跨文化交际期末考试题

跨文化交际期末考试题

跨文化交际期末考试题

Ⅰ. Define the following items. 1. context ：P49 2. noise: P54 3. intercultural munication ：munication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the munication event.

4. individualism: P99

5. collectivism: P99

6. high-

context culture ：P110 a culture in which meaning is not necessarily contained in words. Information is provided through gestures, the use of space, and even silence. 7. low-context culture ：P110 a culture in which the

majority of the information is vested in the explicit code. 8. verbal munication ：munication done both orally and in written language 9. nonverbal munication ：

involves all nonverbal stimuli in a munication

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.

II. Answer the following questions(简答题) 1. What is the culture, and what are the characteristics of the culture? P45

what the behavior and customs mean to the people who are following them.

2. What’s the relationship between culture and language?

Culture influences language by way of symbols and

rules for using those symbols, as well as our perceptions of the universe (the meaning associated with the symbols).Language, on the other hand, would seem to have

a major impact on the way an individual perceives and conceptualizes the world.

3. How do Japanese people refuse? P135

4. How do Chinese and western people respond to others’ pliment? P162

5. What kinds of nonverbal munication are often used

in our daily munication? P191

6. What are the functions of the nonverbal munication? P218

7.What are the differences on receiving gifts between Chinese and westerner?

In the West, it is regarded as polite to open gifts

as soon as they are given to express appreciation. In China, the situation is quite the reverse. Normally we

Chinese feel that if you open the gift as soon as it is given, you might embarrass the person who gives the gift and you might be thought greedy. Therefore, Chinese people tend to open the gifts after the visitors have left.

In China, many people send gifts without wrapping them, and if they wrap them, they usually tell the receiver what is inside, and the receiver will thank the sender and put the gift aside without unwrapping them since they already know what is inside. English receivers open the gifts in front of the senders of the gifts.

8. Describe the different ways in showing hospitality between Chinese culture and western culture.

Chinese guests always refuse offer of drinks or food to demonstrate politeness in seeming not to wish to put their host to any trouble.Sometimes an offer is not a

real offer but a polite remark. After we say 'no', we usually wait for the second and third offer. If the host just brings the food or drink and ignores 'no', we ill accept it. Chinese like to press their guests to drink or eat to show their hospitality. While westerners always