《跨文化交际》课程教学大纲

1、跨文化交际课程教学大纲课程编号： ENGL2046课程类别：专业选修课程 授课对象：英语专业、俄英双语、法英双语学生 开课学期：英语第 6学期、双语第 8学期 学分： 2 学分主讲教师： 指定教材： 跨文化交流入门 ，浙江大学出版社， 许力生主编， 2004年。文化与交际 暨南大学出版社，胡穗鄂编。教学目的： 目前我国经济快速增长，文化交流、旅游业蓬勃发展。江、浙、沪地区外国独资、合资 企业数量增多， 与国际人员的经济文化交往日益增多。 跨文化交际现象已经成为苏州本地文 化的一个重要方面。但是，在众多的跨文化交际中，一些人员出现文化误解，或者表现出不 自信， 降低了交际的效益， 直接的后果往往

2、导致经济效益的降低。 苏州大学作为本地的人才 高地，有责任、有条件在教学中培养学生的跨文化交际能力。我们的毕业生主要从事文化、 教育、经济活动，我们的课程也应适应这社会需要，帮助学生通过知识的获取、情感的开放 和技能的培养形成以自我文化又和他国文化保持一定距离的跨文化意识， 也就是说一种能以 局外者的眼光看待自己文化的能力； 局内者的眼光理解自己和他人的文化意识； 培养学生在 交际中对他国文化和本土文化怀有好奇、 开放和宽容的态度。 从而在国际交往中提高交际的 效益，提升个人的自信心。本课程采用课堂教学、 学期作业和网络平台相结合的教学形式。 课堂教学采用多种教学 法综合进行教学。 课堂语言为

3、英语。 采用理论与实践活动相结合的方式， 与学生互动探讨理 论。参插角色扮演、小组讨论、全班讨论的活动方式，进行情景模拟实验、引导学生发表观 点。另外有录音、录像供学生观摩讨论。学期作业的形式是一篇千字以上的论文，内容是运 用学到的某些跨文化交际的理论概念对现实生活案例、 本土文化和外国文化进行阐释、 分析、 比较和反思。学生必须自己选题、规划。文章材料包括文字、图片、音频和视频，教师的工 作是建议、修改、监督和评估，创造机会，帮助学生完成学期论文。该课程有两个网站： 一个是在外国语学院服务器上的课程资源网站， 网站上有该课程的 教学大纲、进度表、备课教案，另设有通知板、网上跨文化交际咖啡俱乐

4、部、学习工具等帮 助学生完成科目的服务性网站。 另一个网站是新浪博客上的学期作业网站。 所有学生的学期 作业从开题、大纲创建开始，就直接与课程教师、同班同学见面。所以，学生论文的完成过 程，也是教师不断地修改、同学建议、学生本人反馈、修正的过程，直至最后作业完成。此外， 该课程联系了国外大学跨文化交际专业的师生， 进行网络实时联合授课， 每学期 四次，让师生们有真实的跨文化交际体验。此教学设计的目的是提高发挥教师的主动创造性， 提高学生的学习动机、 发展他们的自 主学习能力，培养具有开阔视野的具有跨文化交际意识的外语专业人才。考试方式：学期论文（7 0%）（课本内容）+平时成绩（30%）（上课

5、讨论发言、出勤率、网上参与率）第一课 Communication in Global Village课时：第一周，共 2课时教学内容 Introduction to CommunicationWhat is communication?The era of intercultural communication第二节Cases for DiscussionDiscovering problems in intercultural communicationCommunicating across cultures in today s world 思考题：1. What kind of pro

6、blems are people likely to have when they visit a foreign country?2. What changes have occurred to people s way of life in modern era? What are the factors that lead to these changes?第二课课时：第二周，共 2课时教学内容 Communication definitions第一节A wide-angle view of communicationDefining communication第二节Cases for

7、discussionUnderstanding aspects of communicationCommunication and its characteristics 思考题：1. Why does the author say a global village is technologically feasible now?2. What are the essential ingredients of communication? What kind of function does each serve in the communicative process?第三课课时：第 3周，

8、共 2课时教学内容 Introduction to Intercultural Communication第一节Communication and its characteristicsIntroduction to culture第二节Cases for discussionCulture and communication: the crucial link思考题：1. What does the term culture or 文化 usually mean to you?2. What kind of human behavior may cause misunderstandings

9、 in intercultural communication? 第四课 课时：第 4周，共 2课时 教学内容 Avoiding cultural misunderstanding第一节Aspects of cultureHigh-context and low-context culture第二节Cases for discussionCultural differencesCultural dimensions思考题：1. Why is the concept of culture important and useful?2. How is the mainstream American

10、 culture different from other traditional cultures, such as eastern cultures?第五课课时：第 5周，共 2课时教学内容 Cultural differences第一节Cultural valuesModels of culture第二节Cases for discussionCultural appropriateness思考题：1. What do you think is the appropriate way we should treat our foreign friends?2. What differen

11、ces are there between the Chinese understanding of friendship and the American one?第六课课时：第 6周，共 2课时教学内容 Introduction to the American culture第一节The basic unit of society: the individual or the collective?The relationship between culture and language第二节Cases for discussion Language and its cultural in

12、fluence思考题：1. Do cultural distance and geographical distance coincide?2. Does contact between different cultures necessarily increase intercultural understanding?第七课课时：第 7周，共 2课时教学内容 Hypotheses of the relationship between culture and language第一节The Sapir-Whorf hypothesisInteractions between word, me

13、aning and culture第二节Cases for discussionWe are at the mercy of our language思考题：1. How does the language we use influence our perception and our view of the world?2. Have it ever occurred to you that you may have been greatly influenced by the language you use?第八课课时：第 8周，共 2课时教学内容 Different linguisti

14、c backgrounds第一节Misunderstandings resulted from language translation problemsMisunderstandings in communications第二节Cases for discussionLanguage, thought, and culture思考题：1. What do you think is the meaning of the Japanese proverb “the nail that sticks up will be pounded down”? Do you have a similar s

15、aying in Chinese?2. Find a Chinese poem and its English translated version. Compare the translated version with the original one.第九课课时：第 9周，共 2课时教学内容 Intercultural translation第一节Achieving equivalence in translation Language shapes our thought第二节Cases for discussion Problems in translation思考题：1. What

16、 problems in translation are people likely to encounter?2. Why are direct translations difficult in some cases? What can we do about it?第十课课时：第 10周，共 2课时教学内容 Culture and verbal communication第一节Verbal patternsConsiderations in acquiring a new language in addition to its grammar, pronunciation and spe

17、lling第二节Cases for discussionVerbal pattern differences思考题：1. Do you think you can always talk about anything you know and in any manner you prefer?2. After years of learning English, do you still have any difficulty talking with English-speaking people?第十一课课时：第 11周，共 2课时教学内容 Cultural attitudes towar

18、d verbal communication第一节Attitude toward verbal communicationMisunderstandings between people with different attitudes toward verbal behavior第二节Cases for discussionWestern attitudes towards verbal communication思考题：1. Why do people in the United States tend to be more direct and explicit in communica

19、tion than people of East Asian countries?2. What misunderstanding may arise in communication between people with different attitudes toward verbal behavior?第十一课课时：第 11周，共 2课时教学内容 Communication is culturally relative第一节The impact of Confucianism on communicationTypes of communication第二节Cases for disc

20、ussionDifferences in the Eastern and American communication思考题：1. Is talking more or less a cultural matter as well as a personal preference?2. How should we behave when we are listening to others?第十二课 课时：第 12周，共 2课时教学内容 Culture and nonverbal communication第一节The silent language Nonverbal communicati

21、on is inseparable from culture?第二节Cases for discussionThe Chinese nonverbal communication思考题：1. How do you use the nonverbal means to communicate in everyday life?2. Are there any cultural or sub-cultural differences you have ever noticed in your experiences of communication?第十三课课时：第 13周，共 2课时教学内容 S

22、ome nonverbal behaviors in different cultures第一节Nonverbal behaviorsLaughter and embarrassment第二节Cases for discussionBlack walk and Japanese bow思考题：1. Why is nonverbal communication important to intercultural communication?2. Can you illustrate how nonverbal communication reveal basic cultural trait?

23、第十四课课时：第 14周，共 2课时教学内容 Functions of nonverbal behavior in communication第一节Functions of nonverbal behavior Means for communication第二节Cases for discussionRoles that nonverbal communication plays思考题：1. Are you accustomed to being hugged by other people? Do you like it?2. Is there any cultural behavior

24、acceptable in one culture and not completely unacceptable in another?第十五课 课时：第 15周，共 2课时教学内容 Time and culture第一节The heart beat of cultureCultural conceptions of time第二节Cases for discussionPatterning of time in different cultures思考题：1. Is time everything in our life?2. Are you mainly past-oriented, p

25、resent-oriented or future-oriented? 第十六课课时：第 16周，共 2课时教学内容 Generation gap in communication第一节World War II and generation gapLiving generations of Americans第二节Cases for discussionThe disappearing generation gap?思考题：1. Have you had the experiences communicating with people of older ages?2. What should

26、 we do when we are confronted with generational differences in communication? 第十七课课时：第 17周，共 2课时教学内容 Gender differences in communication第一节Rapport-talk and report talkDifferences between male and female in communication第二节Cases for discussionMiscommunication思考题：1. What are the basic differences betw

27、een male and females?2. How do men and women usually talk and why do they talk so differently?第十八课 课时：第 18周，共 2课时教学内容 Culture and international business第一节Cultural views toward managementCross-cultural negotiation第二节Cases for discussionThe globalization of business思考题：1. What should business persons

28、 do if they want to be successful in international trade?2. Does globalization mean that local and cultural differences no longer count in today s international business exchanges?参考书目Adler, P. S. 1975. The transition experience: An alternative view of culture shock. Journal ofHumanistic Psychology

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