跨文化交际ppt

For example, westerners expect disagreement to be clearlystated. It may happen,however,that a westerner discovers that a Chinese is doing something different to what was agreed upon. He will tell the other, probably patiently and politely ,that he is not happy about this. Of course, the Chinese will feel offended because that makes them lose face. Although both of them are respecting the rules of etiquette(礼貌），they still think the other is wrong and wonder about whether they can trust each other.
2.Polychronic Time (P-Time) ：
P-time schedules several activities at the same time. It is more flexible and more humanistic. e.g. Chinese, Latin American, Arab and most Asian cultures
1.Nonverbal communication involves all nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that is generated by both the source and his or her use of the environment and that has potential message value for the source or receiver.
communication style
low-context culture
explicit
high-context culture
inexplicit
English, North American, German,
chinese japanese Middle Easterners
hobby interestes
weather
salary age, education, family background, title, and affiliation
words and its culture
1.appellation of relatives :brother（哥哥、弟弟）
2.the meaning of words （dog 松竹梅）
west
east
Have a guess
tableware
drink
ideal thing
ego
time value
at the restaurant
party /reunion
queueing-problem
expression
leisure time
way of observation
Culture is to communication is what water is to fish .speakers from different cultural backgrounds may have different interpretation of what it means to be truthful, relevant ,belief ,or clear with regard to conservation and body language .
verbal communication
communication
non-verbal communiction: • communication done both orally and in written language.
• Easier to use words to represent one’s experiences within the same culture because people share many similar experiences. • More troublesome in verbal communication across cultures because people’s experiences, beliefs, values, customs, traditions and the like are different.
case 2
Rose,an American girl,came to China,knew little about China.She decided to quit her job for in her stay in China, most female teacher had physical contact with her which shocked her to death by thinking " so many homosexuals in China". She could not bear it, so she chose to quit the job and leave China.
3.Pragmatic（语用） culture (this is XX;喂！你好）
dragon
dog
Chinese: 狗仗人势 走狗 挂羊头卖狗肉 狗腿子
English: love me love my dog Every dog has its day
discussion
Nonverbal Communication
When we discuss culture and communication ,we should be aware of the total spectrum of communication ,which includes language,customs,perceived values,and nonverbal communicationconcept of time and space. What happens when people from different cultures interact face-to-face?
Thingking ＆ Discussion
1.Thinking what had happend in your intercultural communication. 2.Discuss with your partner. e to the front and share the feeling,process and puzzle with us. 4.Discuss the difference : friendship,family,fonding of child,education,sending gifts and so on.
touching
case analysis：
Alfred,a man from the US,was on a crowed bus trip.5 children were seated on a bench for 3 people, and 3 adults shared 2seats. Since there was a long way to go,a man who sat on a seat signed to him to sit close to him so that they can share the seat. Alfred refused and felt offended. The Chinese man wondered why this foreiger did not accept his kind offer.
Is he gentleman ?
Xiao mei ,a summer student from China, is studying in the UK. One day when she was visiting a friend,she came across a British man at a narrow stair. The stair is very narrow and only allows one person to go comfortably.If 2 persons walk on it simultaneously,they can not avoid hustling. Xiaomei was at the footstep and about to go upstairs while that man was about to go downstairs. Xiaomei stepped on the stair after thinking twice,and the man stood at the other side waiting for her to pass. He was impressed by the man's gentility and said "thank you "while passing her. After coming back from the visiting,she told it to her British teacher as an impressive experience. But to her surprise,her teacher just smiled and said nothing. Xiaomei was puzzled and then she remember the strange expression on the man when she looked up. Is he gentleman-like or not?