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教学系:
专业班级:
学生姓名:
2016年6月
AThesisPresentedto
SchoolofForeignLanguages
TianjinUniversityofCommerce
Contents
Abstract(inEnglish)
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Abstract(inChinese)
II
1.Introduction
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2.Example
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3.CaseSummary
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4.Waystoavoidthecultureshock
Abstract
Multi-ethniccultureshockisaveryimportantproblemininter-culturalcommunication.Peopleusuallyrealizelessaboutit,sotheywilloftenmakesomemistakes.Weshouldknowmorecultureshockandlearnhowtoavoidthem.
Keywords:
cultureshock;
multi-ethnic;
avoid
摘要
文化冲击在跨文化交际中是一个很重要的问题,而通常人们很少意识到不同国家、不同民族之间的文化冲击。
这就是为什么总有人在这方面犯错误。
我们应该了解学习更多文化冲击,并学会如何避免这种问题。
关键词:
文化冲击;
多国家多民族;
避免
1.Introduction
Multi-ethniccultureshockisaveryimportantproblemininter-culturalcommunication.Peopleusuallyrealizelessaboutit,sotheywilloftenmakesomemistakes.Weshouldknowmorecultureshockandlearnhowtoavoidthem.
Cultureshockisjustlikeanoccupationaldiseaseofpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.Wedonotknowhowtotalk,shakehands,shopping,andevenhowtosay‘hi’.
Wehaveowncustom,whichweusemorethantwentyyears.Allofthesehavebeenourbeliefandcreed.Sowecannotadaptthemquickly.
Nowadays,withthedevelopmentofmultimediatechnology,weknowmoreinformationsaboutcultureshock,suchaswhentwoAmericanssaidtheyaredatingwitheachother,itdonotmeanstheyarecouple.Howamazingnews!
Now,let’sseesomecommoncultureshock.
2.Examples
1.Cultureshockingreetsomebodyindifferentcountry
Nowadays,mostcountriesadapttogreetpeoplebyshakinghands,butnoteverycountryadaptsit.Japaneseusedtogreetsomebodywithbow.Themakeabowwitheachothertoshowtheiresteem.Inthissituation,somemistakeswillberaised.AnAmericanpeoplemeetwithaJapanese.TheAmericanreacheshishand,buthetouchestheJapanese’sheadjustright.Thisisveryembarrassed.
Franceisaveryromanticcountry,Frenchalwaysshowstheiremotionwithexaggeratedbodylanguage.Theygreeteachotherwithhug,andevenkisseachotheronthecheek.Iftheirguestsareshyorclose-minded,theymaybenotveryhappy.
IntheArabStates,twooldfriendsmeeteachothernotonlyshookhandsandembraced,veneer.Whenthesalute,holdeachother’sleftshoulderwiththerighthand,lefthandarmsaroundtheopponent’swaist,left-right-leftfacingthreetimes.Iftwopeoplecloseto,alsowillbeissued.Believeitornot,Icannotadaptthiswaytoshowmyhappiness.
2.Thedifferentmeaningforcolors
Colorsindifferentcountryhavethedifferentmeaning.Chinesepeoplethinkredisaveryfestivecolor.Inspringfestival,Chinesefamilyalwaysuseredcolortodecoratetheirhouse,andtheywillwearredclothestoshowtheirhappiness.RedinChinanotonlyusedinfestivalbutalsousedinweddingceremony.Chinesebridewearcheongsam,weddingdressinred.
Inwestcountry,theythinkwhitemeansclean,chaste,andelegant,sotheyalwayswearwhiteweddingdressintheirweddingceremony.
But,redinBritishmeansatrocity,andwhiteinChinameansominous.Thisisaverybigdifferentintwocultures,ifpeopleneglectthiscultureshock,itwillbeadisaster.
Greenisavividcolor,butnoteverycountries’peoplelikeit.
Peoplewholiveindesertlikegreenverymuch.Intheiropinion,greenshowsvitality,theyusegreenontheirnationalflag.ButJapanesedonotlikegreen,theythinkgreenisominous.Egyptianthinkgreenisevil,andEnglishhategreenbecausetheyalwaysmakeshroudinolivegreen.
3.Flowerindifferentcountries
CarnationinChinaalwaysmeansbenediction,weusuallygivecarnationtomothertowishherhappymother’sday.Butinforeigncountries,carnationshowsrefuse.
Tulipinturkeymeansthesymboloflove,butinGermanytheythinktulipistheflowerwhichshowsindifference.
PeonyinChinameansrichandhonored,butinGermanytheythinkpeonymeansshyandovercautious.
Chrysanthemumismoreinteresting.InJapan,theyusechrysanthemumtosymbolizeimperialhousehold,butinEurope,chrysanthemumonlyusedtosacrificeatcemetery.InChina,chrysanthemumshowsintegrity,butItalyandLatinAmericacountriesthinkchrysanthemumismonsterinflower.
LotuswaterlilyinChinameanschaste,butinJapanlotuswaterlilymeansunlucky.
Allofthemshowthatweshouldknowhowtogreetpeopleandwhatcolororwhatflowermeansintheplacewhereyouwillgo,andthatyouwillnotmakemistakeinaforeigntour.
4.Waystoavoidthecultureshock
Trytofindsomeinformationaboutthecountryandcultureyouaregoingto.
Trytohavesomecontroloveryourexpectation,youself-awareness,andyourpersonality,sinceyouwillhavelittlecontroloverthenewculture.
Trytobeopen-mindedandoptimistic.
Trytothinkthatfacinganewcultureismorelikeamentalchallengethanaphysicalone.
Lookforwardtopersonalchange-oneresultoflivinginanotherculturewillbethatyouwillbechange,youwillbeonyourwaytobecomingabilingual,biculturalperson.
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