跨文化交际Unit9(大二英语)复习课程课件

1、跨文化交际Unit 9(大二英语)A. What is Cultural Diversity?Cultural diversity is the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole. Joke appreciation for cultural diversityA young ladys miniskirt was accidentally torn open by a young man. Please decide where they come f

2、rom according to their responses to this incident. 1. Before the man saying sorry, the woman bowed down and said in a tender voice: sorry, it is all my fault. It is all the bad quality of my skirt. I am sorry for the trouble I have brought to you. Japan: Over-courtesy and male-dominated2. Before the

3、 man saying sorry, the woman gave him a name-card and said: “This is my lawyers phone number. He will talk with you about your sex harassment. See you in the court.”America: A place where law talks!3. Before the man saying sorry, the woman covered the torn part of the skirt with a newspaper in hand

4、and shyly said: “Sir, can you send me home? It is not very far from here.” Then the young man put his coat on the girl and called a taxi to send her home. England: Gentle and conservative4. Before the man saying sorry, the woman gurgled and put her hand on the mans shoulder: “Sir, if you do not mind

5、, you can buy me a red rose to show your apology.” Then the man bought her a rose and they went to a hotel together to study more about the skirt. France: Friendly and romanticCase Study 1During the American Civil War, a very hungry young man fell down in front of a farm gate. The farmer gave him fo

6、od but in return he asked the young man to move a pile of wood in his yardin fact it was not at all necessary to move the wood. When the young man left, the farmer moved the wood back to its original place. Seeing all this, the farmers son was confused.individualismIndependenceSelf-relianceSelf-este

7、emegalitarianismCase Study 2An American couple came to Beijing to work as foreign teachers for the first time in their lives. They had a three-year-old son. Since both of them worked, they hired a Chinese housemaid, who was in her late 40s. One of her jobs was to take their son to a kindergarten in

8、the morning and pick him up and bring him home again in the afternoon. She found this the most difficult among all her tasks. Every day when it was time to take the boy to kindergarten there was bound to be a fight with the boy because she insisted on carrying the boy in her arms or at least holding

9、 his hand; but the boy never liked it. He preferred to walk by himself. After a few days, she quit the job.B. Individualism vs. CollectivismTitleThe nail that sticks up will be pounded down.Title枪打出头鸟。TitleThe squeaky wheel gets the grease.Gerard Hendrik HofstedeHofstedes Four Cultural Value SystemC

10、ultural Dimensions TheoryCULTUREUncertainty AvoidancePower DistanceMasculinity vs. FemininityIndividualism vs. CollectivismUncertainty AvoidanceHigh-uncertainty-avoidance culture:“What is different, is dangerous.”Portugal, Greece, Peru, Belgium, and Japan. Uncertainty AvoidanceLow-uncertainty-avoida

11、nce culture:“What is different, is curious”Denmark, Sweden, the United States, Finland, Netherlands and Ireland. .Power DistanceHigh Hierarchical orderIndia, Brazil, Singapore, Greece, Venezuela, Mexico, and PhilippinesLow equalizationAustralia, Finland, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, and IsraelMascu

12、linity and FemininityMCharacteristics:Men are taught to be domineering and assertive and women nurturing.Men- providerWomen-homemaker and breeder.Representative nations:Ireland, the Philippines, Greece, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Italy, and Mexico. FCharacteristics:Stress caring and nurturing b

13、ehaviors. Promotes sexual equality.Interdependence and androgynous behavior are the ideal.Representative nations:Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands.Individualism vs. CollectivismIndividualist and Collectivist CulturesAn individualist culture is one in which people tend to view the

14、mselves as individuals and to emphasize the needs of individuals. Individualist and Collectivist CulturesA collectivist culture is one in which people tend to view themselves as members of groups and usually consider the needs of the group to be more important than the needs of individuals. 大家好才是真的好

15、，好迪真好。全码老少皆宜 淘宝价:89.Poetry in motion, dancing close to me.To me, the past is black and white, but the future is always color.The new digital era.We lead. Others copy.Group ActivityName the differences between Individualism and Collectivism and support your ideas with examples.ChinaU.S.A.Schoolsclass

16、 groups; same coursesno class group; different coursesPartiesa shared meal; a set of performancescocktail party; different conversation partnersIndividualist and Collectivist CulturesC. Dominant American Cultural Patterns Individualismthe interests of the individual are paramount Equality“All men ar

17、e created equal.” Materialism “The person who dies with the most toys wins.” Science and Technology“Modern civilization depends on science.” Progress and ChangeAmericans place great importance on progress and change. Work and Leisure“To the art of working well a civilized race would add the art of playing well.” Competition“A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and