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1、Intercultural CommunicationSpring 2012: Sun. 8:30-11:00, 57-106 Instructor: Xiaoye YanEmail: ,Course Objectives,To acquire knowledge related to ICC (terminologies and definitions);To understand how communication processes differ among cultures and improve your intercultural awareness;To develop skil
2、ls that will increase your intercultural communication competence; To cultivate the ability to study and explore the issues concerning intercultural communication,Course books,Required textbook: 许力生. 新编跨文化交际英语教程.上海: 上海外语教育出版社, 2009Recommended books:- Chen, G-M., & W. J Starosta. Foundations of Inter
3、cultural Communication. Boston, MA: Allyn &Bacon, 1998.- 胡文仲. 超越文化的屏障. 北京: 外语教学与研究出版社, 2001.- 贾玉新. 跨文化交际学. 上海: 上海外语教育出版社, 1997.- 林大津. 跨文化交际研究: 与英美人交往指南. 福州: 福建人民出版社, 1996.,Course Requirements,Preview the text, looking up the new words and expressions before class, and come prepared to share your opi
4、nions and questions. The course intends to improve your intercultural communication competence. You are expected to actively answer questions and participate in class discussions. Ask questions when you do not understand. Attend class regularly. Repeated unexcused absences or late arrivals will lowe
5、r your grade average. Inform me in advance if you need to miss class for a legitimate reason and do not forget to give me the note for leave with a stamp or a signature. Students are responsible for all information, assignments, and activities for all classes. Turn your cell phone off and do not che
6、ck it for calls or text messages during class.,Evaluation will be based on:,Attendance and participations 30%Final examination 70%,Unit 1 Communication Across Cultures,Warm up,It is very difficult for people to understand one another if they do not share the same experiences, including the habits of
7、 everyday life, the cues to which people respond, the automatic reactions they have to whatever they see and hear.,Intercultural Communication,ICC refers to the communication between people of different cultures.ICC can happen between groups at different levels, such as national, racial or ethnic gr
8、oups as well as other groups identified by gender, generation, region, age, education, occupation and religion, etc. The study of ICC is interdisciplinary, associated with other fields, primarily linguistics, anthropology, international relations, sociology, psychology and etc.,A brief history of th
9、e study of ICC,1946: Foreign Service Institute was established in the US1959: The Silent Language by Edward T. Hall, an American anthropologist, was published, marking the emergence of ICC1966: ICC was regarded as curriculum in the US1970: ICC was recognized as an independent area of study by the In
10、ternational Communication Association,A brief history of the study of ICC,1972: The first international conference on ICC was held in Japan1983: The first text on ICC theory, Intercultural Communication Theories by Gudykunst was publishedChina: ICC began as a serious discipline for study in the earl
11、y 1980s.,Intercultural Communication : An Introduction 1,Intercultural contact, a very common phenomenon in our life today new technologyinnovative communication systemsglobalization of economyimmigration,What is Globalization?,globalize: “to organize or establish worldwide”the establishment of a wo
12、rld economy, in which national borders are becoming less and less important as transnational corporations do business in a global market“time-spacecompression”, the way in which the world appears to be shrinking,What is Globalization?,The major driving force of globalization:- technology, esp. telec
13、ommunications and computersthe “global” may be more local than the “local”- the increasing global mobility of people;- the impact of new electronic media on human communications,The Challenge of Globalization,Attitudes towards globalization: - both a fact and an opportunity;- the development of a gl
14、obal mind-setCultural diversity must be recognized and appreciatedEffective communication is based on an understanding of cross-cultural differences,Intercultural Communication : An Introduction 2,Culture is everything and everywhere. It is the foundation of communication.The world looks, sounds, ta
15、stes, and feels the way it does because our culture has given you the criterion of perception.,Intercultural Communication : An Introduction 2,The three major elements that directly influence our perception and communication:- Cultural values: what is good and bad, right and wrong. True and false, p
16、ositive and negative- Worldview: religions- Social Organizations: family, government, community, history of the community,Intercultural Communication : An Introduction 3,Language and cultureVerbal Communication- Names of objects- Cultural connotations of words- The way people use languages,Intercultural Communication : An Introduction 3,Nonverbal Communication- gestures and postures- facial expressions, eye contact and gaze- touch - concepts and uses of time- concepts and uses of space,
