UnderstandingChinaandtheWorldUnderstandingChinaandtheWorldUnderstandingChinaandtheWorldUnit5目錄1UnderstandtheinfluenceofChina’sdevelopmentontheworld234EnhanceyourappreciationofChinafromaninterculturalperspectiveBetterunderstandChina’srelationshipandinteractionswiththeworldHelpfacilitatetheharmoniouscoexistenceofdiversecivilizationsinapeacefulworldObjectivesUnit1Unit5CONTENTS1Lead-inScenario23UnderstandingTextAEnhancingGlocalMindsetPeriod14AssignmentLead-inScenarioLead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingA.Previewthescenariobeforeclassandfinishthefollowingexercises.

1.WhatdoyouknowabouttheConfuciusInstitutes?2.WhatmisunderstandingsmayexistabouttheConfuciusInstitutes?

Lead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingA.Previewthescenariobeforeclassandfinishthefollowingexercises.

1.WhatdoyouknowabouttheConfuciusInstitutes?Reference:TheConfuciusInstitutesdevotethemselvestosatisfyingthedemandsofpeoplefromdifferentcountriesandregionsintheworldwholearntheChineselanguage,toenhancingunderstandingoftheChineselanguageandculturebythesepeoples,tostrengtheningeducationalandculturalexchangeandcooperationbetweenChinaandothercountries,todeepeningfriendlyrelationshipswithothernations,topromotingthedevelopmentofmulti-culturalism,andtoconstructaharmoniousworld.Lead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingA.Previewthescenariobeforeclassandfinishthefollowingexercises.

2.WhatmisunderstandingsmayexistabouttheConfuciusInstitutes?Somepeopleareafraidthat,ratherthanatooloftwo-waycommunication,theConfuciusInstitutesmaybecomeaone-waytransmissionofChineseculture.Lead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingB.ReflectingandDiscussingInterculturaltips:MorepeopleintheworldwouldliketohearChinesepeople’svoicesaboutsomeissuescoveredintheWesternmediasothattheywouldbeabletoknowaboutthefacts.AChineseprofessorwasinvitedbytheConfuciusInstitutetoauniversityinTurkeyforalecturetour.Onedaywhenhefinishedhisopeninglectureoninterculturalunderstandingoncampus,anIndianprofessoraskedtheChineseprofessorwhyChinahadsetupmanyConfuciusInstitutesindifferentcountries.?ITheChineseprofessorthankedtheIndianprofessorforhisquestionandhisconcernaboutChina.AlthoughhehadnoclueaboutwhattheIndianprofessorreallymeantbyaskingthisquestion,herepliedtohimfromaninterculturalperspective,“ThefirstthingIwoulddowhenIgobacktoChinaistosharemyinterculturaljourneyinTurkeywithmyChinesestudentsandthenIwouldletChinesestudentsknowmoreaboutTurkeyanditscultureandalsoshowthemhowniceandfriendlypeoplearehere.Thankstomyinterculturalexperiencehere,surely,myChinesestudentswouldknowmoreaboutthepeople,cultureandsocietyinTurkey.”Lead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingB.ReflectingandDiscussingInterculturaltips:

Otherwise,theirjudgmentswouldbesolelybasedontheWesternviews.That’swhywebearstrongresponsibilitytohelptheworldbetterunderstandChina.AChineseprofessorwasinvitedbytheConfuciusInstitutetoauniversityinTurkeyforalecturetour.Onedaywhenhefinishedhisopeninglectureoninterculturalunderstandingoncampus,anIndianprofessoraskedtheChineseprofessorwhyChinahadsetupmanyConfuciusInstitutesindifferentcountries.?ITheChineseprofessorthankedtheIndianprofessorforhisquestionandhisconcernaboutChina.AlthoughhehadnoclueaboutwhattheIndianprofessorreallymeantbyaskingthisquestion,herepliedtohimfromaninterculturalperspective,“ThefirstthingIwoulddowhenIgobacktoChinaistosharemyinterculturaljourneyinTurkeywithmyChinesestudentsandthenIwouldletChinesestudentsknowmoreaboutTurkeyanditscultureandalsoshowthemhowniceandfriendlypeoplearehere.Thankstomyinterculturalexperiencehere,surely,myChinesestudentswouldknowmoreaboutthepeople,cultureandsocietyinTurkey.”Lead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingB.ReflectingandDiscussingInterculturaltips:Facedwithanyissues,weshouldrespondtothemdirectlyfromaninterculturalperspective,tryingtohelpmorepeopletobetterunderstandChinawithconvincingfactsandevidence.TheChineseprofessorwentontosaythat“whenmyChinesecolleaguesareteachingChinesehere,theycanalsolearnmoreabouttheTurkishcultureandpeople,whichcanpromotemutualunderstandingofthetwocountriesandtheirpeople”.Finally,heconcludedwiththefollowingstatements,“ThankstoourinterculturalexperienceinTurkey,myChinesecolleaguesandIcanlearnmoreaboutTurkeyanditsculture,andmeanwhileourinterculturalexperienceinTurkeyhasmadeitpossibleforpeoplefromthetwocountriestocommunicatewitheachotherformutuallearningandmutualunderstanding,becauseinterculturalcommunicationistwo-way,notone-way.”Afterhisresponse,hereceivedwarmandenthusiasticapplausefromtheaudiences.IILead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingB.ReflectingandDiscussing1AnalyzewhattheIndianprofessormayhavemeantbyhisquestionaboutChineseConfuciusInstitutessetupindifferentcountries.TotheIndianprofessor,whiletheChineselanguageistaughtinConfuciusInstitutesincountriesabroad,Chineseculturemayalsobetransmittedtothepeopleinthoseareasatthesametime.Lead-inScenario:PromotingMutualUnderstandingB.ReflectingandDiscussing2Considerwhatyouwoulddoifyouareaskedthesamequestion.Wouldyoukeepquiet,avoidansweringit,dealwithitindirectlyorconfrontitbygivinganswersgroundedinaninterculturalperspective?

Silenceorindirectanswersarenotpreferredinsuchsituations.Interpretationsofthequestionshouldbemadefromaninterculturalperspective.Whileyouaretalkingwithpeopleinsuchsituations,adirectcommunicationstyleisrecommendedwithfactstosupportyourargument.UnderstandingTextAUnderstandingTextAA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:1.Whatistheexcerptabout?2.What'sthemainideaofPartII(Para.2-5)?3.What'sthemainideaofPartIII(Para.6-11)?UnderstandingTextAA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:1.Whatistheexcerptabout?

TheexcerptismainlyaboutthereasonswhyChinawillneverseekhegemony.2.What'sthemainideaofPartII(Para.2-5)?

ThepartgivesthereasonswhyChina'sdevelopmentprovidesexperienceandreferencetootherdevelopingcountries.UnderstandingTextAA.GlobalUnderstandingReadthetextandanswerthequestions:3.What'sthemainideaofPartIII(Para.6-11)?Chinaisfirmlydevotedtopeacefuldevelopment,whichoriginatesfromitsprofoundculturalheritage,itsunderstandingoftheconditionsforachievingdevelopmentgoalsanditsunderstandingofthetrendofworlddevelopment.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextAItistruethatinthepast,countriesthatgrewstronghavesoughthegemony,butthisisnotahistoricallaw.?（Para.6)Interculturaltips:Forexample,theriseoftheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStates,Germany,andJapanallfollowedthesameoldpathofwealthaccumulation,militarybuild-up,andmilitaryexpansion.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextA2.

Chinatakestheroadofpeacefuldevelopment,whichcomesfromtheprofoundheritageofChinesecivilization.?（Para.7)Interculturaltips:

Forexample,ZhengHe(1371–1435),thefamousnavigatoroftheMingDynasty,ledthethenlargestfleetintheworldandmadesevenvoyagestothe“WesternSeas”,reachingmorethan30countriesandregionsinAsiaandAfrica.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextA

Interculturaltips:WhatZhengHetooktotheplaceshevisitedweretea,chinaware,silkandtechnology,butdidnotoccupyaninchofanyother’sland.Whathebroughttotheoutsideworldwaspeaceandcivilization,whichfullyreflectsthegoodfaithoftheancientChinesepeopleinstrengtheningexchangeswithrelevantcountriesandtheirpeoples.3.Chinesecivilizationoriginatedfrominlandandfarming;itisamoderateanddefensivecivilization.?（Para.7)Interculturaltips:Chinesecivilizationbelongstothecontinentalgentry,whichoriginatesfrominlandandfarmingwiththecharacteristicsofdefensiveness.B.UnderstandinginterculturalpointsUnderstandingTextAC.ComprehensionandlanguagepointsUnderstandingTextA1.Thecausesofthistheoryincludecognitivemisunderstanding,deep-rootedprejudice,apsychologicalimbalancebroughtaboutbytheprospectoffallingpower,anddeliberatedistortionsbyvestedinterests.（Para.1)“Chinathreat”theoryiscreatedbecausesomepeoplelearntounderstandtheworldinawrongway,orbecausetheylosetheirbalancewhiletheirnationfallsintoapossibledecline,orbecausetheyaredrivenbytheirownbenefitsandtheymakeupthisstorydeliberately.C.ComprehensionandlanguagepointsUnderstandingTextA2.ButmodernizationisnotequaltoWesternization,andcannotbemechanicallycarriedoutorachievedthroughthesamemodel.(Para.4)ButmodernizationisnotequivalenttoWesternization,soadoptingtheWesternmodeldoesnotnecessarilyresultinmodernization.Forexample,inhistory,somedevelopingcountriescopiedtheeconomicandpoliticalmodeloftheWestinhopeofachievingmodernization,buttheyfailed.C.ComprehensionandlanguagepointsUnderstandingTextA3.China’spursuitofpeacefuldevelopmentisnotdiplomaticrhetoric,oranactofexpediency,orastrategicambiguity.(Para.6)China'spursuitofpeacefuldevelopmentisnotaninsincerediplomaticspeech,oratemporaryactservingtheendinview,oraskillfulandambiguousexpressionfordifferentexplanations.C.ComprehensionandlanguagepointsUnderstandingTextA4.Itwillneverimposethesufferingithasenduredonothernations.(Para.7)Chinawillnotforceothernationsintothesufferingsithasundergone.Thisisareflectionoftheidea“Donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwantotherstodotoyou”.EnhancingGlocalMindsetEnhancingGlocalMindsetUnderstandingChinaanditsculturePleasepreviewthesectionbeforeclass.Andtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.CanyougivesomeexamplesaboutChina'sdevelopment?2.WhatdoyouthinkistherelationshipbetweenChinaandtheworld?EnhancingGlocalMindsetUnderstandingChinaanditsculture1.CanyougivesomeexamplesaboutChina'sdevelopment?

InrecentyearsChinahaswitnessedprofoundchangesandachievedamiracleofdevelopmentunprecedentedinhumanhistory.Forexample,Chinahasnowbecometheworld’ssecondlargesteconomy,takencareofthematerialneedsofitsnearly1.4billionpeople,andachievedmoderateall-roundprosperity.EnhancingGlocalMindsetUnderstandingChinaanditsculture2.WhatdoyouthinkistherelationshipbetweenChinaandtheworld?Chinacannotdevelopinisolationfromtherestoftheworld,norcantheworldasawholemaintainpeace,development,prosperityandstabilitywithoutChina.Chinawilldowellonlywhentheworlddoeswell,andviceversa.Chinacontinuestoplaceitsowndevelopmentinthecoordinatesystemofhumandevelopment,seeingthatitsfutureiscloselyconnectedwiththatoftherestoftheworldandtheinterestsoftheChinesepeopleareintegratedwiththecommoninterestsofthepeoplesofothercountries.

----ChinaandtheWorldintheNewEra

EnhancingGlocalMindsetUnderstandingChinaanditsculture2.WhatdoyouthinkistherelationshipbetweenChinaandtheworld?Chinaisalwaysabuilderofworldpeace,acontributortoglobaldevelopment,andaguardianofglobalorder,contributingChinesewisdomandstrengthtobuildingaglobalcommunityofsharedfutureanddevelopingabetterworld.

----ChinaandtheWorldintheNewEraEnhancingGlocalMindsetUnderstandingChinaanditscultureInterculturaltips:ManyexpressionshighlighttheexpectationofaharmoniousinternationalrelationshipinChina'sofficialpapers.ThefollowingstatementsarequotedinPresidentXiJinping'sspeeches.

Delicioussoupismadebycombiningdifferentingredients.和羹之美，在于合異Unitedwestand,dividedwefall.單則易折，眾則難摧Asinglelineofsilkdoesn'tmakeathread,andonehandcannotclap.單絲不線，孤掌難鳴BroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesTask11.GiveanexampletoillustratethatChina'sriseisanopportunityfortheworld.Forexample,theBeltandRoadInitiativebringsnewopportunitiesformanynations.UnderstandingChinaanditscultureBroadeningInterculturalPerspectivesTask12.WhatdoyouthinkweshoulddotohelpothercountriesunderstandChina’srelationshipwiththeworld?Answerthequestionfromaninterculturalperspective.Weneedtostrengthenourculturalawarenessandinterculturalcompetency.WeshouldexplainChina’sdevelopment,paths,andpoliciesinaclearandexplicitway.Aspeaker-orientedcommunicationstyle,ratherthanalistener-orientedcommunicationstyleshouldbeadopted.UnderstandingChinaanditscultureAssignment

AssignmentAfterclasspleasereadTextAagain,andfinishtheexercisesinthispart.Reviewtheinterculturaltipsandlanguagepointswehavelearnedinclass.CONTENTS1InterculturalPuzzle234Comprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingFollow-upProjectPeriod2UnderstandingCulturalDiversityInterculturalPuzzle

InterculturalPuzzleBridgingCulturalDividesWorkingroupsandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:AreyourforeignteachersdoingasmuchasRoseOliverisdoinginChina?Whatisthesignificanceofyourforeignteachers’teachinginChina?

InterculturalPuzzleBridgingCulturalDividesWorkingroupsandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:AreyourforeignteachersdoingasmuchasRoseOliverisdoinginChina?Reference:WhiletheforeignteachersareteachinginChina,theyaremoreorlessdoingthesamethingasRoseOliverisdoing.Theyarehelpingwithculturalexchange.

InterculturalPuzzleBridgingCulturalDividesWorkingroupsandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:2.Whatisthesignificanceofyourforeignteachers’teachinginChina?Reference:Theforeignteachers'teachingisofgreatimportance.Theirworkhelpstoshortenthedistancebetweendifferentculturesanddrawpeoplecloser.

InterculturalPuzzleBridgingCulturalDividesB.Discussion1.Whatdoyoudiscoverfromthesecondpicture?Howdoyouinterpretthesemessages?

InterculturalPuzzleBridgingCulturalDividesReference:RoseOliverstartedtopracticeTaijibecauseshesufferedfromherbackinjury,andthenshebeganherpassionforthemartialart.HerexperienceindicatesthatTaijicanhavehealingeffectsonherbackinjury,demonstratingthepositiveeffectsoftraditionalChinesemedicine.LaterRoseOliverstartedaTaijischoolandadulteducationprogramsintheEastAngliaregionin1994.TheactivitywasslowlymakingitsmarkintheUK.ThismeansshehasdonealottopromotetraditionalChinesemedicinetotheworldwithherpersonalexperience.

InterculturalPuzzleBridgingCulturalDividesReference:Fromaninterculturalperspective,RoseOliverisbuildingabridgetobringpeopleofdifferentculturesclosertogether,thushelpingtheworldbetterunderstandChina.

InterculturalPuzzleBridgingCulturalDividesB.Discussion2.Doyouknowanyforeignteachersonyourcampusorforeignersinyourcitywhoseworkistopromotemutualunderstandingofdifferentculturesandpeople?Interviewthemandsharetheirstoriesinclass.(Openquestion)Comprehending&PracticingAcademicWriting

Comprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingA.ComprehendingandReflecting(TextA)Referenceanswers:ADCCBC

Comprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingA.ComprehendingandReflecting(TextB)Referenceanswers:DAABBBComprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingB.PracticingAcademicWriting

Comprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingB.PracticingAcademicWriting

Keys:(1)experienceandreferenceforotherdevelopingcountries.(2)seekhegemony.(3)tofindadevelopmentpathsuitedtoitsownnationalconditions.(4)Chinahasalwaystakenitsownroadandformeditsowndevelopmentpath.(5)offersnowayforward.(6)everysovereignstatetochooseitsowndevelopmentpath.Comprehending&PracticingAcademicWritingB.PracticingAcademicWriting

(7)countriesthatgrewstronghavesoughthegemony,butthisisnotahistoricallaw.(8)whichcomesfromtheprofoundheritageofChinesecivilization.(9)itsunderstandingoftheconditionsforachievingdevelopmentgoals.(10)aprofoundunderstandingofthegeneraltrendofworlddevelopment.(11)itspeoplehavetherighttopursueabetterlife.(12)peacefuldevelopmentandhopesthatallcountriesintheworldwilldolikewise.UnderstandingCulturalDiversityUnderstandingCulturalDiversityDiversityCulturalExchangeontheSilkRoadWorkingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestion:WhatdoyouknowabouttheancientSilkRoad?

UnderstandingCulturalDiversityDiversityCulturalExchangeontheSilkRoadWorkingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestion:WhatdoyouknowabouttheancientSilkRoad?

Theancientsilkroadisahistoricalinternationaltraderoad,whichconnectstradeandcivilizationfromChina,India,Persia,andArabiatoGreeceandRome.ThisroadhasstartedfromancientcapitalofChina-Chang’an,andterminatedonthecoastofMediterranean,whichisover5,000mileslong.Itisatraderoadthatchangestheworld.UnderstandingCulturalDiversityDiversityCulturalExchangeontheSilkRoadWorkingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestion:

UnderstandingCulturalDiversityCulturalExchangeontheSilkRoadB.InterculturalTips:BothtradeandculturalexchangeflourishontheancientSilkRoad.TheancientSilkRoadhelpsgoodsandideasmovearoundtheworld.Tradersmovedacrossdesertsandnarrowmountain