《跨文化交際》

Part1.TrueorFalse

Directions:Thereare10statementsinthissection.WriteTfor

TRUE,FforFALSE.

1.Valuesrefertorulesforappropria:ebehaviors,whichprovide

theexpectationspeoplehaveofoneantherandofothers.

2.Thesimilarityoftheoriginalculturetothenewhostculture

isoneofthemostinportantfactorsinsuccessfulacculturation.

3.Thesymbolshumanbeingsuseareobjective.

4.Fourvaluesfundamentaltowesterne二hiesareautonomy,

responsibility,care,justice.

5.Differentfromthebeliefusubjugationtonature”,western

peoplebelievetheyarethemastersofthenature..

6.TheUnitedStatescanclearlybeseenascollectivism.

7.Althoughstereotypesareconsideredasbeingnegativejudgments,

theycanalsobepositive.

8.IntheRussianstates,the“bearhug“mayfollowastrong,

firmhandshakebetweengoodmalefriends.

9.Allwordscar.findthecounterpartsinanotherlanguage.

10.PeopleintheUnitedStates1ikethebody'snaturalsmellso

theyseldomwearfragrance.

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PartII.MultipleChoice

Directions:Thereare30questionsinthissection.Foreach

questiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheRIGHT

ONEthatcanbestconpletethequestion.

1.AccordingtoMarxistphilosophy,globalizationiswhatpeoplein

thethirdworldhavealreadyexperiencedforseveralcenturies.Itis

called..

A.modernizatior

B.colonization

C.industrialization

D.internalization

2.takesplacewhenindividualsbecomeanintegralpartof

thenewculturewhilemaintainingtheirculturalintegrity.

A.Cultureshock

B.Integration

C.Culturalidentity

D.Acculturation

3.referstoanythingthatdistortsthemessagethesource

encodes.

A.Noise

B.Message

C.Source

D.Context

4.istypicallyusedtorefertothestudyofaparticularideaor

conceptwithinmanycultures.Thegoalofsuchinvestigationsisto

conductaseriesofinterculturalanalysesinordertocompareon

culturetoanotherontheattributesofinterest.

A.Interethniccommunication

B.Interracialcommunication

C.Cross-culturalcommunication

D.Interculturalcommunication

5.referstobeliefinandreverenceforasupernatural

powerorpowersregardedascreatorandgovernoroftheuniverse.

A.Belief

B.Religion

C.Succinct

D.Contextual

9.Directplanisfavoredbycultureswithdeductivepatterns.

A.results-orierted

B.relationship-oriented

C.mission-orierted

D.process-orierted

10.isthestudyofhowpeopleperceiveandusetime.

A.Chroncmics

B.Proxemics

C.Kinesics

D.Oculesics

11._____isthetraditionalwayofgreetinginNortheastAsian

countrieslikeKoreaandJapan.

A.Bowing

B.Firmhandshake

C.Embracing

D.Handshakewithslightpressure

12.stressesthatitisimportantthatothers,behavior

isnolongerevaluatedasgoodorbad,asviewedthroughthefiltering

culturallenses,butthatpeoplehavedifferentapproachestodifferent

people.

A.Ethnocentrism

B.Ethnology

C.Ethnorelativity

D.Ethnopsychology

13.referstothespecificbehaviorsthroughwhichind

ividuals*capacitytoexpresscognitiveandaffectiveexperiences

outwardlyisshown.

A.Thecognitivecompetence

B.Themotivecompetence

C.Thebehavioralcompetence

D.Theaffectivecompetence

14.stylefocusesonthespeakerandrolerelationships.

Peoplewithsuchcomnunicationstylestresshighpowerdistance.This

styleispopularincollectivistandhigh-contextculture.

A.Contextual

B.Personal

C.Succinct

D.Elaborate

lb.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutmacro-cultureistrue?

A.Itemphasizesthecommonalityofhumanneeds.

B.Itimplieslosingethnicdifferencesandformingonelarge

society.

C.Itcanbedefinedascultureswithincultures.

D.Itisanewculture.

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PartIII.CaseAnalysis

1.Studythefollowingcaseandtrytoexplainthedifferences

betweentwocultures..

JimandLiZhenwerestudentstogetheratLeedsUniversityin

Britain.Ayearlater,aftergraduating,JimwenttoShanghaiasa

visitingscholaronayearfsexchange.JimhadneverbeentoChina

before.LiZhentookhimtoaclassicalpianoconcertperformedbya

famousChinesepianist.Duringtheperformancepeopleweretalkingand

atonestagesomeoneranupontothestageandpresentedthepianist

withabunchofflowersduringtheplayingofaparticularmusicalitem.

Thishappenedseveraltimesduringtheevening.Italsohappenedwhen

twosingerswereonstagesingingsomesongsthathewasplaying.Jim

thoughtallthesethingsquitestrange.Attheendoftheperformance

theaudienceapplaudedthepianistandheapplaudedthem.Theaudience

begantoleavewhi1ethepianistremainedonthestage.

Inthissituation,havingknownLiZhenforayearitwouldhave

beenexpectedthatJimwouldhavelearnedsoneculturaldifferences

betweenChinaandBritain.Howeveritseemsthatthecultural

communicationbetweenthetwodidnotextendthisfar.Thescenario

enactedintheclassicalconcertinShanghaiisacommonphenomenonin

China.InBritaintherewouldhavebeenseveraldifferences.First,the

audiencewou1dremainsilentwhenthepianistwasplaying,theywould

nottalkbecauseitisconsideredgrosslyimpolite.Flowersarenever

givenduringtheperformanceoftheartists,onlyatthecompletionof

theperformanceandthengivenonlytothemainperformer.Upon

completionoftheperformancethepianist(artist)wouldnotclap

his/heraudiencebutbeclappedbytheaudienceandaproperresponseto

theclappingwou1dbeabow(male)oracurtsey(female).The

performerswouldthenleavethestageandtheaudiencewouldexitafter

theperformershadleft.NottheotherwayaroundasinShanghai.

ConcertperformancesarerelativelyseriousaffairsinBritain,and

definitelynotinfornalsocialoccasions.

2.Studythefollowingthreecasesandexplainwhythepeoplein

eachcasesmiledorlaughed.

A.InaChineseclassroomagirlwasaskedtoansweraquestion.

Shestoodupandsmiled,withoutmakinganysound.

B.WhenanAmericanisparkinghisbicycleandthebicycle

accidentallyfallsover,hefeelsembarrassedathisawkwardness,andis

quiteangeredandhuni1iatedwhenChineseonlookerslaugh.

C.Inthediningroom,whenanAmericandropsaplatequiteby

accidentandfeelsbad,andChineseonlookerslaugh,compoundinghis

discomfortandcausingangerandbadfeeling.

Smilesandlaughterusuallyconveyfriendliness,approval,

satisfaction,pleasure,joy,andmerriment.ButveryoftenWesterners

arecontusedatthesmileorlaughoftheAsians,whichdoesnot

necessarilymeanhappinessorfriendship.IncaseA,thegirlsmiledto

coverherembarrassmentresultingfromnotbeingabletoanswerthe

question.IncasesBandC,thelanguageis,ofcourse,notatthe

personorhismisfortune--whetherhebeaforeigneroraChinese.It

canconveyanumberoffeelings:don'ttakeitsoseriously;laughit

off,it?snothing：suchthingscanhappentnanyofus,etc.Buta

smileusuallymeanshappinesstoanAmerican.

PartIV.Whatsthedifferenceontendencyforforeignerstotreat

strangersbetweenIndividualismandCollectivismTheories?Directions:

Answereachofthefollowingquestionsbrieflyinabout50Englishwords.

ThenwritetheessayontheAnswerSheet.

1.What*sthedifferenceontendencyforforeignerstotreat

strangersbetweenIndividualismandCollectivismTheories?

Thereisatendencyforforeignerstotreatstrangersasequals,

seeninthepolitenesswithwhichforeignerstreatout-groupmembersand

theirwi1