英语跨文化交际案例分析

英语跨文化交际案例分析

Revision for the final test Encounters at least 5 possible explanations U10 Grades P99 Perhaps the professor feels that students have a right to have their opinion considered in the grading process Maybe the professor asks students to give themselves grades because she wants them to reflect on their own performance She feels students will learn better if they evaluate themselves It is possible that the professor doesnt feel grades are very important and wants to minimize the pressure of grades Perhaps the professor wants to know students opinion of their own work because it will be helpful information for her as she decides their grades Possibly the professor values highly the students ability of self-reflection And she believes this is just the best way for them to reflect Maybe western teachers tend to believe that it is fairer for students if their own voices are included in deciding their final grades Maybe the taxi driver is trying to cheat Lee Perhaps there are extra charges for luggage that Lee doesnt know about It may be that the driver has included a tip for himself perhaps because he knows Lee is a foreigner and thinks she doesnt know that she should tip One possibility is that there are extra charges for tolls 过路费 that Lee doesnt know about It is possible that there is

something wrong with the meter or fares 车费 have recently gone up and

the meter hasnt been adjusted yet Encounter 1

U1 The Taxi P1 6 Maybe the driver has included a tip for himself –

an

unreasonably large one 7 Possibly the driver has included a

generous –but not entirely unseasonal –tip for himself perhaps because he knows

she is a foreigner and thinks she doesnt know that she should tip or cause in the past other foreigners have given him very stingy tips Ms Kelsen may feel that teachers should not accept gifts especially valuable ones from students In the West it is rare for individual students to give teachers gifts especially expensive ones Maybe Ms Kelsen does not think it right to accept a gift especially a valuable one just for doing her duty as a teacher Perhaps Ms Kelsen is afraid

that other people will find out that she accepted the gift and they will think she took a bribe

Encounter 2

U2 The gift P13 Ms Kelsen may feel that she only did her duty so she has done nothing to deserve such a special gift Ms Kelsen may feel uncomfortable because she assumes Frank cannot afford to give expensive gifts Ms Kelsen may feel that accepting the gift would put her under obligation to Frank Most Westerners feel that accepting a valuable gift entails a degree of reciprocity 酬答 Maybe the teacher really isnt very interested in helping Hal and his friends She was just being polite in offering to help them Perhaps the teacher is willing to help some but