1zhongxiwenhua.pptVIP

Communicating Across CulturesA Guide for Teachers What do we mean by culture? Chinese speakers often mean characteristics of Chinese people as compared to characteristics of people from other nations Knowledge about culture is often expressed as generalizations The English are conservative Americans are individualistic The French are romantic National culture Personal traits of people from that nation More meanings of culture Way of life of any group Regional culture- north/south, rural/urban Religious culture- Christian, Buddhist, Moslem Ethnic culture- Han, Hui, Tibetan, Xinjiang Gender c