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Unit 3 Cultural Diversity II Contents 1 Cultural information 2 Identifying Difference 3 Case study 9 and 10 4 Reading II 5 Cultural dimension Cultural information: American Friendship ⑴ Visit places Americans enjoy. ⑵ Be willing to take the first step. ⑶ Use small talk to open the conversation. ⑷ Show an interest in their culture. ⑸ Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. ⑹ Do not expect too much at first.? Identifying Difference:Family Structure 1 Traditional Chinese 2 Filipinos 3 Vietnamese 4 Traditional Japanese 5 Latin American 6 United States Case Study 9 1 Why did the young chairman say nothing but just nodded and agreed with his grandfather? 2 How would you behave if you found yourself in a similar situation as Phil? Case study 9 ⑴ In his culture, one should respect the olds and the pioneer. ⑵ Do the same thing as the young chairman. Case 10 1 Why did the Japanese general manager feel extremely surprised when he heard that Mr Legrand had decided not to be away from France? What would he think of him, then? 2 What would be your first priorities if you had been in Mr Legrand’s position? Reading Ⅱ Comparing and Contrasting Cultures ⑴ Human nature orientation ⑵ Man-nature orientation ⑶ Time orientation ⑷ Activity orientation ⑸ Social orientation Debate on Man-nature orientation Debate Topic: Man subjugated by nature VS Man the master of nature Sharing Knowledge: Confucian Cultural Patterns 1 Social order and stability are based on unequal relationships between people 2 The family is the prototype for all social relationship 3 Proper social behavior consists of not treating others as you would not like to be treated yourself 4 People should be skilled, educated, hardworking, thrifty, modest, patient, and persevering Intercultural Insight: Living situations ⑴ In Japan, cluster after cluster of farmhouse surrounded by rice paddies. ⑵ In USA, a pattern of a single farmhouse surrounded b