1、nCourse:Intercultural CommunicationnInstructor:Ma TaonOffice:11A423nOffice Hour:Wed.3-4:30 Thurs.3-4:30nEmail Address:第1页Course Objectives教学目标:语言能力交际能力跨文化交际能力高等学校英语专业英语教学纲领要求:()在大学英语教学中要注意培养学生跨文化交际能力。这种能力除包含正确利用语言能力外,还包含对文化差异敏感性、宽容性以及处理文化差异灵活性能力。第2页跨文化交际能力:认知:目标语文化知识,本身价值观念意识情感:对不确定性容忍度、灵活性、共情能力、悬置判
2、断能力行为:处理问题能力、建立关系能力、在跨 文化情境中完成任务能力多文化人:开放心态、对文化差异敏感性和 宽容性、批判反思能力、处理文化差 异灵活性和应变能力、创新能力第3页Course Objectivesnget the basic information about communication and cultures and try to understand how culture influences our interaction with people of different cultural groups.nraise cross-cultural awareness.n
3、get mind-prepared to predict and solve possible problems in intercultural communication.nbetter understand and appreciate the Chinese people,Chinese language and Chinese culture.第4页SyllabusnUnit 1 An Introduction to Intercultural CommunicationnUnit 2 Understanding CommunicationnUnit 3 Verbal Communi
4、cation InUnit 4 Verbal Communication IInUnit 5 Nonverbal Communication InNational HolidaynUnit 6 Nonverbal Communication II nUnit 7 Cross-gender CommunicationnQuiz 1nUnit 8 Understanding CulturenUnit 9 Cultural DiversitynUnit 10 Cultural Influence on PerceptionnUnit 11 Culture ShocknOral Presentatio
5、nnOral PresentationnUnit 12 Cultural Differences in EducationnUnit 13 Cultural Differences in Etiquette and ProtocolnUnit 14 Cultural Differences in Business NegotiationnQuiz 2nUnit 15 Developing Intercultural Competence nReview 第5页Requirementsn 1.class attendance and participationn 2.finish reading
6、 materials and exercisesn 3.role play casesn 4.vibrate your cell phonesEvaluationn 1.two quizzes 30%n 2.presentation 20%n 3.final exam 50%第6页Unit 1An Introduction to Intercultural Communication第7页In todays class,youll learnStumbling blocksimportancehistorycategoriesdefinitionICC第8页What is Intercultu
7、ral Communication?nIntercultural Communication(ICC)is communication between members of different cultures.第9页 ICCWhat are the categories of ICC?第10页 ICCInternational Com.Interregional Com.InterracialCom.InterethnicCom.第11页Case 1nMy Japanese friend Satsuki was engaged with her American boyfriend Joe
8、and brought him to her parents in Tokyo.第12页Case 2nA Canadian business investor is working on a new project with his partners from South Africa.第13页Case 3n in Tibetan regionnA tibetan girl nme Han nationality第14页ICC as a Human ActivitynEarly historyqSilk RoadqMarco Polos stay in ChinaqMonk Jian Zhen
9、s mission to JapanqZheng Hes seven voyages to the Western Sea第15页What makes ICC pervasive?nRecent Development(four trends)nConvenient transportation systemsnInnovative communication systemsnEconomic globalizationnWidespread migrations第16页The Importance of Raising ICC AwarenessnWhat is Mondeo?nWhy do
10、es Ford source globally?nCan you describe the phenomenon by one word?nWhat competence is needed in successfully doing business internationally?第17页Case Study 1n A conversation between a Chinese tourist guide Xiao Lin and a British visitor Peter nXiao Lin(tourist guide):You must be very tired.Youre o
11、ldnPeter(British visitor):Oh,Im NOT old,and Im NOT tired.第18页Case Study 2nAn email written by Chinese students to their Australian professornDear Teacher,n Its our honor to be with you for the whole semester.We have learned a lot from you.We are deeply impressed by your knowledge and kindness.Thank
12、you for your hard work.We will remember you forever.n Your students第19页Case Study 3nLi Lan had an American friend Susan.They usually had lunch together and Li Lan often asked Susan for advice on problems she faced adjusting to American society.Susan gave Li Lan a lot of advice and helped her to impr
13、ove her English.nOnce Li Lan needed urgently a big sum of money to pay her tuition fee.Since she has no other friends in the States,she turned to Susan for help and promised that she would return the money soon.nTo Li Lans great disappointment,this time Susan didnt seem happy to lend the money to he
14、r.Though Li Lan returned the money as she promised,they didnt get along well from then on.第20页Questions:nWhat are the differences in what American and Chinese young people expect from their friends?nWhat kind of advice would you give to both of them so that they could get to know each other?第21页Stum
15、bling Blocks in ICCnLanguage DifferencesnAssumption of SimilaritiesnNonverbal MisinterpretationsnPreconceptions and StereotypesnTendency to Evaluate第22页A Mini-test for Your Intercultural KnowledgenIf you are invited to dinner by one of your English-speaking friends,you may bring the hostess some fru
16、it as a present.nIn the English speaking countries you usually first introduce a man to a woman,not the other way round.nIt is more polite to type the letters of invitation or acknowledgement than to write with a pen.nIf you are a man in the English-speaking countries,and a lady comes into the room,
17、you must rise to your feet.第23页nIf you have a question to ask your foreign teacher of English,you may say goodbye to him and leave immediately after you have got the answer and expressed your gratitude.nOn his way to the school cinema,Li Hong saw Professor Jones walking to the cinema,too.Li said,“Yo
18、ure going to see the film,arent you?nOn a cold winter day you met Professor Brinser on your way to the library.You said to him,“Its rather cold.Youd better wear more clothes”.第24页nJack,a foreign student in China,called at your house and asked if you minded him smoking.If you hate the smell of tobacc
19、o,you may say,“Would you mind if I said no?”nMrs.Brown,in her late forties,came to lecture,wearing a new dress.One of her students said to her,“You look nice and younger wearing this dress.”nYou happened to meet Jones at the bank when Jones was withdrawing money.You said jokingly,“Youre really a millionaire.”第25页Self-check List nWhat is ICC?nWhat are the categories of ICC?nHow important is raising ICC awareness?nWhat are the stumbling blocks in ICC?第26页