-things-done." Here are some examples.Let's assume that you are being interviewed by your potential boss and he/she is interested in knowing more about your educational background. In an achievement culture, the first question is likely to be "What did you study?" In contrast, this question will more likely be "Where did you study?" and only if it was a lousy university or one they do not recognize will this ascriptive interviewer asks what you studied.In addition to sampling different attributes, members of different cultures give different weights to the attributes that they sample. One can identify many more syndromes.1.2 Communication1.2.1 A Definition of CommunicationAlthough communication has been written for about 25 centuries, there is still disagreement about how to define it. In 1972, Frank Dance and Karl Larson surveyed the field for definition of communication. They found 126. And we can list some.Communication is the discriminatory response of an organism to a stimulus.Communication… is an “effort after meaning,” a creative act initiated by man in which he seeks to discriminate and organize cues so as to orient himself in his environment and satisfy his changing needs.Speech communication is a human process through which we make sense out of the world and share that sense with others.Communication: the transmission of information, ideas, emotions, skills, etc. by the use of symbols…Communication is a process by which a source transmits a message to a receiver through some channel.Communication is a transactional process and we develop a mutually dependent relationship by exchanging symbols. First, communication is a process. And it is symbolic, continuous, systematic, irreversible, and unrepeatable.1.2.2 The Prosperities of CommunicationIn last section, communication was defined. The definition reflects how we define communication. But there are numerous ways this word communication can be defined. Dance and Larson (1976) list over 125 definitions of this term. Yet despite these different definitions, most theorists agree on the properties of communication. Neuliep (2000) provides a summary of these, along with eight definitions of communication.1. Communication is a process. “Communication theory reflects a process point of view…you cannot talk about the beginning or the end of communication…”(Berlo)2. Communication is dynamic. “Communication is a transaction among symbol users in which meanings are dynamic, changing as a function of earlier usages and of changes in perceptions and metaperceptions. Common to both meanings is the notion that communication is time-bound and irreversible.” (Bowers and Bradac)3. Communication is interactive/ transactive. “Communication occurs when two or more people interact through the exchange of messages.” (Goss)4. Communication is symbolic. “… all the symbols of the mind, together with the means of conveying them through space and preserving them in time.” (Cooley)5. Communication is intentional. “…communication has as its central interest those behavioral situations in which source transmits a message to a receivers with conscious intent to affect the latter’s behavior.” (Miller)6. Communication is contextual. “Communication always and inevitably occurs within some context.” (Fisher)7. Communication is ubiquitous. “…communication is the discriminatory response of an organism to a stimulus.” (Stevens)8. Communication is cultural. “…culture is communication…communication is culture.”(Hall)Case Study TwoMing Li is a Chinese scholar in agriculture. He had been co-operating with Hank, an American professor on a project. And Hank had been to China twice for the project. And Ming Li arranged everything for him, including accommodation, having his students accompany him whenever he needed to do something. Frequently Ming Li invited him to home or restaurants for meals. And every meal was like a feast. Hank was very grateful, but told Ming Li several time that he could take care of himself.Eventually, Ming Li went to the United States to work with Hank for a period of time. Hank picked him up at the airport and took him directly to his temporary accommodations. Saying that he would take Ming Li out for dinner some day and went back home.Ming Li did not speak much English and he felt like a stranger in U.S. and he expected more from Hank. Hank did take him out for dinner in a nice restaurant one evening and invited him to his home once. But Ming Li had to arranged everything himself from shopping to traveling. Neither Hank nor his students accompanied him. He was very disappointed and hurt by Hank, thinking Hank should at least return the favor he had done to him.In fact, Ming Li was so upset that his working relationship with Hank suffered. Hank noticed the change but did not know where the tension came from.Questions:1.What is hospitality in Chinese perspective?2.Having Ming Li’s students accompany him everywhere, does Hank feel verycomfortable?3.Was Hank not very grateful and hospitable?1.3 Intercultural Communication1.3.1 What is Intercultural Communication?According to Neuliep (2003), intercultural communication occurs whenever a minimum of two persons from different cultures or microcultures come together and exchange verbal and nonverbal symbols. Microcultures are groups of people that exist within the broader rules andFood.dress.music. visual arts. Drama. craftsnguagecelebrations.gamescourtesy. Contextual conversational patterns. Concept of time. Personalspace. Rules of conduct. Facial expressions. Nonverbal communication.Body language. Touching. Eye contact. Patterns of handling emotions.Notions of modesty. Concept of beauty. Courtship practices.Relationships to animals. Notions of leadship. Tempo of work. Conceptsof food. Ideals of childrearing. Theory of disease. Social interaction rate.Nature of friendships. Tone of voice. Attitudes toward elders. Concept ofcleanliness. Notions of adolescence. Patterns of group decision-making.Definition of insanity. Preference for competition or cooperation.Tolerance … and so forthSurface CultureAbove sea levelEmotional Load:relatively low guidelines of the dominant culture, but are distinct in some way: racially, linguistically, occupation, age, or sexual orientation. Often microcultural groups have histories that differ from the dominant cultural group and are subordinate in some way.Intercultural communication, like all communication, is contextual. A context is a combination of factors--- situation, setting, circumstance, the people involved, the relationship of those people, and so on. In short, context is the overall framework within which communication takes place.1.3.2 A Narrative Approach to Intercultural CommunicationThere are numerous approaches to the study of intercultural communication--- all of which have their strengths and weaknesses. Based on our own intercultural living experiences, we are convinced that the most effective and insightful approach is the narrative approach.Scholars often discuss culture in terns of an iceberg metaphor. What we see in any culture is only the tip of the iceberg. Yet, effective communication occurs only when we begin to understand what is below the water level.The Iceberg Concept of CultureLike an iceberg, nine-tenths of culture is below the surface.Another metaphor compares culture to a theatrical production. You see what is on stage, but you don ’t see all the activity backage. It is the backstage activity that enables the action on stage to be effective.We suggest a narrative approach to the study of intercultural communication. We are the stories we tell. We make sense out of others and ourselves through story. As storytellers, our values, emotions, and aesthetic considerations ground our beliefs and behaviors.A key concept in the narrative approach is the concept of narrative itself. Fisher indicated “By ‘narration’, I mean symbolic actions---- words and/or deeds--- that have sequence and meaning for those who live, create, or interpret them”(p.58), he also states it “ There is no genre, including technical communication, that is not an episode in the story of life” (p. 347).Thus, listening to a class lecture, talking with your friends, listening to a political speech or the evening news, reading a book--- all consist of your hearing and shaping narratives. If story is a universal medium, then story is the key to our understanding of others from cultures unlike our own.Because our lives are experienced through narratives, some standard for determining which stories to believe and which to disregard is essential. This standard is narrative rationality. It is different from the traditional one in which most Westerners have been trained. Traditional standards of rationality ask questions such as:1. Are the claims supported by the facts?2. Have all relevant facts been considered?3. Are the arguments internally consistent?4. Does the reasoning used conform to the tests of formal and informal logic?In contrast, narrative rationality is concerned with the principle of coherence and fidelity. Coherence refers to the internal consistency of the narrative and asks such questions as:1.Do the elements of the story flow smoothly?2.Is the story congruent with the stories that seem related to it?3.Are the characters in the story believable?Fidelity, the second principle of narrative rationality, concerns truthfulness or reliability of the story. Stories with a high degree of fidelity “ring true” to the listener. When the elements of a story “represent accurate assertions about social reality” (Fisher, 1987, p.105), they have fidelity. Fisher proposes that we assess narrative fidelity through the logic of good reasons. If a narrative possesses fidelity, it constitutes good reasons for a person to hold a certain belief or act in a certain way. The logic of good reasons enables a person to judge the worth of stories by presenting the listener with a set of values that appeal to her or act in a certain way. The logic of good reasons enables a person to judge the worth of stories by presenting the listener with a set of values that appeal to her or him and form warrants for accepting or rejecting a certain story.The logic of good reasons consists of asking two sets of questions. The first set constitutes a logic of reasons:1. Are the statements that claim to be factual in the narrative really factual?2. Have any relevant facts been omitted from the narrative or distorted in its telling?3. What are the patterns of reasoning that exist in the narrative?4. How relevant are the arguments in the story to any decision the listener may make?5. How well does the narrative address the important and significant issues of this case? Assignment:Terms: culture , Individualism and Collectivism, communication, intercultural communication, Questions:1.What are characteristic of culture?2.What are properties of communication/3.How do Harry C. Triandis clarify Cultural Syndromes4. How do you understand The Iceberg Concept of Culture。
跨文化交际culture
• Culture is dynamic. (pg. 6)
Characteristics of Culture
• Culture is shared.
– All communications take place by means of symbols.
Cloud of fortune Pound
Danger
Right
Wrong Religion
• Why can the picture on the money prove the man is the Sultan of Brunei?
Greek culture Egyptian culture Chinese culture Babylon
From Intellectual Perspective
• According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, culture is "the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively". It refers to intellectual perspective, such as music, art, exhibition, dance, etc. When you talk about Picasso, Beethoven, etc., you are talking about culture.
From Intercultural Communication Perspective
• Culture is a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms, which affect the behavior of a relatively large group of people.
跨文化交际Unit1
Suppose
Culture A : Chinese culture
Culture B: Japanese culture
Culture C: American culture
3. Barriers in Intercultural Communication
Language differences Nonverbal communication Stereotypes Cultural bias on judgments High level of stress
ideas、ways of behaving、products
Definitions of Culture
1) Culture is an observable pattern of behavior. 2) Culture is a system of shared beliefs, values,
Education
western: performance oriented, little rote(死记硬背) memory, ability to solve problems; practical competence of running a business is more important.
IV. What Is Intercultural Communication?
1. Intercultural Communication Defined
Intercultural Communication means the exchange or communication between people who have different cultural backgrounds.
跨文化交际实训 Chapter 1
guatemalan weaving 危地马拉的编织
危地马拉是古代玛雅文化的中心之一。1523年沦 为西班牙的殖民地，1821年摆脱殖民统治，宣布 独立。1823年加入中美洲联邦，1839年成立共和 国。危地马拉人主要从事农业，种植玉米、咖啡、 香蕉、豆类、辣椒、西红柿、棉花等。在太平洋沿 岸的种植园里，资本主义农业有了发展。棉纺、丝 纺、编织、制陶、皮革等手工业较发达。农民的住 房一般系用土坯或树枝搭盖的窝棚。食物以玉米面 饼为主。白人和印欧混血种人穿欧式服装，印第安 人穿传统服装。条纹花布长裙和带鲜艳刺绣的短上 衣是印第安妇女的主要服装。印第安人的文化具有 古代玛雅文化的一系列特征。
Warm-up
What problems have you ever had communicating with others? Use some examples to explain intercultural communication.
I. Culture 文化
Definitions of Culture文化的定义
adj. 仪式的，老规矩的 adj. 星云的，星云状的 conj. 凭借 n. 对某种文化的适应 adj. 家族的，家庭的 adj. 普遍的，蔓延的，渗透的 v. 整合，使……成整体 n. 下部构造，下部组织 n. <政> 上层建筑<建> 上层结构 n. 改变，变更
Comprehension Questions
I. Culture 文化
Metaphors in Culture 文化中的隐喻
▪The Culture Iceberg 文化冰山
▪The Culture Onion 文化洋葱
I. Culture 文化
跨文化交际第一章
Sociolinguistic Approach
The sociolinguistic approaches are prone to cross-cultural comparisons tracing the sources of intercultual miscommunication. Their concerns often regard questions of how the distinctive nature of the value systems, pervasive confgurations of social relations, and dominant ideologies of different cultural groups shape their communicative conventions. One typical aspect of the sociolinguistic approach is the studies of speech acts.
Translation and Intercultural Communication
Companyultural Communication in Translation
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1.Cultural differences in translation
cross-cultural, often used as a synonym for intercultural, traditionally implies a comparsion of some phenomena across cultures. subculture refers to a subset of a culture, with members sharing some values, norms, and /or symbols that are somewhat different from those of other members of the larger culture.
跨文化交际culture-文档资料
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• 2. What is a good friend in Chinese and American culture?
– Be loyal to each other and never betray even to lie
– Be honest and constructive and helpful
musicຫໍສະໝຸດ exhibition dance
Picasso
Beethoven
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From Psychological Perspective
• Culture is an observable pattern of behavior which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another.
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From Anthropologic Perspective
• Culture is "the civilizations and achievements of a particular time or people." This is an anthropologist's definition.
• By examining the metaphors for culture, we are going to figure out the prominent characteristics of culture.
1. The Cultural Iceberg 2. The Culture Onion
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Definition of Culture
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1. Culture Is Like An Iceberg
Some of the elements are visible, while most are not.
Powerful foundation like history, norms, values, beliefs about space, nature, time, etc.
Read the case and consider the questions in the right column.
1. Is the interviewee proud of her culture? Why? 2. What else do you know about Indian culture? 3. If the program producer comes to China to
The visible parts are the expressions of the invisible parts.
It is difficult to understand people with different cultural backgrounds.
2. Culture Is Our Software
2. Culture Is Our Software
The physical body is like the hardware of a computer.
It is programmed by our home culture. An infant learns how to be human in a
Think about the following similes and metaphors, how do you think culture is related to the references?
1. Culture is like an iceberg. 2. Culture is our software. 3. Culture is like the water a fish swims in. 4. Culture is the grammar of our behavior.
According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary, culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively”.
DEFINITIONS OF ‘CULTURE’
1. Culture Is Like An Iceberg
艺术、文学、戏剧、 古典音乐、流行音乐等。 民族舞蹈、游戏、烹饪、
服饰
谦虚的概念、审美观、教育子女的理念、 对后代的规范、宇宙观、与动物的关系、上下级的关系模式、
如何定义罪孽、求爱的方式、公平的概念、工作的动机、 领导的概念、工作的速度、集体决策的模式、洁净的概念、 对于独立的态度、疾病的理论、解决问题的方法、对于地位稳定性的 理解、眼神交流、与年龄、性别、阶层、职业、亲情等有关的角色认 识、对于不安全的定义、友谊的本质、对于“自我”的定义、视觉感 知模式、肢体语言、面部表情、对于逻辑和效度的理解、处理情感的 方式、不同社会情景下交谈模式、对于过去和未来的看待方式、对于 时间的安排、对于竞争或合作的喜好、社交比率、青春期的概念、对
Chapter Outline
The nature of culture The definition of culture The characteristics of culture Cultural identity Cultures within culture
Lead-in Case: An Interview in India
make the program, how do you think a Chinese interviewee will answer the questions raised by the host? Try to role-play it with your partner.
Text A: The Nature of Culture
We have rules in doing things which is like grammar in language.
We apply the rules automatically and unconsciously.
CUSTOMS: WHITE DNS OF ‘CULTURE’
culturally specific way. We are vaguely aware of the “software” as
we use it.
3. Culture Is Like the Water a Fish Swims In
3. Culture Is Like the Water a Fish Swims In
1. Defining Culture from the Anthropological Perspective
2. Defining Culture from the Psychological Perspective
3. Defining Culture from the Sociological Perspective
Human cannot live without culture. Culture is what the world is like for us. We take for granted the culture where we live
in.
4. Culture Is the Grammar of Our Behavior