Unit4-cultural-encounters

Unit4Unit4Unit4Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Isthereanythingdifferentaboutthewedding?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationTheweddingisnotlikethetraditionalAmericanwedding.Thebridegroomisfromadifferentculture.Whenpeoplefromdifferentcultureslivetogether,thebigproblemsforthemmaybethedifferentlanguages,differentlifestyles,differenteatinghabits,anddifferentreligions,etc.2.Whatarethebigproblemsforpeoplefromdifferentcultureswhentheylivetogether?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationPriest:We’vecometogethertoshowoursupportforSidneyandRachel,andtheirjoininghandsandjoiningthemselvestogetherinholywedlock.Theweather’sbeenprettymiserableallweekend,butnowit’sabeautifulday.Andit’sabeautifuldaybecausewhentwopeoplecometogetherwhoreallyloveoneanotherandwanttosharethatwithotherpeople,itmakesitabeautifulday.SoSidneyWilliamsandRachelBuchmanhavecometodothat.And,Rachel,yougofirst.VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationRachel:Sidney:Rachel:PaulBuchmanlikestosaythatthemeasureofagreatlifeisnothowwelllovedyouare,buthowwellyouloveothers.Sidney,youteachmethateveryday.Youarejustsofullofgrace,andIpromisebeforeGodandthesebeautifulpeoplethatIwillloveyoufiercelyandsweetly.AndIlookforwardtosharingthatgreatlifewithyou.Thankyouformarryingme.AllthatIeverwantedwastojusthearmusic,andwhenImetyou,Iheardyou.And,Rachel,you’rethemostbeautifulthingI’veeverheard.Thankyouformarryingme.You’rewelcome.VideoScript2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationHumanbeingsdrawclosetooneanotherbytheircommonnature,buthabitsandcustomskeepthemapart.—Confucius1.QuoteCulturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationCulturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationThekeytoeffectivecross-culturalcommunicationisknowledge.2.Cross-culturalCommunicationStrategiesFirst,itisessentialthatpeopleunderstandthepotentialproblemsofcross-culturalcommunication,andmakeaconsciousefforttoovercometheseproblems.Second,itisimportanttoassumethatone’seffortswillnotalwaysbesuccessful,andadjustone’sbehaviorappropriately.Culturalinformation3AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationSuggestionforheatedconflictsistostop,listen,andthink.Thishelpsincross-culturalcommunicationaswell.Whenthingsseemtobegoingbadly,stoporslowdownandthink.Activelisteningcansometimesbeusedtocheckthisout—byrepeatingwhatonethinksheorsheheard,onecanconfirmthatoneunderstandsthecommunicationaccurately.Oftenintermediarieswhoarefamiliarwithbothculturescanbehelpfulincross-culturalcommunicationsituations.Theycantranslateboththesubstanceandthemannerofwhatissaid.Theymayexplaintheproblem,andmakeappropriateproceduraladjustments.GlobalReading-Mainidea1TextanalysisStructuralanalysis1.Whichsentenceisthethesisstatement?Thelastsentenceofthe3rdparagraph:“Mostfundamentalistheprofoundrelationshipbetweenlanguageandculturethatliesattheheartofsocietyandonethatweoverlookatourperil.”GlobalReading-Mainidea2TextanalysisStructuralanalysis2.Compromising,intheauthor’sview,isakeynotionintranslationandthusalsoininterculturalcommunication.Numerousexamplesareusedtoexplainthisnotion.Trytofindtheseexamples.Paragraph4:ThelackofanexactcounterpartoftheEnglishword“homesickness”inotherlanguagessuchasItalian,Portuguese,andGerman.Paragraph5:TheproblemofuntranslatabilitywhichtheearlyBibletranslatorsencountered.GlobalReading-Mainidea2TextanalysisStructuralanalysisParagraph6:EnglishandWelshspeakersmakeadjustmentsregardingthecolorspectruminthegrey/green/blue/brownrange;theflatbreadsofCentralAsiaarealongwayawayfromMother’sPridewhiteslicedtoasties,yettheword“bread”hastoserveforboth.Structuralanalysis11.Whattypeofwritingisthisessay?Andwhat’sthemainstrategytheauthoradopttodevelopthebodyoftheessay?TextanalysisStructuralanalysisItisapieceofargumentation.Abundantexamplesareprovidedtosupportherargumentinthebodyoftheessay.Structuralanalysis2TextanalysisStructuralanalysisParagraphsMainidea1-3ItdescribesthecommunicationsrevolutiontakingplaceworldwideandthewidespreaduseoftheEnglishlanguage,andthenpointsoutthatthereareindeedproblemswiththecommunicationsrevolution.2.Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.ParagraphsMainidea4-78Itexemplifiesthatlanguageandculturearesocloselyinterrelatedthatoftenwefindthatwhatwecansayinonelanguagecannotbeconveyedatallinanother,andthatconfrontedwithinsurmountablelinguisticproblems,translatorsnegotiatetheboundariesbetweenlanguagesandcomeupwithacompromise.Itbrieflypointsouttheimmensesignificanceofinterculturalunderstanding.Structuralanalysis3TextanalysisStructuralanalysisSusanBassnettCulturalEncountersDetailedreading1DetailedreadingWeliveinanageofeasyaccesstotherestoftheworld.Cheapflightsmeanthatmillionsofpeopleareabletovisitplacestheirparentscouldonlydreamabout,whiletheInternetenablesustocommunicatewiththeremotestplacesandthetraditionalpostalservicesarenowreferredtoalmostmockinglyas“snailmail.”Whenstudentsgooffbackpacking,theycanemailtheirparentsfromInternetcafesintheHimalayasorfromadesertoasis.Andasformobileph