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1、大学英语跨文化交际所有CASE答案!是WORD格式不是PDF格式的！!Case1:AnInterviewinIndiaCaseanalysis:ThecaseisaboutaninterviewbetweenanAmericanprogramhostandanIndianinterviewee.TheytalkaboutsomeaspectsofIndiancultureandthechangesoccurredtheseyears.Thecasereflectssomebasicculturalelementspeoplemayfindinallcultures:language,famil
2、ypattern,marriage,weddingceremony,foodandthewaytoeatfood,etc.Fromthiscase,guidethestudentsinculturestudyandculturecomparison.Thestudentsshouldrealizethattherearebothsimilaritiesanddifferencesinculture.Cultureisinfactverydynamicandpervasive.Case2:WhiteDressCaseanalysis:TheIndianwomenmightthinkthewedd
3、ingceremonyisafuneraliftheyseethewesternbrideinwhitegown.Thecasereflectsthesimilesandmetaphorsinthetext.Cultureislikeaniceberg:wecanidentifythecolorofthedresswornbywomenindifferentcultures,butwedonotknowthevaluesunderneath.Cultureislikethewaterafishswimsin:peopleweardressofdifferentcolorsfordifferen
4、tcontextbuttheyusuallytakeitforgrantedandneveraskwhy.Case3:TheFrenchinNorthAmericaCaseanalysis:TheFrenchwereabletoseeIndianbehavioronlyinthelightoftheirownhierarchicalsocialsystem,whereitisnaturalforthefewtocommandandthemanytoobey.Socialsystemsthatworkedonotherprincipleswereliterallyunimaginable.Cas
5、e4:Coconut-skatingCaseanalysis:Thecasereflectsthecharacteristicsofculture.Wecantellfromthecasethatcultureispervasiveanditslearned.Peoplemayinventdifferentwaysforthingsevenassimpleastheissueoffloormoping.ThePhilippinewomanmusthavelearnedthiswayofmoppingfromherownculture.Case5:ABlackGirlsIdentityCasea
6、nalysis:Althoughwemaysaythatidentitiesareconstitutedbyourcommunication,itisobviousfromthecasethatwecannotsimplychooseatanymomentwhatouridentitywillberegardlessofthecontext.First,weoftendonotsharetherecipeforcertainidentitieswithothersevenifwebelongtothesameethnicity,gender,ornationality.Understandin
7、gthiscanhelpusavoidsomeofthebroadassumptionsmadeaboutgroupsofpeoplebasedonthereflectivewayofthinking.Second,aswelearnedintheveryfirstchapter,allmeaningincommunicationistosomeextentsituational.Thus,thecontextmediateswhatidentitieswecanchoose.Sometimesthingsonemayhavenocontrolover,suchasageorskincolor
8、,areseenasessentialpartsofhowonecommunicatesanidentity.Case6HippiesCaseanalysis:Hippiescouldbedefinedasasubgroup,asthehippiesculturetendstobetemporary.InmodernAmericansociety,hippiesculturecouldalsofindtraits,butithaswidespreadinfluenceonAmericanvaluesystem.Case7CleanuptheBathroom!Caseanalysis:Cultu
9、raldifferencesdecidethetwostudentsaregoingtocommunicateindifferentways.TheChinesestudentwantstheAmericanstudenttounderstandtheunderlyingmeansofhiswords,buttheAmericanstudentisusedtothedirectstyleofcommunication.Thisisdecidedbyculture.InChineseculture,peoplewanttosavefaceofboththemselvesandothers,sot
10、heywouldnotexpresstheirideasdirectly.However,intheUnitedStates,unlessyouexpressyourselfclearlyanddirectly,theotherscannotunderstandyou.Case8:SheHasThreeHandsThiscasecanreflectthedifferentcommunicationstylesbetweenChineseandCanadians.Inwesterncultures,communicationisthemeansoftransmittingideas.Wester
11、npeopleusuallycommunicatedirectlywitheachother.ThatiswhytheCanadianinthiscasesayswhatisinhisminddirectlyinfrontoftheChinesewomanwithouthidinganything.WhileChineseculturestressesharmonyandemphasizestherelationshipsbetweenthecommunicators.Chinesepeopleviewcommunicationasaprocesswhereallpartiesaresearc
12、hingtodevelopandmaintainasocialrelationship.SotheChinesewomaninthiscasetriesnottoarguewiththeCanadianfacetofacetokeepthe“harmoniousrelationship”betweenthem.Case9:APieceofCakeThiscasewantsustorecognizesomecomponentsofcommunication.Sender/sourcereferstothepersonwhotransmitsamessage.Receiverisanyperson
13、whonoticesandgivessomemeaningtoamessage.Contextreferstoasettingorsituationwithinwhichcommunicationtakesplace.Inthiscase,MarilynandRichardaresimultaneouslythesendersandreceivers.Andtheirroom,wherethecommunicationeventhappensandwhichmakesthecouplefeelcomfortableandrelaxed,isjustthecontext.Case10:ThePl
14、acetoHaveLunchThiscasereflectsthatcommunicationiscontextual,whichmeansthatcommunicationdoesnothappeninisolationanditmusthappenwithinasettingorcontext.Whetherthiscontextisquietornoisyisimportanttothesmoothnessofcommunication.Whenthecommunicationeventisdisturbedbynoise,thecommunicationcannotgosmoothly
15、.Inthiscase,Case11:MakinganAppointmentThiscasecanreflecthowcultureaffectsitscommunicationstyle.Eachcultureencouragesaparticularcommunicationstyleexpectedwithinit.Thisimpliesnotonlyusingcorrectsymbols,butalsoapplyingtheappropriatecommunicationstylefortheoccasion.Communicationstylesincludemannerisms,p
16、hrases,rituals,andcommunicationcustomsappropriateforvarioussituationsinaculture.Inthiscase,knowingthecommunicationstyleoftheAmericanswhichischaracterizedbydirect,exactingandinstrumental,theexportermanagerfulfillshisjobsuccessfully.Case12:WhyDontYouEatthePizza?Thiscasecanreflecttheproblemsappearingduringinterculturalcommunicationandhowignoringculturaldifferencescanaffectcommunication.InMalaysia,wheremostpeopleareMuslims
