大学英语教学课件（大二上册）Chapter two Language and Culture.pptxVIP

Chapter twoLanguage and CultureIn today’s class, we’ll…distinguish individualism from collectivism;Understand the relationship between language and cultureUnderstand Importance of interpreting intercultural encounters (Connotative meaning: cultural background)Study the language barriers ( denotative meaning: language difficulty)I. Individulism vs. collectivismCase Study 1During the American Civil War, a very hungry young man fell down in front of a farm gate. The farmer gave him food but in return he asked the young man to move a pile of wood in his yard—in fact it was not at all necessary to move the wood. When the young man left, the farmer moved the wood back to its original place. Seeing all this, the farmer’s son was confused.IndependenceSelf-relianceSelf-esteemegalitarianismindividualismCase Study 2An American couple came to Beijing to work as foreign teachers for the first time in their lives. They had a three-year-old son. Since both of them worked, they hired a Chinese housemaid, who was in her late 40s. One of her jobs was to take their son to a kindergarten in the morning and pick him up and bring him home again in the afternoon. She found this the most difficult among all her tasks. Every day when it was time to take the boy to kindergarten there was bound to be a fight with the boy because she insisted on carrying the boy in her arms or at least holding his hand; but the boy never liked it. He preferred to walk by himself. After a few days, she quit the job.The nail that sticks up will be pounded down.Title枪打出头鸟。TitleThe squeaky wheel gets the grease.TitleIndividualism vs. CollectivismIndividualism vs. collectivismCase 3： blue book p28Individualist and collectivist culturesIndividualism: US Australia Great Britain Canada Netherlands New ZealandSelf-reliance solving the problem by yourselfIndividual interest/happiness Be responsible for your own actionHelp is voluntary , not obligationGovernment should not be allowed to keep detailed files of per