lecture 10 culture and etiquette文化与礼仪课件.ppt

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1、LanguageandCulture---AComparativeStudyLecture10CultureandEtiquetteEtiquetteisasystemofrulesandconventionsthatregulatesocialandprofessionalbehaviors.Etiquettecanbedividedintotwokinds:1)internationalpracticepeopleobserveonsocialoccasions,2)specificnationalcustomsandculturalbehaviors.Aknowledge

2、ofthesocialcustomsandculturaletiquettesintheWestisnecessaryininterculturalcommunication.InaworldwiththeInternetandeasytraveltoothercountries,wemustallbehumblewhenweencounterotherculturesandhabitsthatseemodd.Don’tbequicktojudgewhatis“correct”or‘right”or“polite”ortrue.”Muchoftoday’sformaletiqu

3、etteintheWestoriginatedintheFrenchroyalcourtduringthe1600-1700’s.Thenoblesdrewupalistofpropersocialbehaviorandcalleditanetiquette.Etiquettetodayisbasedontreatingeachotherwiththesamedegreeofkindnessandconsideration,anditconsistsmostlyofcommonsense.1.BasicWesternetiquettesIntroductionThefirstr

4、uleistorememberthenamesofeveryoneyou’rebeingintroducedto.Themostimportantpartofanintroductionistheothers’name,notyours.Whenyouintroducetwopeopletoeachother,thepersonwhosenameyoumentionfirstisthemoreimportantone;lower-statuspeoplearealwaysintroducedtohigherstatuspeople.GiftsItisregardedaspoli

5、tetoopengiftsassoonastheyaregiventoshowappreciation.IntheWest,thesizeorexpenseofagiftdoesnotcountbetweenfriends;rather,thenotionthatsomeonetooktimeoutoftheirbusylifetobuyormakeagiftismostsignificant.Question:DoyounoticesomedifferenceinhowChinesepeopleandWesternpeopletreatgifts?Tableetiquette

6、Discussion:WhatdoyouknowaboutthetableetiquetteintheWestandthatinChina?MostcommonlyobservedetiquettesintheWest1).Liquidsontheright,solidsontheleft,you’llnevereatsomeoneelse’sbread.That’stosay,yourcoffeecupshouldbeplacedtotherightoftheplate,andyourbreadplateontheleft!Yournapkinisalwaysplacedso

7、mewherewithinyourdiningterritorialborders.2).Assoonasyouareseated,unfoldyournapkinandplaceitonyourlap. Thenapkinremainsonyourlap(exceptforuse)untiltheendwhenthedinersareleavingthetable,notjustwhenyoufinish!Ifyouneedtoleavethetabletemporarily,leavet