Unit8UnderstandingCultureUnit81Intoday’sclass,we’ll…understandthedefinitionsofculture;identifytheingredientsofculture;describethefeaturesofculture.Intoday’sclass,we’ll…unders2I.

WhatisCulture?I.WhatisCulture?3Cultureiseverything.Cultureisopera,art,andballet.Culturemaybedefinedaswhatasocietydoesandthinks.Whatreallybindsmentogetheristheirculture.Acultureisacollectionsofbeliefs,habits,livingpatternsandbehaviorswhichareheldmoreorlessincommonbypeoplewhooccupyparticulargeographicareas.Cultureiseverything.4FromIntellectualPerspectiveFromAnthropologicalPerspectiveFromSocial

PerspectiveFromInterculturalCommunication

PerspectiveDefineculturefromdifferentperspectivesDefineculturefromdifferent5FromIntellectualPerspectiveAccordingtotheConciseOxfordDictionary,cultureis“theartsandothermanifestationsofhumanintellectualachievementregardedcollectively”.FromIntellectualPerspectiveA6GreekCultureEgyptianCultureBabylonCultureChineseCultureGreekCultureEgyptianCultureB7FromAnthropologicalPerspectiveCultureis“thecustoms,civilizations,andachievementsofaparticulartimeorpeople”.Thisisananthropologist’sdefinition.FromAnthropologicalPerspecti8跨文化交際Unit-8(大二英語)ppt課件9FromSocialPerspectiveCultureiswhatasocietydoesandthinks.

Culturecoverseverythingofasociety.FromSocialPerspectiveCulture10FromInterculturalCommunicationPerspectiveCultureisalearnedsetofsharedinterpretationsaboutbeliefs,values,andnorms,whichaffectthebehaviorofarelativelylargegroupofpeople.FromInterculturalCommunicati11WhatisCultureThatcomplexwholewhichincludesknowledge,belief,art,law,morals,customandanyothercapabilitiesandhabitsacquiredbymanasamemberofsociety.---EdwardB.TylorWhatisCultureThatcomplexwh12CultureMaterialobjectsBehaviorpatternsBeliefs&valuesystemsII. ThreeIngredientsofCultureCultureMaterialBehaviorBelief13CaseStudy???ItwasmyfirstvisittoChongqing.IfeltuneasywhenIaskedthewaytosomeplace.InmyhometownintheNorth,directionsaregivenintermsofEast,West,NorthandSouth.WemayeasilyfindthewaywhenlocalpeopletheretellyouwhethertheplaceisinthedirectionofNorthorSouth;whileinChongqingthelocalpeopletellyouthewayintermsofdirectionontheright,orontheleft,towhichweNorthernersarequiteunfamiliar.CaseStudy???Itwasmyfirstv14III.FeaturesofCulture

A.Cultureislearned

Welearnculturefrom______,__________________,_______,__________________________________.Chapter1Culture

parentsproverbs,folktales,myths,art,mediaandevenstrangerswhoarepartoftheculturefriendsIII.FeaturesofCulture

A.Cu15B.Cultureisusuallyacquiredunconsciously

CaseStudy1“Whotookmypeanutbutter?”Canadianinterpretation:Whereismypeanutbutter?Icannotfindit.Chineseinterpretation:Youshouldbeblamed.Three-handedperson:aslangforathiefB.Cultureisusuallyacquire16C.CultureissharedamongitsmembersJapaneseAmericansThevalueofthegiftsWhenreceivinggiftsChoicesofthegiftsWaysofpresentingthegiftsC.Cultureissharedamongit17D.CultureispersistentandenduringE.Culturemanifestsitselfbothimplicitlyandexplicitly—IcebergTheoryD.Cultureispersistentande18IcebergTheoryMaterialCultureCulturalValuesIcebergTheoryMaterial19F.CultureisadaptiveandchangeableG.CultureisrelationalF.Cultureisadaptiveandcha20CultureislikeanonionSymbolsHeroesRitualsValuesCultureislikeanonionSymbol21TheAlligator-RiverStory

Rosemaryisawomanofabout21.ForseveralmonthsshehasbeenengagedtoayoungmannamedGeoffrey.Theproblemshefacesisthatbetweenherandherfiancéthereliesadeep,wideriverfilledwithhungryalligators.Rosemarywondershowshecancrosstheriver.SheremembersSinbad,whohastheonlyboatinthearea.Shethenapproacheshim,askinghimtotakeheracross.TheAlligator-RiverStory

Ros22Sinbadreplies,“Yes,I’lltakeyouacrossifyou’llspendthenightwithme.”Shockedatthisoffer,sheturnstoanotheracquaintance,Frederick,andtellshimherstory.Frederickrespondsbysaying,“Yes,Rosemary,Iunderstandyourproblem,butit’syourproblem,notmine.”RosemarydecidedtoreturntoSinbad,spendsthenightwithhimandinthemorninghetakesheracrosstheriver.Sinbadreplies,“Yes,I’lltak23HermeetingwithGeoffreyiswarm.Butontheeveningbeforetheyaretobemarried,RosemaryfeelsshemusttellGeoffreyhowshesucceededingettingacrosstheriver.Geoffreyrespondsbysaying,“Iwouldn’tmarryyouifyouwerethelastwomanonearth.”Finally,Rosemaryturnstoherfriend,Dennis.Dennislistenstoherstoryandsays,“Well,Idon’tloveyou…butIwillmarryyou.”HermeetingwithGeoffreyisw24Rankthefivecharactersaccordingtowhomyouapproveofmostandwhomyouapproveofleast.

Explainwhy.

RosemaryGeoffreySinbadFrederickDen