Intercultural_2010.ppt

Intercultural Communication --An Introduction Peggy Xia March 2010 Unit OneCommunication and Culture Communication 1,What is ICA? --the ability to understand culture ,one’s own and others’, by means of objectives, non-judgmental comparisons. 2.Levels of ICA Four Levels of ICA (By Davis, Linell) Unit Two Language and culture 1， What makes a language? 2, the relationship between language and culture 3, What makes the cultures different? Comparison of Chinese values and Western values （Davis，2001） Comparison of Chinese values and Western values （Davis，2001） Cultures differences Unit