unit 2 Culture Bridging Cultures 跨文化交际 大学教学课件.ppt

大学英语跨文化交际 Unit 2 Culture 1. Defining Culture from the Anthropological Perspective “Culture consists of patterns, explicit and implicit, of and for behavior acquired and transmitted by symbols, constituting the distinctive achievement of human groups, including their embodiments in artifacts; the essential core of culture consists of traditional ideas and especially their attached values”. -----Kroeber and Kluckhohn 2. Defining Culture from the Psychological Perspective culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another. ---Geert Hofstede 3. Defining Culture from the Sociological Perspective According to the social scientists: “Culture is defined as a pattern of learned, group-related perception — including both verbal and nonverbal language attitudes, values, belief system, disbelief systems, and behavior”. The Nature of Culture Think about the following similes and metaphors, how do you think culture is related to the references? 1. Culture is like an iceberg. 2. Culture is our software. 3. Culture is like the water a fish swims in. 4. Culture is the grammar of our behavior. 1. Culture Is Like An Iceberg 2. Culture Is Our Software 3. Culture Is Like the Water a Fish Swims In 4. Culture Is the Grammar of Our Behavior National Emblem National Anthem March of the Volunteers was written in 1935 and was officially adopted as the national anthem of the PRC on December 4, 1982. The lyrics of March of the Volunteers goes as follow: Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves; Let us amount our flesh and blood towards our new Great Wall! The Chinese nation faces its greatest peril, The thundering roar of our people will be heard! Arise! Arise! Arise! We are many, but our hearts beat as one! Selflessly braving the enemy’s gunfire, march on!