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4SpeakingChineseinAmericaUnit5SectionAFOREIGHLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERTISYEachofusislikeeverybodyelseinsomeways(universalbehaviors),likethepeopleinourcultureinsomeotherways(culturalbehaviors),andlikenooneelseatallinstillotherways(personalbehaviors).—CraigStorti(Americanscholar)Ourincapacitytocomprehendotherculturesstemsfromourinsistenceonmeasuringthingsinourownterms.—ArthurErickson(Canadianarchitect)45UNITSectionA45WhyculturecountsUNITSpeakingChineseinAmericaObjectivesTotalkaboutastereotypeofChineselanguageandcultureTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomastertheparagraph(essay)writingskillContents5SpeakingChineseinAmericaUNITWarming-upActivitiesTextStudyLanguageApplicationSummary5UNITWarming-upActivitiesLead-inPre-readingActivitiesCulturalBackgroundSpeakingChineseinAmerica1.SomeWesternersthinkthatChinesepeopletendtoavoidsaying“no”directly.WhatarethecommonwaysinwhichtheChineseexpressdisagreement,rejectionorrefusalindailycommunication?Chinesepeoplegenerallyuseexpressionslike“possiblyno”or“I’mafraiditwon’twork”tosay“no”toothers.Thismakesthemlessdirectingivingrejections.2.AreallChineseso“discreetandmodest”thattherearen’tevenwordsfor“no”?No.Whenpeoplewithgreaterauthorityorpowersay“no”tothoseinalowerstatus(e.g.parentstochildren),theycanbeverydirectandstraightforward,e.g.“absolutelyno”.1.WhatarethecommonstructuresAmericansusetocomplimenteachother?(a)Whata…!(e.g.“Whatanicehat!”)(b)____________________________________.(Giveonestructureandoneexample)2.ArethereanydifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesinhowpeoplecomplimenteachotherandhowtheyrespondtoacompliment?ListentoaradioprogramoncomplimentsinAmericanEnglish.Completetheanswerstothefollowingquestionsaccordingtowhatyouhear.1.WhatarethecommonstructuresAmericansusetocomplimenteachother?(a)Whata…!(e.g.“Whatanicehat!”)(b)___________________________________(Giveonestructureandoneexample)Ilikeyour…(e.g.“Ilikeyourhat.”)Iloveyour…(e.g.“Iloveyourshoes.”)2.ArethereanydifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculturesinhowpeoplecomplimenteachotherandhowtheyrespondtoacompliment?Yes,thetraditionalwayistosaysomethingtoshowthatweortheobjectweownisnotthatgood.Forexample,wemaysay“哪里”(meaning“itisnothing”).Butinmoderndays,manypeoplehaveadoptedtheEnglishwayofrespondingtoacompliment.Theysay“thankyou”veryoftentoo.Chinaiscastingsuchahuge__________ontheUnitedStatesthatmanyAmericansare______________tolearntheChineselanguage_____________retaintheircompetitiveedge.“InterestinlearningChineseamongAmericanyouthandtheirparentshasgrowndramaticallyinthepastfiveyears.”Listentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.shadowscramblinginabidtosaidVivienStewart,vicepresidentattheAsiaSociety,aUSgrouptryingto__________________betweenAmericansandthepeoplesofAsiaandthePacific.China’sdramaticrisetonearsuperpower________anditstellingeffectspolitically,economically,bridgethegapstatusListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.and___________aredrivingtheinteresttolearnthelanguage,expertssay.From_________________tohighschools,studiesbytheAsiaSocietyshow,thereisa“rapidrise”in__________amongpupilstostudytheChineselanguage.”culturallykindergartensListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.interestTheChineserichculturaltraditionsandblossomingeconomymeanthatisnow______________allofourstudentstobebetterpreparedtoengagethemand_______opportunitiestogether,”saidMichaelLevine,AsiaSociety’sexecutivedirectorofeducation.essentialforListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.seizeQuestionsPreviewing1.WhatdoesChineseAmericansreferto?2.WhatstereotypesofChineseAmericansaredepictedinthemedia?TipsTipsCulturalBackgroundChineseAmericans3.WhatarethepopularcolumnsinthehistoryoftheNewYorkTimesMagazine?Tips1.WhatdoesChineseAmericansreferto?Theterm“ChineseAmericans”referstoAmericansofChinesedescent.ItalsoincludesthosewithpartialChineseancestry.CulturalBackgroundtheUnitedArabEmirates2.WhatstereotypesofChineseAmericansaredepictedinthemedia?•ChineseAmericansare“foreign”and“unassimilated”.•Chinesearealienpredators.•ChineseAmericansarerestrictedtoclichédoccupations.•ChineseAmericansarepolite.•ChineseAmericansasawholeareamodelminority.CulturalBackgroundtheUnitedArabEmirates3.WhatarethepopularcolumnsinthehistoryoftheNewYorkTimesMagazine?Someofthepopularcolumnsinthehistoryofthemagazineare“OnLanguage”,“TheEthicist”,“Consumed”,and“TheFunnyPages”.CulturalBackgroundtheUnitedArabEmiratesMainIdea&StructureLanguageFocusCriticalThinkingTextStudy5UNITSpeakingChineseinAmericaWhydidtheauthor’smotherdescribeherSau-saubyusingtheexpression“nominalcourtesy”atthedinner?(Para.1)TipsShejustpretendedtobepolite.(ateupthedishintheend;althoughshedidn’twantitatfirst.)Whentheauthor’smotherofferedthelastscallopfromthegarlicseafooddish,Sau-sau’sresponse:(Para.2)Sighed.(Para.7)Full,I’malreadyfull.(Para.5)B’yao,zhenb’yao!(Para.3)Whatdidtheauthor’smothersuggestastherightwayfortheChinesetorespondatthedinnertableinAmerica?(Para.8)TipsTheysaydirectlywhethertheywanttohaveanythingornot.Theywouldrathe