跨文化交际intercultural communication chapter 3.pptVIP

Real life contact Do you change your eye contact length when you speak to a disabled person, compared with to someone who is not disabled? (4) Facial expression Look at the following pictures, try to tell who is… 1. The most kind-hearted? 2. The most artistic? 3. The most smart? Smiles and laughter In a Chinese classroom a girl was asked to answer a question. She stood up and smiled, without making any sound. When an American is parking his bicycle and bicycle accidentally falls over, he feels embarrassed at his awkwardness, and is quite angered and humiliated when Chinese onlookers laugh. Japanese men go so far as to hide anger, sorrow or disgust by laughing or smiling. Nodding is culture-specific Case Study 通常我们说点头称是，摇头自然是表示否定。然而并不是所有民族都如此。有一次，一位中国工程师给一群斯里兰卡青年讲抽水机的用法，讲完之后问他们懂了没有？他们都微微摇了摇头。工程师见他们摇头就又重复了一次，并亲手示范表演。再问他们，得到的仍是微微摇头。工程师刚要重复第三遍，正好在中国留过学的当地翻译来了，一经过翻译一解释，工程师才明白原来在斯里兰卡微微摇头是表示已经明白的意思。 －－（《当你踏上异国的土地……》,1986） 斯里兰卡人的习惯是：表示肯定答复或同意时微微摇头，表示否定答复或不同意时使劲儿摇头，但在表示非常赞同、十分明白时则还是要点头。 (5) Posture A man and a woman met on the train platform. Will the woman accept the man’s greeting friendly? She won’t! Man: “half smile” expression a relaxed position “snap” gesture body orientation Woman: “frowning” expression “chin up” facial position “backing” posture Legs together Feet pointing inwards You don’t just “ read ” others’ body language; You observe, analyze and interpret before you decide the possible meaning! Match the following descriptions with the behaviors: The person is very relaxed, but he/she is ready to move at any time. The person is in deep thinking. He/she thinks that may be a good idea and is ready to move after the thinking. The person is very glad to see the other. Actually he/she thinks that person is important. The person is very confident. He/she thinks he/she is more important than the other. The person has made up his/her mind. He/she is very angry, but tries to control him-/her-self. The person de