[文学]跨文化交际能力.ppt

跨文化交际能力 Lead-in It is wise to know others. Lao Zi To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. Jose Ortega Grasset The most immutable barrier in nature is between one mans thought and anothers. William James Warm up It is a story about a Chinese mother, Mrs Zhang and her American daughter-in-law, Susan. At the airport, Susan and her husband, Mrs. Zhangs son, would fly back to New York and she was talking to her mother-in-law. Since Mrs. Zhang dos not know English and Susan can speak little Chinese, Susan’s huaband had to act as the interpreter. Susan: Mrs. Zhang, come to New York if you want. Husband: (译) Mother: 不去了，给你们添麻烦。 Husband: (译) Susan: Yes, oh thanks for your delicious food, I like them very much. Husband: (译) Mother：自家人谢什么。苏珊，你以后可不要减肥了，身体健康才最重要啊。 Husband: (译) Susan: Thank you! The same to You. Husband: (译) Mother：啊，谢谢，谢谢！ 参考译文 1. 妈妈，您可一定要来纽约看看。 2. Oh, it depends on the physical condition. 3. 谢谢妈妈为我们做了那么多好吃的。 4. It is my pleasure. Susan, I hope you become even more beautiful. 5. 谢谢妈妈，我祝你健康。 Intercultural Understanding Break down stereotypes and barriers Promote understanding – contact with real people Promote tolerance Promote appreciation Understanding Prejudice and Racism Ethnocentrism leads people to believe that their own “ways” are good and “natural”. Prejudice implies a lack of thought or care in making a judgment about others. While racial and ethnic prejudice can be expressed both positively and negatively, in the United States it is most often negative. Impact First, ethnocentric beliefs about one’s own culture shape a social sense of identity which is narrow and defensive. Second, ethnocentrism normally involves the perception of members of other cultures in terms of stereotypes. Third, the dynamic of ethnocentrism is such that comparative judgements are made between ones own culture and other cultures under the assumption that ones own is normal and natural. As a concequence, ethnocentric judgements usually involve invidious compari