英语本科-What are the most important culture differences and elements of intercultural communication 毕业论文.docVIP

English cultural exchange is an important factor in the collective thinking 毕业生姓名： 所属院系： 牡丹江师范学院外语系 所属专业： 英语专业 所属年级： 2004级 导师评语： 成 绩： 指导教师： 职 称： 职 务： Abstract Then there is also a large discrepancy on the uncertainty avoidance. Defined Uncertainty avoidance is the lack of tolerance for ambiguity and the need for formal rules. That means people trying to setup rules to face to the uncertainty. There is high uncertainty avoidance in most oriental countries such as Japan, China. In these countries, people prefer a stable job. They feel safe and prideful when they keep working hard at the one place. Keyword : Uncertainty Discrepancy Most oriental Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………1 Ⅰ.In the oriental……………………………………………………… 1 1.1That is the corporate culture in orient…………………………3 1.2 I think because of the different…………………………………3 Ⅱ.The third dimension Hofstede indicated is the individualism.………4 2.1 Finally Hofsted pointed out the masculinity……………………5 2.2 The last but not the least………………………………………7 References……………………………………………………………9 English cultural exchange is an important factor in the collective thinking Introduction As we all know, different countries have different cultures. Culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another. (Hofstede, 1991)It is inevitable that the cultural difference has impact on business. For example, when a company having meeting, the word table in American English that means to put something on the agenda. But in British English it means to put something off the agenda. This example indicated how the culture affects the business There are four cultural dimensions that were defined in Hofstedes research: Power distance, Uncertainty avoidance, Individualism, Masculinity, and recently Hofstede add one more: long-term-short-term orientation.What I think the most significant influence in cultural difference is the power distance. (Hoeck