《大学英语跨文化交际课程》讨论问题及答案.docx
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《大学英语跨文化交际课程》讨论问题及答案
《大学英语跨文化交际课程》讨论问题及答案
第一套:
1ThereareorganizationsdevotedtoFordcarsandtrucks.Somepeoplearepreoccupiedwiththatforawhileandthenloseinterestandhencerelinquishmembershipinthegroup.2Armypersonnelinuniformarerequiredtosalutewhentheymeetandrecognizepersonsentitled(bygrade)tosaluteexceptwhenitisinappropriateorimpractical(inpublicconveyancessuchasplansandbuses,inpublicplacessuchasinsidethetheaters,orwhendrivingavehicle).3.LiLanhadanAmericanfriendSusan.TheyusuallyhadlunchtogetherandLiLanoftenaskedSusanforadviceonproblemsshefacedadjustingtoAmericansociety.SusangaveLiLanalotofadviceandhelpedhertoimproveherEnglish.OnceLiLanneededurgentlyabigsumofmoneytopayhertuitionfee.SinceshehasnootherfriendsintheStates,sheturnedtoSusanforhelpandpromisedthatshewouldreturnthemoneysoon.
ToLiLan'sgreatdisappointment,thistimeSusandidn'tseemhappytolendthemoneytoher.ThoughLiLanreturnedthemoneyasshepromised,theydidn'tgetalongwellfromthenon.Questions:
(1)WhatarethedifferencesinwhatAmericanandChineseyoungpeopleexpectfromtheirfriends?
(2)Whatkindofadvicewouldyougivetohathofthemsothattheycouldgettoknoweachother?
第二套:
1XiaoLIandXiaoWangwerecolleagues.XiaoLIgavealotofhelptoXiaoWangfinanciallyandsocially.RecentlyXiaoLIwouldgetmarried.ButheforgotinvitingXiaoWangattendhiswedding.LaterXiaoWanggotinformationaboutXiaoLI’weddingandsentRMB500Yuanto
XiaoLI.
2.PeopleintheUnitedStatesfrequentlyerringuessingtheageofJapaneseindividuals,suchasjudgingaJapanesecollegestudentinmid-20stobeonly14or15.Why?
3.CanyouuseConfucianismtoexplainwhyChinesepeoplebothhavefanandchaiinonemeal?
第三套:
1.In1997,aDanishwomanlefther14-month-oldbabygirlinastrolleroutsideaManhattanrestaurantwhileshewasinside.OtherdinersattherestaurantbecameconcernedandcalledNewYorkCityPolice.Thewomanwaschargedwithendangeringachildandwasjailedfortwonights.Herchildwasplacedinfostercare.ThewomanandtheDanishconsulateexplainedthatleavingchildrenunattendedoutsidecagesiscommoninDenmark.Pictureswerewiredtothepoliceshowingnumerousstrollersparkedoutsidecafeswhileparentswereeatinginside.
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2.Assumethatglobalwarmingisafact,and,asaresult,assumethatsummersintheUnitedStatesaverage43?
(109?
).Itwouldbelogicaltomakeadjustments:
Ratherthanaircondition
buildingallday,youmightcloseschoolsandbusinessesintheafternoonstoconserveenergy.Suchadjustmentswouldmakesense.Whythendosomepeopleattributesensiblemiddaysiestasinhotclimatestolaziness?
第四套:
1Sometimesparentswillsaytotheirchildren“Wedon’tassociatewithpeoplelikethat.”Or“be
carefulwhenyou’rewiththem.”
2.Aclassicpsychologystudyinthe1970shadtwogroupsofundergraduatesreadstoriesaboutawoman.Thestorieswereidentical,exceptthatonehadthesentence“Bettyisnowalesbian.”On
atestoneweeklater,individualsinthegroupthathadreadthatBettyisalesbianweremuchmorelikelythanindividualsintheothergrouptorecallhavingreadthatBettyneverdatedmen.Infact,thestorythatbothgroupshadreadstatedthatBettydatedmenoccasionally.
3.InIndia,thereareelaboraterulesabouthowcloselymembersofeachcastemayapproachothercastes,andArabsofthesamesexdostandmuchcloserthanNorthAmericans.NorthAmericansinanelevatormaintainpersonalspaceifthephysicalspacepermitsit.AnArabenteringanelevatormaystandrightnexttoanotherpersonandbetouchingeventhoughnooneelseisintheelevator.4.InThailandandLaos,itisrudeforastrangeroracquaintancetotouchachildonthetopoftheheadbecausetheheadisregardedasthehomeofthespiritorsoul.Itisbelievedthatachild’s
spiritorsoulisnotstrongenoughtobetouchedandhastendencytobecomeillifpatted.
第五套:
1Chinesestudentscannotmakegooduseofthefollowingphraseswhicharecomprisedofonlysimplewords,suchasreadbetweenthelines,holdwater,kickthebucket.
2DuringWorldWar?
theAllieshadissuedthePotsdamUltimatumdemandingthesurrenderoftheJapanesemilitarytoendthewar.PrimeMinisterSuzukisaid,“Thegovernmentdoesnotsee
muchvalueinit.Allwehavetodoismokusatsuit.”Butthewordmokusatsucanmeananything
from“ignore”to“treatwithsilentcontempt.”TheAlliestookitasthemostoffensivemeaning.
3.TheUSandChinahavecontinualconflictsonhumanrights.Bothaccusedtheothersidethattheyhavehumanrightsabuses.Despiteofgreateffortsinresolvingthedifferences,theproblemstillexists.
第六套:
1AstudentfromColombiamaystudyintheUnitedStatesandearnaPh.D.,teachata
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distinguisheduniversity,andpublishimportantbooks,butwhenhereturnstovisitColombia,peopletowhomheisintroducedwillwanttoknowtowhomheisrelated.ColombianswanttoknowwhohisfamilyisbecausethatplaceshiminsocietymuchmoresothananyofhisaccomplishmentsintheUnitedStates.
2(InGermany,thereisasocietythatreliesonrules,lawsandregulations.Studentsexpecttheirteacherstobeexpertswhohavealltheanswers.Intheworkplace,thereisaninnerneedtoworkhard.Germanywantstoreduceitsriskstotheminimumandproceedwithchangesstepbystep.3(Employmentdecisionscannotbemadeonthebasisofage,ancestryorethnicity,disability,maritalorparentalstatus,race,religion,orsex.
4(Timeclocksareeverywhere:
Inhomes,cars,worksites,onwrists,atorganizedplaysites.Manypeoplereportfeelinguncomfortablenotknowingthetime.Perhapsonlycampinginthewoods---withoutaradioandclocks---canonebefreeoftimeawarenessintheUnitedStates.
第七套:
1JapaneseadvertisingreflectsConfucianandcollectivisticvalues.Conceptsoffaceandharmonyrelatetoanindirectcommunicationstyle,ItissaidthatthegoalofJapaneseadvertisingistowinthetrustandrespectoftheconsumer;Taiwanadvertisinggenerallylinkstheproducttotheconsumer’straditionalChinesevalues,suchasfamilyrelationsandrespectforauthority.2(Disney’s,4.4billionEuroDisneyopenedoutsideParisinApril1992,latertheparkwaslosing,1millionaday.Disneywasforcedtotakesomemeasures;ithaddiscounteditsownvalueasaU.S.icon.IthasnowbecomethemostpopulartouristattractioninFrance.3(Post-WorldWar?
Japaneseproductsofthetimewerepopularlyknownas“junk”,soGeneral
DouglasMacArthuraskedWashingtontosendsomeonetohelpconductanationalcensusandassessJapan’sabilitytorebuild.Dr.W.EdwardDeming,arelativelyunknownstatisticianfortheU.S.government,wassent.Demingstressedachievinguniformresultsduringproductionratherthanthroughinspectionattheendoftheproductionline.
Later,Dr.JosephJuranlecturedinJapanonextendingqualityfromjustmanufacturingtotheentireprocessfromproductdesigntoproductdeliverytothecustomer.Thisandothereffortshadby1970sresultedintop-qualitycameras,electronics,etc.
Later,companiessuchasLockheedandHoneywellstartedsimilarpilotprograms,buttheprogramdidnotfitinwellwiththedominantU.Svalueofindividualism.
Questions:
(1)analyzetheroleofGeneralMacArthurandDr.Deminginthemodel?
(2)whydidtheprogramdidnothavethesameimpacttheyhadinJapan?
第八套:
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1Whenapersonarrivesinanewcountry,everythingseemssonewandexciting.2AninternationalstudentinaU.S.grocerymaybeasked,“Paperorplastic?
”Thestudentknows
whatpaperisandwhatplasticis,butdoesn’tunderstandthequestion.
3Thepracticeofcaogio—rubbingcoinswithhotbalmoilonthechestandbackofasickperson—ledtothejailingofonefather,whosubsequentlycommittedsuicide.
4Thedefendants,whoweremembersoftheAmishfaith,refusedtosendtheirchildren,aged14and15,topublicschoolafterthechildrenhadcompletedtheeighthgrade.
第九套:
1.Budweiseradvertisedtothreeregionalsubgroups:
InCalifornia,Texas,andtheSouthwest,advertisementsaimedatSpanish-speakersofMexicanheritagefeaturedcowboysandcactus;IntheNortheast,advertisementsaimedatPuertoRicansfeaturedcityscapesandsalsamusic;andtheFlorida,advertisementsaimedatCubansfeaturedpalmtrees,cigars,andbananas.EachadvertisementfeatureddifferentlyaccentedSpanishandnational-origin-appropriatemusic.2.TheNielsenstudyofHispanictelevisionviewingshowedthatHispanicswatchverydifferentlyTVshowsthanthegeneralpublicdoes.AdultspreferUnivisionandTelemundototheEnglish-languagenetworkshows3to1.OfEnglish-languageshows,only1in4ofthetop10showsshowspreferredbythegeneralpublicratedinthetop10forHispanics.3.LeslieZhuengwasafamoussingerandmoviestarinHongKong.Hisfameandpopularitybroughtalotwealthtohim.Andhehadaboyfriend,Mr.Tang.
4.SouthwestistheonlymajorairlineintheU.S.thathasbeenprofitableineachofthelastfiveyears.Ithastheyoungestfleet,thebestsafetyrecord,andawardsforcustomerservice.Likeallthebetter-performingcompanies,SouthwestAirlineshasawell-definedsetofvaluesthathelpsthecompanytosurviveinthosedifficulttimes.
第十套:
1.AWhitemaledepartmentmanagerpostedtrainingopportunitiesasrequiredbutstronglyencouragedotherWhiteheterosexualmaninthedepartmenttosignup.Henevermentionedthemtoanywomen,ethnicgroupmembers,orlesbiansandgaymen.
2.AnewSpanishimmigranttotheU
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