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1、跨文化交际,跨文化交际,Cross cultural communication,Unit 1 language and culture in communication,By the end of the unit, you should be able to Distinguish types of communication Understand the basic of communication Be aware of different definitions of a social situation. Be aware of different values in commun
2、ication.,Can you find a Chinese equivalent to English word communication? Task 1.Analysing the basics of communication essential elements and types. 1.There are at least two or more people. 2.There must be some contact between communicators. 3.There must be a language shared by communicators. 4.an e
3、xchange of information has taken place.,The types of communication 1.human communication 2.animal communication 3.human-animal communication 4.human-machine communication 5.machine to machine communication,Activity 2 meanings in communication Utterance meaning :what it normally means Speakers meanin
4、g:the speaker has intended to convey by way of utterance meaning . Hearers meaning:the hearer ha understood on the basis of the utterance meaning,Case analysing Litz: Dick, how long is your mum going to stay? Dick: I dont know. I havent asked her. Litz: Why not ask her? Dick: What do you mean by ask
5、ing her? Litz: I mean what I said. Just ask her how long shes going to stay.,Activity 4communication in social situations Essential components 1. Two or more participants 2.definition of the situation and goals 3.setting 4.schema 5.verbal communication 6.non-verbal communication 7.time and space.,Un
6、it 2 Culture Shock,By the end of the unit,you should be able to Understand cultural differences in approaches to hospitality,modesty,privacy,and politeness Avoid taboo subjects in We stern cultures,Activity 1: Hospitality,Analysize task 2: or too little? 1.lisa was taken aback by her host putting fo
7、od onto her plate because this seldom happens in her country. 2.She kept finishing all the food on her plate because she wished to be polite. That was a big mistake because she found her plate refilled and many more dishes following.,3.in the west ,if you were invited to have a meal at someones home
8、, there will often be only one or two dishes.Even it was a formal dinner, it would usually be just three courses:soup, main dish, and desert. But in China,an informal dinner would have four dishes and a soup; a a formal dinner would have at least eight dishes and a soup.,4.Sea slug ia also called se
9、a cucumber, which is one of the most expensive dishes to feature in Chinese cuisine. But most Westerners never like it. That is why Lisa called it horrible stuff. 5.If you are bloated after a meal you feel very full and uncomfortable due to eating too much.,Problems when east meets west,1.Lisa was s
10、urprised by Wangs remarks denigrating his flat.He was probably just being politely modest and the flat was not untidy . Lisa certainly seems to think it odd that he should say so. For Westerners compliments in order to appear modest. She also seemed surprised and perhaps a little offended by his rem
11、ark about her being tired after her work.,2.Wang was undoubtedly just trying to be polite by showing concern for his guest. We often show our concern by saying something like :You must be tired. Have a good rest. Unfortunately some westerners are sensitive about such comments, taking them as implyin
12、g that they are not strong enough and so easily get tired. Lisa obviously took it amiss as suggesting that she was old and weak.,3.Eight courses for one meal for westerners are too many by western standards, As you may probably know ,a western meal normally serves one main course plus a starter and
13、sweets or deserts.,Activity 2: Privacy,1.Its all right to ask children or a teenager their age. But it is not normally polite in English speaking societies to ask an adult their age- and never a woman. On exception is perhaps when it is a very old person, in their 80s or 90s, in which case they may
14、be quite proud of how old they are.,2.It is all right to ask someone what their job or position is, but it is not polite to ask them their salary. This is considered a private matter in English speaking society. 3.It is all right to ask someone where they live, but it is not polite to ask their rent
15、.,4.The size of someones flat is a matter of private thing. 5.Many people feel religious belief are very personal and they may not feel; comfortable to tell someone they hardly know. 6.It is better to ask : Do you have a family instead of asking are you married?,7.People are sensitive about their pe
16、rsonal appearance, so it is not polite to mention it. 8.It is better not to ask how much someone has paid for the clothes,furniture. 9.It is not polite to comment bluntly on someones appearance.But you may say:Have you been out in the sun?,Activity 3:collectivism and individualism,Explain to the test: 1.cluster: a group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely together: a bunch 2.value:a principle, standard , or considered worthwhile or desirable 3.assumption:something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof,
