PartOneIntroduction研讨.ppt

Disciplines · Punctuality required · Absence not allowed · No talking in the classroom · Active participation I. Intercultural communication A. Definition Communication between people from different cultural backgrounds C. Rapid development in recent years 1. Contributors (1) convenient transportation 2. Important role in the history of world communication Stan Harms (1929-2004, the author of Intercultural Communication ): The importance of intercultural communication can be compared with the appearance of language.   According to Stan Harms, there are five stages of the history of communication worldwide: (1) Appearance of language (2) Use of written characters (3) Invention of printing (4) Development of transportation and communicative methods (5) Intercultural communication II. Different understanding of intercultural communication A. Communication between any two persons Any two persons have different cultural backgrounds. D. Widely adopted method Focus should be put on the studies of differences between countries, i.e. the mainstream cultures. III. Study of intercultural communication As an academic field of study and research, it seeks to understand how people from different countries and cultures behave, communicate and perceive the world around them. Boeing 747-8 Airbus 380 (2) innovative communication (3) economic globalization (4) widespread migrations In 2014 Canada: 0.25 million (Canadian paper) In 2014 USA: 1.05 million (green card) Marshall Singer (1933-2004) (American expert in international affairs) (Author of Intercultural Communication: A Perceptual Approach) 1. Every person belon