Intercultural_Communication跨文化交际

1、overvieww of intercultural communication,by james wang,key words: culture, communication, approaches, models,theoretical framework,comunication bridges the gaps more rapidly and urgently between different cultures in the globlized comunity since the globalization starts.,culture a,culture b,communic

2、ation,what is culture,hundreds of definitions are compiled /proposed by +rian, +st, +er, +or,no matter what it is culture, culture definitely matters,some definitions,“culture is a fuzzy set of attitudes, beliefs, behavioural conventions, and basic assumptions and values that are shared by a group o

3、f people, and that influence each members behaviour and each members interpretations of the meaning of other peoples behaviour.”-spencer-oatey 2000: 4 “culture is the coherent, learned , shared view of a group of people about lifes concerns that ranks what is important, furnishes attitudes about wha

4、t things are appropriate, and dictates behavior”,culture matters for everyone,it is the context where we live ,grow up ,study,work,social networking, marriage ,getting older,die we could conciously or unconciously sense some clues and hints guide every thing we do, its a judgementation mechanism. it

5、 tells us how to behave properly since we drop into the world .dinning,dress,talking,attitude,responsbility.,define communication,communication is a process whereby information is enclosed in a package and is channeled and imparted by a sender to a receiver via some medium.,communication is symbolic

6、. symbols are at the core of communication. but no symbol means the same thing to everyone because different cultures often employ different symbols and usually assign special meaning to them.(build common meaning sphere) communication can be intentional and unintentional behavior. it is important t

7、o be aware of the possibility of sending wrong messages unintentionally.(subjective) communication has a consequence. that means all the messages we send, in one degree or another, have influence on others. on the other hand all the messages we receive influence us one way or another.(impact) commun

8、ication is dynamic. it is a process, on-going and ever-changing. communication is contextual and governed by rules. dress, language, topic selection, and the like are all adapted to the context you find yourself in.,conflicts &agreement,intercultural communication,communication,belief a language a v

9、alue a philosophy a outlook a history a life-style a,belief b language b value b philosophy b outlook b history b life-style b,these components make culture different ,lead cultural conflicts .we need to handle it.,shfit conflicts to agreements(models),models are metaphors. they allow us to see one

10、thing in terms of another.,classical communication models / theories,third-person model,stand outside the two different culture beliefs,try to be a third person to reflect the communication,and create the common meaning sphere on something,peace,development of human beings,promote goodwill,etc.,佛法无边，佛即是人心,god always be with you,anxiety and uncertainty management,1.the nature of uncertainty/anxiety 2.minimum / maximum thresholds 3.anxiety and uncertainty ov