跨文化交際英語(yǔ)教程課程介紹課件

InterculturalCommunicationCourseIntroductionZhuXiuquanInterculturalCommunicationCou1TeacherKathyZhu,MALinguistics,BAEnglishContactInformatio694237) kathyzxq@126.comTextbook跨文化交際實(shí)用教程InterculturalCommunicationinBusiness王維波車麗娟外語(yǔ)教學(xué)與研究出版社Teacher2Pleasediscussthecaseingroupsandmakeacommentonit.ACase:ShowingConcernInChina:XiaoLi(aninterpreter):Youmustbeverytired.You’reold…Catherine(anelderlyAmericanlady):Oh,I’mNOTold,andI’mNOTtired.32012-2-16CourseIntroduction2012-2-16Pleasediscussthecaseingro342012-2-16CourseIntroductionIsitappropriateforXiaolitosaythesewordstotheelderlyAmericanlady?WhataboutinChina?WhyistheelderlyAmericanladyoffendedbythosewords?Ifyouwanttoshowtheelderlyladyyourconcern,whatistheproperway?2012-2-1642012-2-16CourseIntroductionI4CommentWhattheinterpretersaidisquitecourteousinChina.Itmeans,“Ifyouaretired,wecantakealittlerest,sinceyouaregettingoninyears.”Theinterpretergavetheimpressionthathethoughttheelderlyladywouldcollapseanyminuteifshedoesn’trestimmediately.52012-2-162012-2-16CommentWhattheinterpreters5CommentIntheWest,thereisavalueplacedinbeingyoungthatmanypeopleconsciously,orsubconsciously,arenotwillingtoacceptthattheyaregrowingold.62012-2-162012-2-16CommentIntheWest,thereis6ThewesternwayofshowingconcernisgenerallydifferentfromtheChineseway.InChina:XiaoLi(aninterpreter):Youmustbeverytired.You’reold…Catherine(anelderlyAmericanlady):Oh,I’mNOTold,andI’mNOTtired.TheChinesewayofshowingconcernisusuallyexpressedbystatement.IntheWest:A:Howareyoudoingnow?Wouldyouliketorest?B:No,notabit.Thewesternwayofshowingconcernismainlydisplayedwithquestion.72012-2-162012-2-16Thewesternwayofshowingcon7CommentThiscaseclearlyshowsthattranslationisaninterculturalcommunication,whichrequiresthetranslator/interpretertopossessbothEnglishculturalknowledgeandlanguagecompetence.82012-2-162012-2-16CommentThiscaseclearlyshow89Anothercase:DifferentattitudestowardsthesameobjectWhenonecoinwaslost…Englishman:Notsurprised,shruggedhisshoulders,goingaway,withoutbeingtroubledbynothing.Americanman:Calledapoliceman,gavehimhistelephonenumber,leftwithachewingguminhismouth.2012-2-162012-2-169Anothercase:Englishman:Not910Germanman:Madeamarkwithin100metersontheground,lookingforthelostcoinwithamagnifyingglass.

Japaneseman:feltsorryforhisowncarelessness,stillblamedhimathome,swearingnottomakesuchasillymistakeagain.2012-2-162012-2-1610Japaneseman:feltsorryfor10CommentThiscaseshowsthatpeoplefromdifferentcountrieshavequitedifferentattitudestothesamething.Ifyouwanttomakesuccessfulinterculturalcommunication,youmustpossessbothinterculturalknowledgeandEnglishlanguagecompetence.2012-2-16CommentThiscaseshowsthatpe1112

ThePurpose

Thegeneralpurposeofthiscourseistounderstandthewaysinwhichcultureinterrelateswithandaffectscommunicationprocesses.Interculturallearninginvolvesaffectiveandbehavioralprocesses,aswellascognitiveones.Throughoutthiscourse,youwillhavetheopportunitytogainknowledge,skillsandattitudesthatwillincreaseyourinterculturalcommunicationcompetence.

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TheObjectives

1)Participationinthiscoursewillenablestudentsto:Identifysomeoftheculturalaspectsofverbalandnonverbalbehavior,assumptions,attitudes,valuesandothercharacteristicsofpeoplefromdifferentculturesIdentifyareasinwhichculturaldifferencescancauseproblemsininterculturalcommunicationUnderstandtheconceptsof“culture”,“communication”,and“interpersonalcommunication”acquireknowledgeanddevelopskillsthatincreaseinterculturalcommunicationcompetence.2012-2-162012-2-1613TheObjectives2012-2-162013CourseRequirementsAttendanceandparticipation(10%)Readingsandlogwriting(20%)OralPresentation(20%)Finaltermpaper(50%)2012-2-16CourseRequirementsAttendance14LogWriting(20%)Logisakindofshort,informalrecordonreadings,lectures,interculturalcontacts,etc.Trytouselogtodevelopideasandquestions,toreflectonin-classandout-of–classdiscussion,andtoplanforthefinalpaper.Rememberthatlogwritingisafreeexercise.Don’treviseitoragonizeovercorrectness.Consideritaformofconversationonpaperinwhichthedialog,nottheform,iswhatmatters.2012-2-16LogWriting(20%)Logisakind15LogWriting(20%)Studentswillbeaskedtowriteatleast10logs.Evaluationmainlydependsonthelog’sexpressivenessorcommunicationeffects,ratherthantheform.2012-2-16LogWriting(20%)Studentswill16OralPresentation(20%)Studentswillbedividedintotwo-membergroups.Eachclass,onepresentation.Yourpresentationisanopportunityforyoutogetsomepracticeinspeakinginfrontofagroup.Itshouldcoveratopicthatinterestsyou.Ideasfortopicsmustberelatedtointerculturalcommunication.Youneedtopresentthephenomenonandthenanalyzethereasons.Thecommentsshouldbeoriginal!Yourtalkshouldlasteighttotenminutes.2012-2-16OralPresentation(20%)Studen17OralPresentation(20%)Evaluationwillbedoneaccordingtoyourpreparation,teamwork,contentanddelivery.Possibletopics2012-2-16OralPresentation(20%)Evalua18WeeklyScheduleUnitContentWeek1IntroductionWeek22DailyVerbalCommunication(1)Addressing&BusinessCardsWeek32Greeting&InitiatingConversationandConversationtopicWeek42Visiting,Entertaining&PartingWeek52012-2-16Weekly