Unit1InterculturalUnderstandingandAttitudeInterculturalUnderstandingandAttitudeInterculturalUnderstandingandAttitudeObjectives1Realizethatdevelopingculturalunderstandingandculturalconsciousnessisaprocess;234Recognizethestagesinvolvedintheprocessandhowthestagesprogressfromonetothenext;Relatepeople’sexperiencetoeachstageofculturalunderstandingandidentifyyourownstageDevelopskillstopassthroughthesestagessuccessfullyandlearntounderstandnewculturesinterculturally.Unit1Unit1CONTENTS1Lead-inScenario234UnderstandingTextAEnhancingGlocalMindsetAssignmentPeriod1Lead-inScenarioLead-inScenario:BecominganInterculturalTranslatorWarm-upquestionsWhatdoyouknowaboutothercultures?Howhaveyoulearnedaboutthem?WhatdoyouthinkpeoplefromotherculturesknowaboutChina?

I’maPeruvianPh.D.studentinChina.IcometoChinatostudybecauseIwanttobecomeasinologist.Beingbothopen-mindedandkeentogainadeeperunderstandingofChina,Ihavelearnedalotinjustayearandahalf.Butatthesametime,IhavealsocometorealizethatmanypeopleintheWestorinLatinAmericahavesomemisunderstandingsaboutChina.WhenItellmyfriendswhatIhaveseenorlearnedinChina,someofmyrelativesandfriendsreallyenjoymyexcitingstoriesinChinaandwouldplantocometoChinainthefutureforpersonalandprofessionalreasons.AndsomeevenfeelregretfulfortheirpreviousmisinterpretationsofChina.However,therearemoreLatinAmericanswhohavenotcontactedanyChinesepeopleintheircountries,norhavetheytalkedwithanyLatinAmericanlikemewhohaslivedinChinaforanyinformationaboutChina,insomeextenttheyaremainlyinfluencedbytheirmedia,whosebiasedviewsandstoriesaboutChinahaveformedpeople’smisperceptionsaboutChina.QuestionsforInterculturalUnderstanding1WhatcanwelearnfromthePeruvianstudent’sstory?A.MostpeopleinLatinAmericadonotknowmuchaboutChina.B.PeopleinLatinAmericaareheavilyinfluencedbytheirmedia.C.Manypeopledon’twanttoknowothercountries.D.SomepeoplewouldliketocometoChinatoseewhatChinaislike.Lead-inScenario:BecominganInterculturalTranslatorReferences:ABD

WhenCOVID–19brokeoutintheworld,LatinAmericawashithard.WhenItoldthemhowIstrictlyfollowedtheself-quarantineorderandworeafacemasktoprotectmyselfandtostopthecoronavirustransmissionasalltheChinesepeopledid,moreandmorefriendsofmineaskedmeforhelpsuchashowtotakeprotectivemeasuresbyindividualsorinthefamilies.IamsoproudofmyselfthatIcansharemyexperienceinChinawithmyfriendsbackhomeatthiscriticalmoment,andalsoproudofmyselfthatImadedecisionbymyselftostudyinChina.References:2.ABCD2

WhatlessondoesshelearnfromherownexperienceinChina?A.HerexperienceinChinahelpsherdevelopinterculturalmindsettoobservetheworld.B.HerexperienceinChinaindicatesthataninterculturalexperiencecanhelppeoplepromoteinterculturalunderstandingandattitude.C.Interculturalcommunicationisnecessaryforpeoplethroughouttheworldtobuildaharmonioussociety.D.Foreignstudentshaveanimportantroletoplayinpromotingmutualunderstanding.Lead-inScenario:BecominganInterculturalTranslatorQuestionsforInterculturalUnderstandingSobycomingtoChina,I’mnotonlylearningaboutChineseculturebutalsoabouttheWesterncountries,whichhelpsmedevelopaglobalmindsettoperceivetheworld.?InsomewayforeignstudentsinChinacanserveasinterculturaltranslators,whocandeconstructthoseprejudices,andbetterhelptheworldunderstandChina.AndhopefullyweforeignstudentsstudyinginChinacancontributemoretoapeacefulworldbyhelpingmorecountriesbetterunderstandChinaandChinesepeople.ReadandReflectHowcanforeignstudentsinChinaserveasinterculturaltranslatorseffectively?Lead-inScenario:BecominganInterculturalTranslatorInterculturaltips:InterculturalTips:Ifonedoesnotunderstanddifferentcultures,onehasnowaytodevelopglobalmindset.QuestionsforInterculturalUnderstandingUnderstandingTextA

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:1.What'stheessaymainlyabout?2.Whatarethefivestages?It’saboutthestagesinculturalunderstandingandhowtheydevelopgraduallyfromonetoanother.StageOne:NoUnderstandingStageTwo:SuperficialUnderstandingStageThree:GrowingUnderstandingandPossibleConflictStageFour:GreaterIntellectualUnderstandingStageFive:TrueEmpathyandCulturalRespect

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:3.Whatcanbeinferredfrompara2?4.WhatislikelytohappentoapersonwhoisatStageTwo:SuperficialUnderstandingaccordingtoparagraph5-7?Onedoesnotnecessarilyfollowacertainorderingoingthroughthestagesinculturalunderstanding.Heorshemighthavesomestereotypesaboutpeoplefromacertainculturewhichareoftennegativeandexperienceadegreeofcultureshockbecauseofthat.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:5.WhycanapersonatStageThreestillsufferfromseverecultureshock?6.HowdoesculturalunderstandinginStageFourdifferfromStageFive?Thisunderstandinghelpsthepersontoseewhythingsoperatethewaytheydo,butsuchanawarenessdoesnotalwaysbringacceptance.Peopleatthestageofgreaterintellectualunderstandingcanonlythinkastheythink,whilethosewhoachievetrueempathyandculturalrespectcanfeelastheyfeel.B.Understandinginterculturalpoints1.Likelearningalanguage,developingculturalunderstandingoccursstepbystepovertime.(Para.1)Interculturaltips:DrawSs’attentiontothedifferencebetweenlanguagelearningandculturalunderstanding.Thelattershouldbemoreinclusive.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingB.Understandinginterculturalpoints2.Developmentofculturalconsciousnessisaprocessthatstartsatthestageofnounderstanding,moves,inthebestcase,tothestageoftrueempathyandculturalrespect.(Para.1)Interculturaltips:Trueempathyreferstotheabilitytothinkaspeopleinthetargetculturethinkandfeelastheyfeel.Culturalrespectreferstotheattitudetowardsthetargetculturewithwhichpeopletreatpeopleorthingsinitfairlyandnaturallywithoutbeinginfluencedbythestereotypesorprejudicestowardsit.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingB.Understandinginterculturalpoints3.Youmightattainaparticularstageofculturalattunementandthenslipbacktoanearlierlevelwhenyouareundergreatstress.Youmightevenjumpaheadtemporarilytoamoreadvancedstage,butitisnotreally“yours”untilyouhaveconsolidateditanduntilyouhavefeltcomfortableinitforseveralweeksormonths.(Para.2)Interculturaltips:Themainpointsofthisparagrapharethatyoumaynotfollowthefollowingstepsstrictlyinorderanditisnormalifyoulagbehindorleapforwardtemporarilyinculturalunderstanding.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingB.Understandinginterculturalpoints4.StageTwo:SuperficialUnderstanding.Thislevelconsistsofawarenessofverysuperficialaspectsoftheculture—frequentlynegativeaspects.(Para.5)Interculturaltips:Peopletendtoobservethenegativeaspectsfirstwhencomparinganotherculturewiththeirownoutofethnocentricattitudes,butnotnecessarilyso.Someteenagersareeasilytemptedbythenoveltiesfromanewculture.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingB.Understandinginterculturalpoints5.Thisunderstandinghelpsthepersontoseewhythingsoperatethewaytheydo,butsuchanawarenessdoesnotalwaysbringacceptance.Thesituationmightstillseemveryfrustrating,irrational,anddisconcertingtothepersonwhoisbecomingawareofaspecificculture.(Para.9)Interculturaltips:Taketheexampleofexpatriatesinaculturewherefamilyisvaluedmorethangettingthingsaccomplished.Simplyunderstandingthatvaluedoesnothelpanexpatriatemanagertoworkwellwithhis/herteamoflocalemployees,forhe/shestillfollowstheoldworkethicthatbusinessistoppriority.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingC.Comprehensionandlanguagepoints1.Theculturemightaswellbeonanunknownplanetinouterspace.(Para.4)Meaning:Thenewcultureiscompletelynewtothepersonasifitwereonanunknownplanetinouterspace.“Mightaswell”isusedtosaythattheeffectofanactionorsituationisthesameasifitwereanotherone.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingC.Comprehensionandlanguagepoints2.Stereotypesaredefinedascommonmyths,frequentlycontainingagrainoftruth,buttypicallyexaggerated,aboutagivencultureanditspeople.(Para.5)Stereotypesrefertocommonideasorbeliefsaboutaspecificcultureanditspeoplewhichmaynotbetrueorwhichmaybepartiallytruebutoftenareoverstated.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstanding3.Oncesensitized,thestudentbecomesincreasinglyawarethatfamilyvaluesandfamilytiesinfusethewholepolitical,economic,andreligioussystemsofthecountry.(Para.8)Oncethisisunderstood,studentscometorealizethatfamilyvaluesandfamilytiesareubiquitousinthepolitical,economic,andreligioussystemsofthecountry.C.Comprehensionandlanguagepoints

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingC.Comprehensionandlanguagepoints4.InStageThree,thereisagreaterunderstandingthaninStageTwo,butthepersonisstillethnocentric,comparingtheculturethatis“new”tohisorher“old”homeculture—andusuallyfeelingthatthe“old”cultureismuchbetter.(Para.9)Inthethirdstage,thereisabetterunderstandingthaninthesecond,butthepersonisstillethnocentric,comparingthenewculturetohisorherfamiliarculturewhichheorsheoftenfeelsmuchbetter.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingC.Comprehensionandlanguagepoints5.Thelearnerthusstartstoseethingsintellectuallythroughtheeyesofthe“culturebearers”atleastpartofthetime,butcannotfullyfeelthesamewaythatthoseofthetargetculturefeel..(Para.10)Learnersbegintoseethingsrationally,atleastsometimes,fromtheperspectiveofpeoplefromthehostculture,buttheycannotreallyfeelwhatthemembersofthenewculturearefeeling.

UnderstandingTextA:StepsinCulturalUnderstandingEnhancingGlocalMindsetEnhancingGlocalMindsetSixPhasesofCulturalUnderstanding1.Whatarethesixphasesofculturalunderstanding?Generallyspeaking,cultivatingculturalempathyinvolvesatleastsixphases.Theyare:learning,understanding,accepting,respecting,appreciatingadifferentcultureandachievingculturalempathy.Likeclimbingamountain,thehigherlevelapersonreaches,themoreempatheticheorsheistowardspeopleorthingsfromanewculture.SixPhasesofCulturalUnderstandingEnhancingGlocalMindset2.Doeseveryonegothroughthephasesinthesameorderasillustratedinthediagram?IIndividualsmaygothroughthephasesinadifferentorder.Forinstance,somepeoplemaylearntounderstandthenewculture,andthentheycanacceptandrespectit.Butothersmaystillnotappreciatethenewcultureevenwhentheyhaveacceptedit.Theyacceptthingsastheyarebuttheymightholddifferentviews.EnhancingGlocalMindsetTask1Analyzethefollowingcasefromtheperspectiveofthesixphasesofculturalunderstanding.Thecaseisanexampleofhowanexpatriatemighthavefrustratingexperienceswhenworkinginaforeigncountryforthefirsttime.SeeP16SixPhasesofCulturalUnderstandingEnhancingGlocalMindsetTask11.WhatdoyouthinkMs.Wanshouldlearnfromherfirstyear’sexperienceinGermany?References：Ms.Wanmightgothroughseveralphasesduringherfirstyear.Fromtheverybeginning,shemightbeinthephaseoflearningaboutthenewculture.ThensheshouldtrytounderstandsomeaspectsoftheGermansociety,andshouldacceptthefactsshemet.Hopefully,shewillgraduallyadapttothenewenvironment.SixPhasesofCulturalUnderstandingEnhancingGlocalMindsetTask12.DoyouthinkMs.Wanwouldmoveontothehigherphasesofculturalunderstandinginhersecond,third,orfourthyearworkingthere?Whyorwhynot?References：Itdependsonherattitudetowardsthedifferences.IfMs.Wanstartedtogiveupherethnocentrismandbegantoadjustherselftothenewculture,shewouldsurelymoveontohigherphasesinculturalunderstanding.Otherwise,shemightgothroughseverecultureshockandrejecttheculture,refusingtoadapttoit.Inthatcase,shemightgobacktotheinitialphaseandbeinaplaceoflittleunderstandingandacceptanceoftheGermanculture.SixPhasesofCulturalUnderstandingAssignment

AssignmentReadTextAagain,andfinishtheexercisesinthispart.Reviewtheinterculturaltipsandlanguagepointswehavelearnedinclass.CONTENTS1InterculturalPuzzle234Comprehending&AcademicWritingFollow-upProjectPeriod2UnderstandingCulturalDiversityInterculturalPuzzle

InterculturalPuzzleInterculturalExperienceLead-intothecase1.WhatdoyouthinkthatforeignerslearnedaboutChinabeforetheyactuallycametoChina?References:Itisverylikelythatmostpeopleinothercountriesesp.thewesternershavelittleknowledgeabouttherealChinaexceptKongfuandChinesefood.SomemayeventhinkwearestilldressedintraditionalChineseclothes.

InterculturalPuzzleInterculturalExperienceLead-intothecase2.WhatdoyouthinkmayaccountfortheignoranceofChina?References:Therearemanyreasonsforthat,suchasthemisleadingcoverageofChinabythewesternmedia,westernpeople’sethnocentrism,andlackofopportunitiestocomeandvisitChina.

InterculturalPuzzleInterculturalExperienceInterculturalExperienceisbasedonanaccountofanexchangestudentfromBulgaria.ItisabouthismisconceptionsaboutChinabeforecomingtoShanghaiandhisnewperceptionsofChinaafter3months’experienceinShanghai.SeeP17-18

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InterculturalPuzzleInterculturalExperienceAnalyzetheissuesinthecase1WhydidtheBulgarianstudentsayshewaswrongaboutherperceptionofChina?References:HerperceptionofChinamainlycamefromthemedia,whichwouldnotcoverthewholestory.

InterculturalPuzzleInterculturalExperienceAnalyzetheissuesinthecase2Whatcanwelearnfromthestudent’saccountofpersonalexperienceinShanghai?References:Superficialculturalunderstandingmaybewrongandmisleading.Trueunderstandingofaculturecomesfromrealexperiencesandreliablesourceofinformationaboutit.Forinstance,inordertounderstandChina,oranyothercountry,first-handexperienceforamonth,asemester,orlongercanhelpchangeone’sattitudeandenhanceone’sinterculturalunderstanding.Comprehending&AcademicWriting

Comprehending&AcademicWritingReferenceanswersforTextA:BCDBDCA.ComprehendingandReflectingReferenceanswersforTextB:DC BDACAD

Comprehending&AcademicWritingB.PracticingAcademicWritingTheauthordescribesfivestagesintheprocessofdevelopingculturalunderstanding:StageOneisnounderstanding,inwhichyouhavenoknowledgeofanewculture.Superficialunderstandingisthesecondstage.Atthisstage,averysuperficialunderstandingofacultureoftenleadstostereotyping,andevencultureshock

.Thethirdstageisgrowingunderstandingandpossibleconflict.Atthisstage,yougaingreaterunderstandingofthenewculturethaninStageTwo,yetstillexperienceconflictsandsevereshock.StageFourisgreaterintellectualunderstanding.Gradually,youstarttointellectuallyunderstandthenewcultureandacceptitforwhatitis.Thefinalstageistrueempathyandculturalrespect.Youactuallyshowtrueempathyandculturalrespecttowardsmembersofthenewcultureandgenuinelyfeelpartoftheirculture.UnderstandingCulturalDiversity

UnderstandingCulturalDiversityCulturalFusionCulturalfusionisdefinedastheprocessorresultofjoiningtwoormoreculturestogethertoformone.Withglobalizationintradeandpopularcultures,people,especiallytheyoungeverywhere,seemtolovethesametypesoffood,music,movies,andevenclotheswiththesamebrandnames.Inasense,culturalfusioncanbeseeninmanyaspectsinChinaandinmanyotherdevelopingcountries.

UnderstandingCulturalDiversityTask2Giveexamples(firstfromTextB,andthenfromyourownknowledge)ofculturalfusionbetweentheEastandtheWestwhichtakesplaceineverydaylifeinChina.ServingChinesebreakfastinKFC;Havingsalad,steak,andpuddingonthemenuofmanyChinesetearestaurants;CelebratingWesternfestivalsinChina,suchasChristmasorValentine’sDay;PresenceofChineseelementsinHollywoodmovies,suchasintheanimatedfilmKungFuPanda;Sino-AmericanjointventuresortheGeely-Volvoacquisition,etc.Culturalfusioncanbeseeninalmosteveryfield,suchasmusic,dance,opera,martialarts,movies,businessandtrade,andentertainmentandcatering.

UnderstandingCulturalDiversityMulticulturalismMulticulturalismisdefinedasthepracticeofgivingimportancetoallculturesinasociety.Today,peopleinChinaandinmostothercountriesallliveinaneraofmulticulturalism.Itisnotuncommoninsomecountriestoseepeoplewithdifferentethnicities,languages,customsorreligionslivinginpeacewitheachother.Ontheotherhand,migrationandmixingofdifferentculturesandethnicitiesincertaincountriesandareascauseconflictsandconfusion.Althoughdifferencesmaycauseconflicts,learningto