【跨文化交流-外教】1 - What is Intercultural Communication

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1、Whatis‘InterculturalCommunication’WhatisInterculturalCommunication?Communicationbetweenpeoplewhoseculturesandsymbolsystemsaredifferentenoughtoalter(change)thecommunicationevent.(fromCommunicationBetweenCultures)3MainQuestions…Whatiscommunication?(today)Whatisculture?(

2、today)Whathappenswhenpeopleofdifferentculturesinteracttogether?(Whatmisunderstandingsarelikelytohappenandwhy?)WhatisCommunication?Whydoweneedcommunication?Whatisthegoalofcommunication?Inwhatformsdoesitappear?Isitsimilarinallcultures?Whatisnecessaryforcommunication?Com

3、munication…Involvesatransmitter,receiver,messageandmediumIsaprocessofsignsbeingconveyedfromonepartytoanotherThesesignsmustbeinterpreted,andifinterpretedincorrectly,amisunderstandingwilloccur(hinderinglearning)Communicationalso…involvesthemeetingofmindsthroughactions,r

4、eactions,questionsandanswersinvolvesthecollectiveactivityofsharingexperiencesatverbalandnonverballevelsWhatisCulture?Withthosesittingnearyou,inonesentencewriteyourgroup’sdefinitionof“culture”.Cultureis…TheExpertsSayCultureis...“anintegratedsystemoflearnedbehaviorpatte

5、rnsthatarecharacteristicofthemembersofanygivensociety”“referstothetotalwayoflifeofparticulargroupsofpeople”“includeseverythingthatagroupofpeoplethinks,says,does,andmakes—itssystemsofattitudesandfeelings”“learnedandtransmittedfromgenerationtogeneration”(Kohls,SurvivalK

6、itforOverseasLiving,2001)OurDefinition:Cultureisthesharedassumptions,values,andbeliefsofagroupofpeoplewhichresultincharacteristicbehaviors.(Storti,FiguringForeignersOut,1999)Assumptions(假定)–WhatweassumetobetrueValues(价值观念)-Ourculture’s‘rules’thatteachuswhatisuseful,go

7、od,right,wrong,howtoliveourlife,andevenwhattodieforBeliefs-Ourconvictionsinthetruthofsomething.ValuesEvilvs.GoodDirtyvs.CleanDangerousvs.safeForbiddenvs.permittedDecentvs.indecentMoralvs.immoralUglyvs.beautifulUnnaturalvs.naturalAbnormalvs.normalParadoxicalvs.logicalI

8、rrationalvs.rationalWhatisculture?sharedassumptions,values,andbeliefsbehaviorCultureis…AnIceburgDimensionsofCultureVisibled