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《跨文化交际》课程自学材料

PartOneDefiningCulture

一．讨论题

1.Howdoyouthinkcultureandcommunicationarerelated?

2.Whatarethebarriersyouexperiencedininterculturalcommunication?

And

howdidyouhandlethem?

3.Workingroupstodecidewhichofthefollowingbelongtoovertcultureand

whichtocovert:

A.Whatandhowpeopleeat

B.Howtokeephealthy

C.Howtoraisechildren

D.Howtodobusiness

E.Howtousetime

F.Howtointroducepeople

G.Howtoparticipateinceremonies

H.Rulesforfacialexpressionsandeyecontact

I.Rituals

J.Etiquette

K.Workspeed

L.Whatisrightorwrong,beautifulorugly,cleanordirty,goodorbad,etc.

M.Theoriesofdisease,sin,death,godorgods,sanity,self,etc.

4.Canyouaddmoretotheabovelist?

Whichofthemdoyouthinkaremore

likelytocauseproblemsininterculturalcommunication?

Andwhydoyou

thinktheyare?

二、分析、解答题

Pleasereadthefollowingexample（takenfromScollon&Scollon,2000）and

studyhowcommunicationisaffectedbyculture.

TwomenmeetonaplanefromTokyotoHongKong.ChuHon-feiisaHong

KongexporterwhoisreturningfromabusinesstriptoJapan.AndrewRichardsonis

anAmericanbuyeronhisfirstbusinesstriptoHongKong.ItIsaconvenientmeeting

forthembecauseMr.Chu'scompanysellssomeoftheproductsMr.Richardsonhas

sometoHongKongtobuy.Afterabitofconversationtheyintroducethemselvesto

eachother.

Mr.Richardson:

Bytheway,I'mAndrewRichardson.MyfriendscallmeAndy.

Thisismybusinesscard.

Mr.Chu:

I'mDavidChu.Pleasedtomeetyou,Mr.Richardson.Thisismycard.

Mr.Richardson:

No,no.CallmeAndy.Ithinkwe'llbedoingalotofbusiness

together.

Mr.Chu:

Yes,Ihopeso.

Mr.Richardson（readingMr.Chu'scard）:

Chu,Hon-fei.Hon-fei,I'llgiveyou

acalltomorrowassoonasIgetsettledatmyhotel.

MrChu（smiling）:

Yes,I'llexpectyourcall.

Whenthesetwomenseparate,theyleaveeachotherwithverydifferent

impressionsofthesituation.Mr.Richardsonisverypleasedtohavemadethe

acquaintanceofMr.Chuandfeelstheyhavegottenofftoaverygoodstart.They

haveestablishedtheirrelationshiponafirst-namebasisandMr.Chu'ssmileseemsto

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indicatethathewillbefriendlyandeasytodobusinesswith.Mr.Richardsonisvery

particularlypleasedthathehastreatedMr.ChuwithrespectforhisChinese

backgroundbycallinghimHon-feiratherthanusingthewesternname,David,which

seemstohimanunnecessaryimpositionofwesternculture.

Incontrast,Mr.ChufeelsquiteuncomfortablewithMr.Richardson.Hefeelsit

willbedifficulttoworkwithhim,andthatMr.Richardsonmightberatherinsensitive

toculturaldifferences.HeisparticularlybotheredthatMr.Richardsonusedhisgiven

name,Hon-fei,insteadofeitherDavidorMr.Chu.

Howdoyouaccountfortheirdifferentimpressions?

Doescultureplayarolein

thecommunicationbetweenthesetwomen?

（Youmayturnto跨文化交际自学参考答案）

三、思考题：

1.Wehavelearnedsomecharacteristicsofculture.Forexample,cultureis

learned.Culturecanbelearnedthroughdiverseways,proverbsbeingoneof

them.Nowstudythefollowingproverbsanddecidewhatvalue（s）they

represent,whichofthemarestillstrongintheAmericancultureandthe

Chineseculturerespectively,andwhichdon'tapplyanylonger.

Proverbs

1.Bloodisthickerthanwater.

2.Sauceforthegooseissauceforthegander.

3.Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.

4.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

5.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

6.Hastemakeswaste.

7.Timeismoney.

8.Aman'shomeishiscastle.

9.Thinkthreetimesbeforeyoutakeaction.

10.Modestymakesyouprogress。

conceitednessmakesyoulagbehind.

（Youmayturnto跨文化交际自学参考答案）

2.Readthefollowingandthinkaboutthequestions:

Someyearsago,severalinternationalbusinessmenwereonaconference

cruisewhentheshipbegantosink.“Gotellthosefellowstoputonlifejackets

andjumpoverboard,”thecaptaindirectedhisfirstmate.

Afewminuteslaterthefirstmatereturned.“Thoseguyswon'tjump,”he

reported.

“Takeover,”thecaptainordered,“AndI'llseewhatIcando.”

Returningmomentslater,heannounced,“They'regone.”

“How'dyoudoit?

”askedthefirstmate.

“Itolddifferentthingstodifferentpeople.ItoldtheEnglishmanitwasthe

sportingthingtodo,andhejumped.ItoldtheFrenchmanitwas_____。

the

Germanthatitwasacommand。

theItalianthatitwas______。

theRussian

thatitwas_____。

sotheyjumpedoverboard.”

“AndhowdidyougettheAmericantojump?

”

“Noproblem,”saidthecaptain,“Itoldhimhewas______!

”

Questions:

1）Canyoudecidetowhomeachofthefollowingwordswasactuallyusedbythe

captain?

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Revolutionaryforbiddenchicinsured

2）IftherehadbeenaChinesebusinessmanonboard,whatshouldthecaptainsayin

ordertomakehimjumpoverboard?

3）Whatdoyouthinkofthestory?

Doesittellyousomethingthatistrueofpeopleof

thosedifferentnations?

（Youmayturnto跨文化交际自学参考答案）

PartTwoCommunicationandCulture

一、讨论题

1.Studythefollowingtwoversionsofthesamespokendiscoursepresentedina

businessmeetingbetweenaHongKongChineseandanAnglo—NorthAmerican

businessman.Decideinsmallgroups,whichonemightbegivenbyaChineseand

whichbyanAmerican.Why？

A.BecausemostofourproductionisdoneinChinanow,andit'snotreallycertain

howHongKongwillbelikeafter1997,andsinceIthinkacertainamountofcaution

incommittingtoTVadvertisementisnecessarybecauseoftheexpense.So,Isuggest

thatwedelaymakingourdecisionuntilafterLegcomakesitsdecision.（Scollon&

Scollon,2000）

B.IsuggestthatwedelaymakingourdecisionuntilafterLegcomakesitsdecision.

That'sbecauseIthinkacertainamountofcautionincommittingtoTVadvertisement

isnecessarybecauseoftheexpense.Inadditiontothat,mostofourproductionis

doneinChinanow,andit'snotreallycertainhowHongKongwillbelikeafter

1997.（Scollon&Scollon,2000）

（Youmayturnto跨文化交际自学参考答案）

2.Canyoufindsomecasesinwhich是inChinesedoesnotmean“yes”in

English?

3.HowwouldyouputthefollowingintoChinese?

a）Doyoulikethenewschool?

Yes,Iwill.

b）Pleasedon'tsaythat.---Yes,Iwill.

c）Iknowwhathewants.---Yes?

---Money!

d）Waiter!

---Yes,sir.

e）Yes?

---I'dliketwotickets,please.

f）Everythingwillbeallrightsoon,yes?

Saying“no”seemstobemorecomplicated.

Sometimes“no”maymean“maybe”giventherighttimeandcircumstances.

Thisisquiteimportantininterpersonalrelationsandinpolitics.Lookatthe

followingsex-biasedjoke:

What'sthedifferencebetweenaladyandadiplomat?

Whenadiplomatsays“yes”,hemeansmaybe.

Whenadiplomatsays“maybe”,hemeansno.

Whenadiplomatsays“no”,he'snodiplomat.

Whenaladysays“no”,shemeans“maybe”.

Whenaladysays“maybe”,shemeans“yes”.

Whenaladysays“yes”,she'snoladyall!

4.Whatareyougoingtodoifyouareinthefollowingsituations?

Whyorwhy

not?

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A.Whenyouareofferedadrinkthetasteofwhichyoufindveryunpleasant.

B.Whenyourfriendsaskifyouwillgotoapicnicwiththemandyoudonotfeellike

going.

C.WhenyouareaskedaboutthemeaningofanEnglishwordthatyoudonotknow.

D.Whenyouareaskedwhetheryouagreewithaprofessor'sideaaboutlearning

Englishthatyoudonotquiteappreciate

E.Whenyoufindyourselfinclassunabletoanswerthequestiontheteacherasksyou.

F.Whensomeoneasksforyourfinishedhomeworktocopyandyoudonotliketo

comply.

G.Whenyouareaskedbyyourparentsaboutyourproblemsinyourstudiesandyou

donotreallyliketo.

5.WhydopeopleincountrieslikeJapanandChinaoftenrefusetosay“no”

directly?

6.Whatproblemsmayariseininterculturalcommunicationbecauseofsuch

indirectwaysofsaying“no”?

二、思考题

1.Thefollowingaretwoletters,oneinChineseandtheotherinEnglish.

Comparethemtoseeifthereissimilarityintheirdiscoursepatterns.

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DearProfessorX,

Howareyou?

Pleasepardonmeforbotheringyouwhileyouaresobusy.But

thereisonethingonwhichIneedyourhelp.

IamaloverofEnglish,butforalongtimeIhavenotbeenabletostudyEnglish

systemically.NowIamstayingathomeonsickleaveanditoccurredtomethatI

shouldtakeitupseriously.IwenttotheForeignLanguageBookStoreinour

provincialcapitalandhadalook.IfoundtheEnglishtextbook,whichyouedited,

suitsmylevel.Butthestorehadnotapes.CouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcanget

thetapesthroughmailorderandhowmuchIneedtopay?

Besides,thetextbookhas

onlytwovolumes.Istheresupplementarymaterialtoaccompanythem?

CanIget

boththebooksandthetapesthroughmailorder?

Iamalmostthirtyyearsold,butlearnedonlyatsecondaryschool.Ilikeitvery

muchanditwillbeusefulforfuturework.SoIwanttobeginfromthebeginningand

Iwonderifthebookisrightforme.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Questions

1）Whatdoyouthinkofthetwolettersabove?

Whatdotheyhaveincommon

thoughtheyarewrittenindifferentlanguages?

2）Whenyouaremakingarequ