跨文化交际Unit 1课件.pptVIP

Intercultural Communication : An Introduction 3 Language and culture Verbal Communication - Names of objects - Cultural connotations of words - The way people use languages Intercultural Communication : An Introduction 3 Nonverbal Communication - gestures and postures - facial expressions, eye contact and gaze - touch - concepts and uses of time - concepts and uses of space Nonverbal Communication Cultural values Communication Across Cultures “Communication works better when the participants share more assumptions and knowledge about the world” (Scollon Scollon, 2001:21) The misunderstanding or misbehavior more likely resides elsewhere, in the subtle but consistent cultural patterns of behavior which become understandable when we appreciate difference in cultural values. Communication Across Cultures What we first need is not necessarily more language skill or more information about the mores of a particular culture, but rather an openness to alternatives to our own conventional behavior. A free, culturally diverse society can exist only if diversity is permitted to flourish without prejudice and discrimination, both of which harm all members of the village. Case Study Egypt: human relationships highly valued, not expressed in an objective and impersonal way America: human relationships valued, but more likely expressed in less personal, more objective terms Japan: order and harmony, organization first America: individuality England: “Be my guest.” America: “Help yourself” Intercultural Communication Spring 2012: Sun. 12:30-14:00, 57-106 Instructor: Xiaoye Yan Email: xyyan@shnu.edu.cn Course Objectives To acquire knowledge related to ICC (terminologies and definitions); To understand how communication processes differ among cultures and improve your intercultural awareness; To develop skills that will increase your intercultural communication competence; To cultivate the ability