新编跨文化英语交际Unit3-01-Cultural-Diversity

:Unit3InterculturalCommunication•Questions•1.WhydoesJacksonsaythatMr.Zhaohasaskedtoomuch?•2.WhatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweenMr.QianandMr.Zhao?Aretheyreallygoodfriends?•1.Whatkindoffriendsdoyouexpecttohaveinyourlife?•2.Doyouthinkfriendshipmeansthesameallovertheworld?•1.WhyisitcomparativelyeasytomakefriendsintheUnitedStates?•2.Dopeoplefromdifferentcountriesusuallyhavedifferentexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutesfriendshipandhowitcomesintobeing?•4.Inwhatcountrydoesfriendshiphavemuchtodowithone'sfamily?Andinwhatcountrydoesitnot?•5.Whatisfriendshiplikewhenitiscompartmentalized?•6.WhatarefriendshipsusuallybasedoninEngland?•7.Doyouthinkfriendshipsharessomecommonelementsindifferentcultures?Ifyoudo,whatarethey?•8.WhatdoyouthinkisthetypicalChineseconceptoffriendship?IsitsimilartoordifferentfromanyoftheWesternfriendships?•1.WhyisitcomparativelyeasytomakefriendsintheUnitedStates?•BecausefewAmericansstayputforalifetime.Witheachmove,formingnewfriendshipbecomesanecessityandpartoftheirnewlife.•2.Dopeoplefromdifferentcountriesusuallyhavedifferentexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutesfriendshipandhowitcomesintobeing?•Yes.Thedifficultyforstrangersfromtwocountriestobecomefriendsliesintheirdifferentexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutesfriendshipandhowitcomesintobeing.•3.HowisfriendshipinAmericadifferentfromfriendshipinWestEurope?•InWestEurope,friendshipisquitesharplydistinguishedfromothermorecasualrelationships,isusuallymoreparticularizedandcarriesaheavierburden'ofcommitment,whileinAmericathewordfriendcanbeappliedtoawiderangeofrelationshipandafriendshipmaybesuperficial,casual,situationalordeepandenduring.•4.Inwhatcountrydoesfriendshiphavemuchtodowithone'sfamily?Andinwhatcountrydoesitnot?•InGermany,friendshiphasmuchtodowithone'sfamilyasfriendsareusuallybroughtintothefamily,whileinFranceitisnotthecase,forinstance,twomenmayhavebeenfriendsforalongtimewithoutknowingeachother'spersonallife.•5.Whatisfriendshiplikewhenitiscompartmentalized?•Forinstance,amanmayplaychesswithafriendforthirtyyearswithoutknowinghispoliticalopinions,orhemaytalkpoliticswithhimforas10ngatimewithoutknowingabouthispersonallife.Differentfriendsfilldifferentnichesineachperson'slife.•6.WhatarefriendshipsusuallybasedoninEngland?•Englishfriendshipsarebasedonsharedactivities.Activitiesatdifferentstagesoflifemaybeverydifferent.Inthemidstoftheactivity,whateveritmaybe,peoplefallintostepsandfindthattheEparticipateintheactivitywiththesameeasyanticipationofwhateachwilldodaybydayorinsomecriticalsituation.•7.Doyouthinkfriendshipsharessomecommonelementsindifferentcultures?Ifyoudo,whatarethey?•Yes.Thereistherecognitionthatfriendship,incontrastwithkinship,isamatteroffreechoice.Afriendissomeonewhochoosesandischosen.Relatedtothisisthesenseeachfriendgivestheotherofbeingaspecialindividual,onwhatevergroundsthisrecognitionisbased.Andbetweenfriendsthereisinevitablyequalityofgive-and-take.•8.WhatdoyouthinkisthetypicalChineseconceptoffriendship?IsitsimilartoordifferentfromanyoftheWesternfriendships?•ItseemsthatthetypicalChineseconceptoffriendshiplaysgreatemphasisonpersonalloyaltyandalsohasmuchtodowithfamily.ItmaybesimilartoGermanfriendshiptosomeextentandquitedifferentfromotherWesternfriendships.•WhenmakingfriendswithAmericans,shouldwedoittheAmericanwayortheChineseway?•WhattipswouldyouliketogivetotheAmericanswhowanttomakefriendswithChinesepeople?•1.Bewillingtospendtimewiththosepeoplewhomyouwouldliketomakefriendswith.•2.Trytoknowaboutyourfriendsas