跨文化交际chap5.pptVIP

 Intercultural Communications Professor: Lu Le 2006-2007 2nd semester May 15 在全球化时代，要达到更高的成功几率，须努力成为具有全球视野的国际化人才。学好至少一门外语是必要的，但国际化人才最基本的素质是跨文化沟通能力。 这是一种能够超越本族文化，跨越不同文化鸿沟，穿透不同文化壁垒，在多元文化的环境中游刃有余的能力。因此，你的外语语言能力必须建立在理解不同文化的价值观体系和行为规范模式之上， 其最终表现是能够适应、掌控和化解多元文化环境中的矛盾和冲突。 What is communicative competence? An integrative ability that includes linguistic knowledge of the culture cultural knowledge behind the language intercultural awareness behavioral flexibility or adaptability communicative skills and strategies. II. The cultural relativity of communication Meaning: When to say, what to say and how to say differ from culture to culture. Discussions: -- When to say (p. 172) Athabaskan Indians consider it inappropriate to talk to strangers. Have negative stereotypes of non-Athabaskans as ridiculously garrulous (talkative in an unfavorable sense) and also hpocritical. Americans would consider it awkward to have a long period of silence when having a conversation. Conclude that Indians are uncooperative, even stupid. -- What to say (p. 173) EG. A conversation between Susan and Mrs Zhang, her mother in law, at the airport when leaving China. The husband is interpreting for them.   Discourse: Verbal expression in speech or writing. Robert Kaplan’s 1966 article, “Cultural Thought Patterns in Inter-Cultural Education”: students wrote English with different organizational patterns depending on their first-language backgrounds. English: straightforward Chinese: circular; definitive summary statements of main arguments are delayed till the end.(p. 180) Example 1 p. 180 (Chinese way. Not a problem in Chinese context.) Example 2 p. 183 (Chinese way, not appropriate in English context. How does Confucianism influence communication in the sino-culture ? (p. 189) East Asia Orientation Process orientation Differentiated linguistic codes Indirect communication emphasis Receiver center