我和某老师.ppt

Unit 8 Time and Communication Time Orientation Time in this Unit: 时间 过得真快啊！ Time1 现在的时间 是9点50分。 Time2 Page 119: definition of time orientation how important, how valuable the spending of time is Time Orientation As for Time1, let’s figure out different cultures’ understanding of events and experiences through time. 120 past oriented present oriented future oriented Symbol of time in minds Past Oriented Culture 1. emphasis on tradition, traditional wisdom 2. respect for parents, elders 3. events are circular, problems recur The human problems that repeat themselves in one generation repeat themselves in another. 4. try-and true methods to solve problems China [称呼]老先生、老师傅 [广告宣传]有史以来最… [科技发明] 填补了某项空白 [影视作品]穿越到古代 [考试]中国文化翻译 [批评学生]我从来没有教过你们这么差的班 Present Oriented Culture 1. emphasis on spontaneity and immediacy 2. participate in events for instant pleasure seize the days 3. appreciate simple pleasures in daily activities 4. believe in luck, fate Future Oriented Culture 1. tomorrow is more important 2. doing things for future gain 3. fate are in their hands Relationship with context Time Orientation Male female difference? Time Orientation As for Time2, let’s figure out different systems of time. 122 Technical time system Formal time system Informal time system Technical Time System Definition: the precise, scientific measurement of time, mainly used in labs. Formal Time System definition: members of a culture describe and comprehend units of time officially recognized: year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second unique to a culture: 旬、季、端午节、玉皇大帝生日, 太阳移动的距离 personal / arbitrary: 一根烟的功夫、第三节下课后、[电话]还有两站路 Informal Time System definition: the assumptions of how time should be used or experienced in a culture 1. unstated expectations of timing and duration of an event 回答 page 122 上的几个问题 Page 127 your choice 时间观念测试 How long would you wait for bus 819? (campus-Wending Plaza) (no arrangements thereafter) Informal Time System 2. monochronic and polychronic time (p12