跨文化交际The-importance-of-intercultural-communication

姓名：张守燕学号：20120592班级：12物流1班TheimportanceofinterculturalcommunicationToexpoundtheimportanceofinterculturalcommunication,weshouldfirstunderstandwhatisinterculturalcommunication.Theso-calledinterculturalcommunication,thatis,peopleofdifferentculturalbackgroundscometogethertosharetheirthoughts.Forexample,Whenwedobusinesswithpeoplefromdifferentculturesordifferentcountries,weneedtocommunicatewiththem,weneedexchangedifferentviewsaboutthebusinessonthematterofinformation.Afterunderstandingwhatistheinterculturalcommunication，Irealizedthatinterculturalisnolongerimportantforusbuthadbecameanecessitypartofourlife.PeoplecannotlivewithoutCommunication.Communicationiseverywhere.Evenwhentheyarealone,peoplearebombardedwithcommunication.Humancommunication—thatis,theabilitytouselanguage,theabilitytoexchangeideaswithpeoplearoundusindifferentcultures.Communicationwithothersistheessenceofwhatitmeanstobehuman.Communicationwhichisveryimportanttoourhumansisthevehiclebywhichpeopleinitiate,maintain,andterminatetheirrelationshipswithothers.Likecommunication,cultureisprevalenceandhasaprofoundeffectonhumans.Cultureisalsoinvisibleyetpervasive.Aswegoaboutourdailylives,wedonothaveagreatsenceofourculture’sinfluence.Cultureexisteverywherearoundusbetweendifferentnationsevendifferentcountries.Culturehasadirectinfluenceonthephysical,relationalandperceptualenvironment.Yetmostofourthoughts,emotions,andbehaviorsareprofoundlyaffectedbydifferentcultures.Inadditiontotherapidgrowthofmodernsociety,Peoplehavemoreandmoreexchanges,theimportanceofinterculturalcommunicationisbecomingmoreimportant.Communicatingandestablishingrelationshipswithpeoplefromdifferentculturescanleadtoawholehostofbenefits,includinghealthiercommunity,increasedinternationalandlocalcommerce,reducedconflict,.Throughopenandhonestinterculturalcommunicationenvironment,peoplecanworktogethertoachievegoalsthatbenefiteveryone,regardlessofgrouporunit.Wheninterpersonallackofcommunication,conflictsarehappeningconstantly.WhenourcountrywereintheperiodofQing,mostChineseonlyaccordingsomeone'srumourthenjudgestheBritishasthemonsterwiththeredhairandhooknose.AndinBritisheyes,theylookdownuponChinesebecauseChineseusuallywithbraidhairandyellowskin.Peopleusedtojudgedforeignersbytheirappearanceorfloatingrumours.Furthermore,mostoftheconflictscomesfrommisunderstandandlocker-roomgossip.Let'stakeanotherexample,asweallknow,everycountryhasitstotem.Inchina,dragonrepresentsupremeandhighprestige.Onlytheemperordeservedtobecalled.However,inwesternarea,theytakethedragonasthesevereandevilanimals.Once,therewasaforeignadvertisingcompanypublishedapicturetmakefunofthedragonandChinese,whicharouseahugestorminchina.Bowingtothepublicpressure,thecompanyhadtomadeapublicapologytoallofChinese.Letalonethecommunicationbetweencountrytocountry,Internationalcommunicationalsoimportantforethnictoethnic.Inparticularity,chinaisamulti-ethniccountry,tokeepthecloserelationshipevenmoreimportant.56ethnics,standsfor56typesofcultures.TalkingabouttheporkinthefaceoftheHuiisabigtaboo.Manchudonoteatthedogandtheywillnothurtthedog.TheMongolshateblackbecausetheyregardblackasominouscolour.TheUyghurwouldnotweartheshortsoutside,theythoughtitwasquitedisrespectothersfeeling.GreateremphasishasgivenonimplementationofpoliciestowardethnicminoritiessincethefoundingofChina.Thepremiseofracialequalityandharmonyisrespecteachotherandcarryforwardthespiritofunity.Forthisreason,wesurelyneedtothinkhighlyofthevalueofinterculturalcommunicationtouniteallethnicbrothersandsisters,alongwithconstructionofourbeautifulcountry.Standingonthenarrowside,asacollegestudent,interculturalcommunicationisevenimportant.Itcanprovethatastudentisagoodstudentifhegotgoodgradesinhisfinalexamorgainedlotsofcertificates,butnotagoodlearner.Agoodlanguagelearnerwouldnotlimithimselftothequantityofvocabulary.Hewilltryhisbesttounderstandingthenation'sculturebackgroundandcurrentsituation;hewillpayattentiontoitsdifferencebutnotgenerality.Asweallknow,Englandmajorgotmorechancethanotherstoworkaboardorinaforeigncompany.Wemayworkaroundthepeoplewithblondhairandblueeyes.Inthatsituation,misunderstandhappensmoreoftenifwedonotwhichwordscannotsay.Inanotheraspecttosay,wecangetalongwellwiththemifweactandtalklikeanativewillactandtalk.Itcanimproveworkefficiencyandrelaxworkingenvironmenttosomeextent.Onlythroughinterculturalcommunicationcanwemakeourcommunicationeasierandourliferichandcolorful.Ourabilitytointeractwithpersonsfromdifferentcultureswithinandoutsideourbordershasimmenseeconomicbenefits.Wheneverweinteractwithapersonfromadifferentculture,ourassumptionsandimpressionsofthatotherpersonwecarrywithusforalongtime.Onlythroughinterculturalcommunicationcanweevergettoknowthepersonasanindividual.