大学英语跨文化交际所有CASE问题详解.docx
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Case1:
AnInterviewinIndia
Caseanalysis:
ThecaseisaboutaninterviewbetweenanAmericanprogramhostandan
Indianinterviewee.TheytalkaboutsomeaspectsofIndiancultureandthechangesoccurredthese
years.Thecasereflectssomebasicculturalelementspeoplemayfindinallcultures:
language,
familypattern,marriage,weddingceremony,foodandthewaytoeatfood,etc.Fromthiscase,
guidethestudentsinculturestudyandcultureparison.Thestudentsshouldrealizethatthere
arebothsimilaritiesanddifferencesinculture.Cultureisinfactverydynamicandpervasive.
Case2:
WhiteDress
Caseanalysis:
TheIndianwomenmightthinktheweddingceremonyisafuneraliftheysee
thewesternbrideinwhitegown.Thecasereflectsthesimilesandmetaphorsinthetext.Cultureis
likeaniceberg:
wecanidentifythecolorofthedresswornbywomenindifferentcultures,butwe
donotknowthevaluesunderneath.Cultureislikethewaterafishswimsin:
peopleweardressof
differentcolorsfordifferentcontextbuttheyusuallytakeitforgrantedandneveraskwhy.
Case3:
TheFrenchinNorthAmerica
Caseanalysis:
TheFrenchwereabletoseeIndianbehavioronlyinthelightoftheirown
hierarchicalsocialsystem,whereitisnaturalforthefewtomandandthemanytoobey.
Socialsystemsthatworkedonotherprincipleswereliterallyunimaginable.
Case4:
Coconut-skating
Caseanalysis:
Thecasereflectsthecharacteristicsofculture.Wecantellfromthecasethat
cultureispervasiveandit’slearned.Peoplemayinventdifferentwaysforthingsevenassimpleas
theissueoffloormoping.ThePhilippinewomanmusthavelearnedthiswayofmoppingfromher
ownculture.
Case5:
ABlackGirl’sIdentity
Caseanalysis:
Althoughwemaysaythatidentitiesareconstitutedbyourmunication,it
isobviousfromthecasethatwecannotsimplychooseatanymomentwhatouridentitywillbe
regardlessofthecontext.First,weoftendonotsharetherecipeforcertainidentitieswithothers
evenifwebelongtothesameethnicity,gender,ornationality.Understandingthiscanhelpus
avoidsomeofthebroadassumptionsmadeaboutgroupsofpeoplebasedonthereflectivewayof
thinking.Second,aswelearnedintheveryfirstchapter,allmeaninginmunicationistosome
extentsituational.Thus,thecontextmediateswhatidentitieswecanchoose.Sometimesthings
onemayhavenocontrolover,suchasageorskincolor,areseenasessentialpartsofhowone
municatesanidentity.
Case6
Hippies
Caseanalysis:
Hippiescouldbedefinedasasubgroup,asthehippiesculturetendstobe
temporary.InmodernAmericansociety,hippiesculturecouldalsofindtraits,butithaswide
spreadinfluenceonAmericanvaluesystem.
Case7
CleanuptheBathroom!
Caseanalysis:
Culturaldifferencesdecidethetwostudentsaregoingtomunicatein
differentways.TheChinesestudentwantstheAmericanstudenttounderstandtheunderlying
meansofhiswords,buttheAmericanstudentisusedtothedirectstyleofmunication.Thisis
decidedbyculture.InChineseculture,peoplewanttosavefaceofboththemselvesandothers,so
theywouldnotexpresstheirideasdirectly.However,intheUnitedStates,unlessyouexpress
yourselfclearlyanddirectly,theotherscannotunderstandyou.
Case8:
SheHasThreeHands
ThiscasecanreflectthedifferentmunicationstylesbetweenChineseandCanadians.In
westerncultures,municationisthemeansoftransmittingideas.Westernpeopleusually
municatedirectlywitheachother.ThatiswhytheCanadianinthiscasesayswhatisinhis
minddirectlyinfrontoftheChinesewomanwithouthidinganything.WhileChineseculture
stressesharmonyandemphasizestherelationshipsbetweenthemunicators.Chinesepeople
viewmunicationasaprocesswhereallpartiesaresearchingtodevelopandmaintainasocial
relationship.SotheChinesewomaninthiscasetriesnottoarguewiththeCanadianfacetofaceto
keepthe“harmoniousrelationship〞betweenthem.
Case9:
APieceofCake
Thiscasewantsustorecognizesomeponentsofmunication.Sender/sourcerefersto
thepersonwhotransmitsamessage.Receiverisanypersonwhonoticesandgivessomemeaning
toamessage.Contextreferstoasettingorsituationwithinwhichmunicationtakesplace.In
thiscase,MarilynandRichardaresimultaneouslythesendersandreceivers.Andtheirroom,
wherethemunicationeventhappensandwhichmakesthecouplefeelfortableand
relaxed,isjustthecontext.
Case10:
ThePlacetoHaveLunch
Thiscasereflectsthatmunicationiscontextual,whichmeansthatmunicationdoes
nothappeninisolationanditmusthappenwithinasettingorcontext.Whetherthiscontextis
quietornoisyisimportanttothesmoothnessofmunication.Whenthemunicationevent
isdisturbedbynoise,themunicationcannotgosmoothly.Inthiscase,
Case11:
MakinganAppointment
Thiscasecanreflecthowcultureaffectsitsmunicationstyle.Eachcultureencouragesa
particularmunicationstyleexpectedwithinit.Thisimpliesnotonlyusingcorrectsymbols,
butalsoapplyingtheappropriatemunicationstylefortheoccasion.municationstyles
includemannerisms,phrases,rituals,andmunicationcustomsappropriateforvarious
situationsinaculture.Inthiscase,knowingthemunicationstyleoftheAmericanswhichis
characterizedbydirect,exactingandinstrumental,theexportermanagerfulfillshisjob
successfully.
Case12:
WhyDon’tYouEatthePizza?
Thiscasecanreflecttheproblemsappearingduringinterculturalmunicationandhow
ignoringculturaldifferencescanaffectmunication.InMalaysia,wheremostpeopleare
Muslims,peoplethinkthelefthandisusedonlyforcleaningthebodyandthusitisdirtyandcan
notbeusedtopassfood.Knowingnothingabouttheculturaldifference,theAmericanstudent
putshimselfinanembarrassingsituation.
Case13:
WeandThey?
Thiscasereflectsthatininterculturalmunication,peoplealwaysregardthemselvesasthe
bestgroupintheworld.Thisisactuallyinappropriateandshouldbeavoided.
Case14:
PerceptionofWar
Thiscasecanreflectdifferentculturescangivedifferentinfluencesonhumanperception.
Peoplecanhaveverydifferentperceptionsevenonthesameobjectorphenomenonbecausethey
havedifferentculturesandarelivinginthedifferentsocialrealities.Inthiscase,JimandOlga
haveverydifferentattitudesandperceptionstowardshistoricaleventsbecausetheirnations’
differentexperiencesandhistories.
Case15:
ObservationsonaSoldier
Thiscasecanreflectthebasicmodelofhumanperception.Humanbeingisequippedtosense
theoutsidestimuliandperceivetheoutsideworld.Andtheperceptionfollowsacertain
model—afterbeinggainedthroughthefivebasicsenses,informationisprocessedthrough
selection,organizationandinterpretation.Inthiscase,SherlockHolmesandMycroftdid
observationsonthesoldieraccordingtothebasicmodelofhumanperception.Theyselectedsome
usefulinformationwhichtheygainedfromoutsideworldthroughtheirfivebasicsenses,
organizeditinareasonablelogicandthenattachedmeaningstoit.
Case16:
DifferentResponsestoNoise
Thiscasecanreflectdifferentculturecangivedifferentinfluencesonhumansensation.Notwoof
peoplecanassumethattheirsensationsarethesame,especiallywhentheyefromdifferentcultures.
Differentsocialrealityandlivingconditionscanequipthemwithdifferentwaytosensetheworld.Soitis
verymonforthemtohavetotallydifferentsensationseventowardsthesamecondition.Inthiscase,
theGermanprofessorandJapaneseprofessorhaveverydifferentresponsetothenoiseproduced
bythesamemotorfortheheatingsystembecauseoftheirculturesandlivinghabits.
Case17:
WhatIsBlack?
Thiscasecanreflectwehavesomebarrierstoaccurateperceptioninintercultural
munication.Wehavetheabilitytoperceivetheoutsideworld,butwecannotalwaysgetthe
accurateperceptions,especiallywhenwedotheperceptiononothercultures,weoftengivethe
inaccurateandnegativeperceptions.Inthiscase,ondiscussingtheimpersonalcolor“black〞,we
givesomanybadandnegativemeaningswhileblackpupilscangivesomeobjectivedescriptions
andassociationsaboutthecolor.Thebarrierscanincludeignoringdetails,over-generalizing,
holdingontopreconceptionsandstereotypesimposingconsistency,preconnectingcausesandeffects,
preferringsimpleexplanations,ignoringcircumstances,creditingirrelevantinformationandfocusingon
thenegative.
Case18:
ArePerceptionsAlwaysRight?
Thiscasecanreflectourperceptionsonoutsideworldarenotalwaysright,especiallywhen
wedoperceptionsonothercultures.Weusuallyperceiveothersaccordingtoourownculture.
Thiscanleadtoineffectiveinterculturalmunication.InthiscasePatandChrisgave
inaccurateandnegativeperceptionsonAkiraandMichikojustbecauseoftheir
IrresponsiblejudgmentandtheyalsogavepletelypositiveperceptionsonMariejustbecause
oftheirsimpleexpectations.Inordertoavoidtheinaccurateperceptions,weneedsomeskills,
includingincreaseyourunderstandingoftheperceptualprocess;increaseyourobservationalacuity;
recognizetheelementstowhichyouattributemeaning;checkyourperceptions;increaseyourAwareness
ofperceptualinaccuraciesandpensateforthem;increaseyourawarenessofothers’perceptions
ofyou;anddevelopsocialdecentering,empathy,andother-orientation.
Case20:
ChineseHospitality—Overdone
Thiscasereflectsthatsometimespeopleunconsciouslyassumethatpeoplefromanother
culturemaybe
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