跨文化交际L6StartingtoTalkFriendship.ppt

Linell Davis Talking andBuilding Relationships Cross-cultural communication Lecture 6 Linell Davis Why we study cases Case studies are a way to simulate experience in the classroom; a way to make up for lack of experience You learn to pay attention to factors besides national culture; you avoid over-generalizing You increase your awareness of social practices in your own culture; you raise the cultural iceberg You gain practice in analyzing and solving problems, which are Western ways of learning; you “do culture” You gain skills you need to be a cultural mediator; you add software Making contact – chapter 5 In deciding how to make contact, consider: Status Activity Setting Experience of participants National and other levels of culture High and low context Behavioral codes Use what you already know Chinese: Hello. Where are you from? Foreigner: USA Chinese: What state are you from? For: Vermont Chinese: How do you like China? For: It is great. I like the food. Chinese: Can you use chopsticks? The meeting-a-foreigner ritual violates what you already know about how to start a relationship It expresses friendliness, but It emphasizes differences Instead, search for common ground You are both students, or similar in age and status You are both traveling, or both living in Nanjing To find common ground, pay attention to shared identities Language learners Sports fans, film fans, music lovers, etc. Meeting-a-foreigner ritual In asking, “where are you from?” you are asking for a social identity, usually a national identity In looking for common ground, search for other identities You can do that with questions What do you study? What kind of music do you like? It is usually better to do it by offering information about yourself I like movies and have seen all films nominated for Oscar awards this year. I like Western pop music such as . . . I am an English teacher English is a second language for both of us. We have that in common Traditional ways of meeting Lang