CourseDescriptiontoInterculturalCommunicationChinesename:保密Englishname:保密Email:保密Classemail:保密Cell:保密SpecificCourseGoalsClarifyspecialtermsofinterculturalcommunicationAttachthetermstoreal-lifeinterculturalsituationsImproveinterculturalsensitivityandawarenessGraspinterculturalcommunicationstrategiesIncreasesensitivitytoChinesecultureanditsimpactoninterculturalcommunicationFormatThecourseincludesstudents’involvementintwoaspectsTheoretically:understandingtherootsandmanifestationsofinterculturalcommunicationmainlythroughclasslectures.Practically:involvedinclassworkshopincludingreadingassignments,caseanalysis,groupdiscussionsandoralpresentations.CalendarWeekTopic3Culture,Communication,InterculturalCommunication4CulturalDiversity5VerbalCommunication6NonverbalCommunication7CultureShock&ICC8InterculturalAdaptationandIdentity9Review10FinalTestSuggestedReadingsLarryA.Samovar,RichardE.Porter,LisaA.Stefani,2000,CommunicationBetweenCultures,Beijing:ForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPress.(跨文化交际学的Bible)胡文仲,1999,《跨文化交际学概论》,北京:外语教学与研究出版社。(短小精练,高度概括)陈俊森、樊葳葳、钟华,2008,《外国文化与跨文化交际》,武汉:华中科技大学出版社。(外语教学与学习中跨文化交际意识的培养)LinellDavis,2001,DoingCulture:Cross-culturalCommunicationinAction,(《中西文化之鉴》),北京:外语教学与研究出版社。(老外的亲身经历,有丰富的第一手案例)周仪,2003,《中国文化概论》,重庆大学出版社。(高等学校英语专业系列教材,用英文撰写,系统介绍中国文化)樊葳葳,2009,《跨文化交际视听说》,北京:高等教育出版社。(华中科技大学跨文化交际研究所编写,国内第一本跨文化交际视听说教材)Textbook高等教育出版社AvailablenextSaturday(originalprice:RMB35)SuggestedmovielistsGuaSha(TheTreatment/GuashaTreatment)刮痧Crash撞车Outsourced世界是平的TheJoyLuckClub喜福会Babel通天塔Terminal幸福终点站Mulan花木兰PushingHands推手TheWeddingBanquet喜宴DrinkEatManWoman饮食男女AssessmentItemsPercentageClassParticipation20%Exercises20%FinalTest60%FinalTestFormat:essaywritingContent:relatedtolecturesandreadingmaterialsTheJournalofIJIR华工图书馆外文数据库ElsevierInternationalJournalofInterculturalRelations6issues/yrSession1Culture,Communication,InterculturalCommunicationImportanceofInterculturalCommunicationWhydidyouchoosethiscourse?ChancesforICarecausedbyglobalization-Spurringdevelopmentoftransportationandcommunicationsystems(shortenedtouringtime,televisionnetworks,theinternet,internationalfilmindustry)-Culturalmigrationbetweennations(multiculturalism)-Neweconomicarena(multinationalcorporations)-Ever-increasingworldpopulation(finitenaturalresources,pollution,internationalconflicts)WarmingupMakealistofimagesfromyourhomecultureandtrytoexplainwhattheyexpressaboutwhothepeopleofyourcultureareandwhattheirrelationshipistopeoplefromothercultures.Whichimagedoyouprefer?Whichdoyouthinkaretheimagesthatmosttrulyexpresshowpeoplefeelaboutthemselvesandtheworld?茶文化酒文化儒家文化旗袍cheongsamTherepresentationofChineseculture1.GeographicLandscapeTheYangtzeRiver&theYellowRiver;Naturalheritage:thefivesacredmountains(MountainTai,MountainHua,MountainSong,MountainHenginShanxiandMountainHenginHunan.)Historicalcites:theGreatWall,thePalaceMuseum2.PhilosophicalHeritageDoctrinesofConfuciusRen(equivalenttermsasbenevolence,kindness,humanity,goodness,etc.):Reniswhatitmeanstobearealmanandtolove.“notinflictingonothersthatwhichyoudonotwantyourself.”(己所不欲勿施于人)Li:isoftentranslatedaspropriety,rite,courtesy,andpolitness.)LiforConfuciusisthegreatestprincipleofliving.(博学于文,约之以礼)Zhongyong:thetermhadbeentranslatedastheMiddleway,theMean,theConstantMean.Zhongyongdoesnotmeantocompromiseortaketheneutralpositionincaseofconflicts.“theMean”inthemindofConfuciusimpliesmoderationofone’sbehavior,andstanding“centralandbalanced”indealingwithmanagementofthingsorhumanbeings.TheChinesevaluesofharmony,modesty,stabilityandendurancecanallfindtheirrootsintheConfucianconceptofZhongyong.3.ChineseTraditionalArtsChinesePainting:GuKaizhi(346-407),totheLuoGoddess(洛神赋图);ChineseOpera:BeijingOpera(fourcategories:Sheng,Dan,Jing,Chou)ChineseMusicalInstruments:windorblowinginstruments(Dizi,XiaoandSheng);Bowedstringinstruments(theErhu,theGaohuandtheBanhu);pluckedstringinstruments(Guqin,ZhenandPipa).ChineseFolkarts:Sealengraving,silkembroidery,paper-cuts,Kite.洛神赋图Learningobjectives:1.Culture2.Communication3.InterculturalCommunicationLectureOutlinedefinitionInterculturalcommunicationculturecharacteristicscommunicationfunctionsdefinitionelementsmodecharacteristicsdefinitionformselementsrightattitudes1.Whatisculture?Moredeeply:whatthebehaviorandcustomsmeantothepeoplewhoarefollowingthemOnthesurface:customsandbehaviorInaword:CultureisallaboutmeaningsHall:CultureiseverythingandeverywhereDefinitionsof“culture”AccordingtoTheConciseOxfordDictionary:cultureis“theartsandothermanifestationsofhumanintellectualachievementregardedcollectively”.It’sreferringtointellectualperspective,suchasmusic,artexhibition,danceetc.whenyoutalkaboutPicasso,Beethovenetc,youaretalkingaboutculture.DefiningCulturefromtheAnthropologicalPerspective:Cultureis“thecustoms,civilization,&achievementsofaparticulartimeorpeople.”Forinstance,wehaveGreekculture,Egyptianculture,etc.whenwesayGreekculture,wemeanthecustoms,civilizationandachievementsofGreeksforabout2000years.Definitionsof“culture”Definitionsof“culture”Wedefinecultureas“th