2014年电大【跨文化交际】期末考试复习题（小抄参考）.docVIP

跨文化交际期末考试复习题 Define the following items: Culture： On the surface: customs and behavior More deeply: what the behavior and customs mean to the people who are following them In a word: Culture is all about meanings Hall: Culture is everything and everywhere Communication：Communication is our ability to share our ideas and feelings. (the basis of all human contact) intercultural communication：Intercultural communication is communication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event. intercultural communication refers to any communication between two members of any cultural communities. high-context culture： In high-context messages, meaning is not necessarily contained in words. Information is provided through gestures, the use of space, and even silence. Meaning is also conveyed through status (age, sex, education, family background, title, and affiliation). low-context culture：In low-context messages, the majority of the information is vested in the explicit code. relationship between culture and language： verbal communication analytical thinking patterns (inductive) synthetic thinking patterns (deductive) nonverbal communication：Nonverbal communication involves all nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that is generated by both the source and his or her use of the environment and that has potential message value for the source or receiver body language：Body language refers to all nonverbal codes which are associated with body movements. Body language includes gestures, head movements, facial expressions, eye behaviors, postures and other displays that can be used to communicate. monochronic time (M Time) ：It schedules one event at a time. In these cultures time is perceived as a linear structure just like a ribbon stretching from the past into the future. polychronic time (P Time)：P-time schedules several activities at the same time. It is more flexible a