UnitCulturePracticeHaveyoueverhadaculture被面館的吆喝shocked了老面館最大特色就是吆喝。有天兩人A上周在Kingsway的Bay商場買了磨砂皮的不如算了，可是在Canada容易嗎選擇什么樣的方式But ChoiceNo.1:吧！這是國人常用的方式！ChoiceNo.2：縱火吧！更難！在這里炒中國菜油煙稍大些都能警報(bào)立馬招來！ ChoiceNo.3撞車吧！那是最行不通的！因?yàn)樵诩幽么笮腥耸?！看見行人，在十幾米開外就會，甚至停車！What’sCultureShockItmeansthetraumaticexperienceandthestrongfeelingsof fort,fear,oranxiety,whichpeoplemayhavewhentheyenteranother文文指突然身處異族文化或環(huán)境而經(jīng)受的一種不安、恐懼、焦慮的狀況SymptomsofculturephysicalphysicalPhysicalsymptomsareover-concernaboutcleanlinessoffood,bedding,anddishes,extremestressonhealthandsafety;fearorphysicalcontactwithanyoneinthenewcountry;greatconcernoverminorpainsandskineruptions;craving“homecooking”;useofalcoholanddrugs;andadeclineinworkquality.Home psychologicalPsychologicalsymptomsareinsomnia,fatigue,isolationandloneliness,disorientation(迷惑）,frustration,criticismofnewcountry,depression,nervousness,self-doubt,irritability,anger,andemotionalandin lectualwithdrawal.

Symptomsofculture desirefordependence excessivedesirefordependence stomach/backaches,excessivedifficulttosleepwelltendtofeelCaseJane,anAmericanteacherintheUS,hadjuststartedteachingEnglishtoagroupofJapanesestudents.Shewantedtogettoknowthestudentsmoreformally,sosheinvitedthemtoherhouseforparty.Thestudentsallarrivedtogetheratexactly8:00p.m.Theyseemedtoenjoytheparty:theydanced,sang,andatemostofthefood.Atabout10:00p.m,oneofthestudentssaidtotheteacher,“Ithinkit’stimeformetoleave.Thankyouverymuchfortheparty.”Thenalltheotherstudentsgotuptogo,andallleftatthesametime.Janefelthurt.Watchaandgetwhatcultureshockthespeakerexperienced?1212345FivephasesofcultureExcitementcuriosity,fascinationandviewingthenewenvironmentfromourownculturalneglectingdifferencesandreinforcingsimilaritiesTypicalproblems: ersoftenmisinterpretthebahaviorandspeechofthelocalpeoplebecausetheyinterpretmeaningsaccordingtothehomecultureSolution:livinginanenclave(specialcommunitiesmadeupofpeoplefromthehomeculture)Danger:interferewithordelayadaptationtothenewculture.Morenegativeattitudeaboutthenewculture:blamethenewcultureanditspeopleforhisdifficulties.Learningtocope:paymoreattentiontowhatthepeoplearoundhimareGaininginterculturalskills,thesojournerhasmorepositivefeelingaboutthenewAnattitudeofappreciation:developamorealunderstandingofthenewcultureandvaluesit(morecreative,expressiveandabletotakeinitiativeandGonative:getridofone’shomecultureidentity(arejectionoftheself)1

5

2

4Timeinthenew3StagesofadaptationtoanewTHECULTURESHOCKHerearesomeexcerptsfromthepostcardsofEnglishstudentsstudyinginChina.Pleaseidentifyinwhichstageofcultureshocktheywerewritten.DearLifehereseemsnotsobadafterall.Thepeoplearequiteniceonceyougettoknowthemalittlebetterandbegintofigureouttheirwayoflookingatthings.GuessI’mbeginningjustbeginningtoknowtheropes.DearMumandI’mreallyfeelingfedupwithmylifehereandlongingforhome.Gettinganythingdoneoverhereisanightmarethelocalsaresolazyandunhelpful.AndontopofallthatIfeelrundownandsleepyallthetime,seemtohavelostallmyDearThisisafantasticplace!Somanyinterestingthingstosee,suchastheForbiddenCityandtheTempleofHeaven.Evenwanderingthestreetsisadelightwithallthebustleandhordesofcyclists.I’mreallyhappyIcame.BestDearThanksforyourletter.Itwaslovelytohearfromyou.I’vebeenthinkingaboutyourquestionaboutwhatIfindstrangestaboutlivinginChinabutthetroubleisI’vebeenheresolongandhavesettledintothewayoflifesomuchthateverythingseemsperfectlyordinary!So,ifyouwanttofindoutyou’llhavetocomeouttoseeforyourselfwithafreshpairofeyes.Icanbeyourguide!

BestFormsFormsofcultureLanguageLanguageRoleTransitionCulturalEducationAdjustmentCulturea.LanguageRoleshockreferstothefeelingoflossRoleshockreferstothefeelingofloss alstatusinanambiguousnewenvironmentinwhichwemakeeffortstoswitchourroleinordertofitandfunctionwellinthehostculture.Transitionshockisusedtodescribethedistressweexperiencewhentryingtocopewiththemultitudeofchangesrequiredbythehostculture.Itissimilartothestateoflosingaclosefamilymember,divorce,orgeographicCulturefatigueisusedtodescribethephysicalandpsychological experiencedbysojournerstryingtoadapttoanewculture.Educationshockisfrequentlyusedtodescribewhathappenstointernationalstudentswhotrytoadaptthemselvestoacademiclife,especiallywhenthelearningsituationisnewanddistressing.Adjustmentstressisatermusedtoindicatebodilyphysicaltensionthatsignalsa’sreadinesstofacethechallengesofthenewculturalCulturedistancereferstothedistancebetweenasojourner’scultureandthehostcultureandsignalsthedegreeofalienation,estrangement,andpsychologicaldistressthesojournerfeelsasaresult.cultureshockisnotaone-timephenomenon.Rather,itisarepetitiveprocessofincreasinglysubtleimmersionintoaculture.ItofteninvolvestakinostepsforwardandonestepReverseCultureShock(Re-entryShock)Theoftenunexpectedanddifficultperiodofdisorientationandreadjustmentexperiencedafterreturningtoone’sowncultureafteranextendedperiodoflivingabroad.Mostpeopleanticipatesomedegreeofcultureshock.Veryfewpeoplebelievetheywillexperiencereversecultureshock.TheStagesofReverseCultureShockarealmostthesameasthoseofCultureShockHoneymoon(maybeverybriefornothappenatall)IrritabilityandNegativism(maybeveryGradualrr(CCultureShockandReverseCultureShockarenotjustunpleasantsideeffectsofinternationalliving.TheyarethenecessaryingredientsthatbringaboutqualityKeystoSurvivingCulturalParticipationistheEstablishnewsupportsystems–expatriates,Takecareofyourself-physicallyandLearnthehostcountryRelaxyourgriponhomeStayintouchbackBlendyourownculturaltraditionswiththeKeepaMaintainyoursenseofHavefaithinExperiment,expand,CaseWenHonghadanAmericanprofessorinhereconomicsclassinChina.Shehadgiventheprofessoralotofhelpduringthecourse.Atofthesemester，theprofessorandhiswifehertotheirhomefordinner.TheysaidtheygoingtocookheranAmericanWenHongfeltveryflatteredandexcited，sinceMcDonald，KFCandPizzaHuthadbeenheronlyexposuretoWesterncooking. Theyhadsaladtostartwith，thensteakwithpotatoes，followedbyicecream.WenHonghadexpectedmorecoursesbutthemealcametoanend.Sheknewtheprofessorandhiswifewerebeingkindtoher，butsomehowshewasalittledisappointed.ShewonderedwhetherAmericansdoeatlikethatat inthewest,ifyouwereinvitedtohaveamealatsomeone’shome,therewilloftenbeonlyoneortwodishes.Evenitwasaformaldinner,itwouldusuallybejustthreecourses:soup,maindish,anddesert.ButinChina,aninformaldinnerwouldhavefourdishesandasoup;aaformaldinnerwouldhaveatleasteightdishesandaFormoreinformation,pleaseread“stressinInterculturalEncounters”onPage36.ClassroomRead“TheInvitation”onpage35,andanswerthefollowingquestion:Whydoesn’tMs.MerrickseemhappytoseeAlice?SomelikelyMs.Merricksurprised,andalittleannoyed,becauseAlicedidn’tletherknowshewascoming.Shehasplannedtodosomethingelsethiseveningandisn’tgoingtochangeherplanjustbecauseAlicecameMs.Merrick’sinvitationweremeanttobepolitemorethanserious,andshereallydidn’twantAlicetovisit.Ms.MerricknotreallyunhappytoseeAlice,butforsomereasonthiswasaninconvenienttimeandshewascaughtoffguard.MerrickisinabadCultureVisiting:itiscommonforwesternerstoarrangeatimetoisitpeople.Evenwhenpeopledecideonthespurofthemomenttoisitsomeonewithwhomtheyhavemadenopreviousarrangements,theymaycallinadvancetoletotherknowthattheyarecoming.Spendingtimealone:itisagoodtimetohavesome“ altime”.Schedulingtime：Westernersscheduletimequi