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1、InterculturalCommunication LectureOneandTwo TohelpyouimproveyourEnglish especiallyyourabilitytodiscussandexplainideas andyourabilitytotalkaboutcultureinEnglish TohelpyoulearnmoreabouttheculturesofWesternnations ThetextbookpaysspecialattentiontothecultureoftheUnitedStates notonlybecauseitisthelargest
2、English speakingcountry butalsobecauseitscultureisdifferentfromChina sinanumberofespeciallyinterestingways Tohelpyoubecomeabetterinterculturalcommunicator Youwilllearnthispartlybystudyingmoreabouttheprocessofinterculturalcommunicationandalsoaboutthefactorsthataffectthatprocess However evenmoreimport
3、ant youwilldevelopnewskillsandthinkinghabitsthatwillhelpyoumakesenseofforeignculturesandtheirpeople especiallyofthingsWesternersdowhichmayseemstrange puzzling orevenbad Goalsofthecourse Tofamiliarizeyouwithbasicconceptsofinterculturalcommunication Thetextbookintroducesmanyofthebasicconceptsofintercu
4、lturalcommunication assumingthatthemorestudentsunderstandaboutthevariousfactorsthataffectinterculturalcommunication themoreawaretheywillbeoftherolethesefactorsplayininfluencinghowtheyinterpretthebehaviorofforeigners Readingthetextbookandotherrelatedmaterials assignedbytheteacherorfound searchedbyyou
5、upontheteacher srequest Regularattendanceoftheclasses Ifpossible makefriendswithoneortwoforeignerstogainsomepersonalexperiencesincross culturalcommunication Requirementsofthecourse DearFran YesterdaywasmyfirstdayinChina anditwasalittlebitstrange Idecidedtogotoapark andthereImetseveralChinesestudents
6、 TheystartedtalkingwithmeinChinese andIwashappytofinallyhaveachancetopracticespeakinginChinesewithrealChinesepeople andmaybealsotomakesomeChinesefriends AtfirsttheyaskedmesomeprettyeasyquestionsabouthowlongIhadbeeninChina whatcountryIwasfrom andsoforth Butthenthequestionsstartedgettingmorecomplicate
7、dandharderformetounderstandandanswer also sometimeswhenIwasstrugglingtoansweraquestionthestudentswouldlaugh Thatkindofbotheredme andIfeltliketheyweremakingfunofme ThenoneofthestudentssaidsomethingthatIthoughtwasalittleweird Womenzuopengyouba Imean Ididoriginallyhopetomakefriendswiththem butIdidn tex
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9、yaretryingtogetsomethingfromme Finally ifIseethemagainI mnotsureifIshouldtalktothem ormaybejusttrytoavoidthem YouknowChinaalotbetterthanIdo soanyadviceorsuggestionsyouhavewouldbeappreciated Sincerely Pete PartoftheproblemwasthatPete sChinesewasn tverygood soitwashardforhimtocommunicate Itseemslikely
10、thatPetedidn tunderstandChinesecultureverywell andthismadeitharderforhimtounderstandwhythestudentsactedastheydid AnotherpartofthereasonliesinthewayPetehandledthisinterculturalcommunicationsituation WhentheChinesestudentsdidorsaidthingsthatseemedstrangetohim hetendedtojumptoconclusions Pete sproblems
11、 E B Tylor 1967 Cultureisacomplexwholeofoursocialtraditionsandasprerequisiteforustobeamemberofthesociety Canbeasetoffundamentalideas practices andexperiencesofagroupofpeoplethataresymbolicallytransmittedgenerationtogenerationthroughalearningprocess Mayaswellrefertobeliefs norms andattitudesthatareus
12、edtoguideourbehaviorsandtosolvehumanproblems Oranegotiatedsetofsharedsymbolicsystemsthatguideindividuals behaviorsandinclinethemtofunctionasagroup Definitionofculture Asthesoftwareofhumanmind culture inadditiontoallowingourparticipationinaspecificgroup servestwomajorfunctions Cultureprovidesacontext
13、inwhichthreeaspectsofhumansocietyareembedded linguistic physical andpsychological Borden 1991 Languageallowsustocommunicatewithpeoplewhohavesimilarvalueandbeliefsystem Physicalaspectssupplyanenvironmentofactivitiesandpermitwhatwedowithintheculture Finally thepsychologicalaspectisrelatedtoourmentalac
14、tivities includingwhatwebelieveandwhatwehavelearned Functionsofculture Culturefunctionstoprovidestructure stabilityandsecuritythatareusedbythegroupandmemberstomaintainthemselvesasahealthysystem Forexample accordingtotraditionalChinesecustom themarriageofyoungpeoplehadtobearrangedbytheirparents Amatc
15、hmakerwasusedtointroducethetwoparties Iftheparentsofthemalewereinterestedinseeingthelady thematchmakerwouldplananarrangedmeetingforbothsidestomeetandobserveeachother Ifthemalefamilywaspleasedwiththelady thematchmakerwouldbesenttothefemalefamilytoformallyproposeamarriage Apaymentmadebythegroom sfamil
16、ytothefamilyofthebridewouldbemadewhenthecouplemarried Dowry includingmoney jewelry orothergifts fromthebride sfamilyusuallyaccompaniedthebride ThestructuralprocessofthismatchingprocessfortheyoungpeopleintraditionalChinesesocietyclearlyreflectsthefunctionsofculture ThispracticenotonlymaintainedthestabilityoftheChinesesocietyformanyhundredyearsbutalsoensuredthefinancialsecurityofthefemalefamilyafteradaughtermovedouttostaywiththeotherfamily Fourbasiccharacteristics holistic learned dynamic andperva
