InterculturalCommunication

Spring2012: Sun.12:30-14:00,57-106Instructor: XiaoyeYanEmail: xyyan@

CourseObjectivesToacquireknowledgerelatedtoICC(terminologiesanddefinitions);Tounderstandhowcommunicationprocessesdifferamongculturesandimproveyourinterculturalawareness;Todevelopskillsthatwillincreaseyourinterculturalcommunicationcompetence;TocultivatetheabilitytostudyandexploretheissuesconcerninginterculturalcommunicationCoursebooks

Requiredtextbook:

許力生.新編跨文化交際英語(yǔ)教程.上海:上海外語(yǔ)教育出版社,2009Recommendedbooks:-Chen,G-M.,&W.JStarosta.FoundationsofInterculturalCommunication.Boston,MA:Allyn&Bacon,1998.-胡文仲.超越文化的屏障.北京:外語(yǔ)教學(xué)與研究出版社,2001.-賈玉新.跨文化交際學(xué).上海:上海外語(yǔ)教育出版社,1997.-林大津.跨文化交際研究:與英美人交往指南.福州:福建人民出版社,1996.

CourseRequirementsPreviewthetext,lookingupthenewwordsandexpressionsbeforeclass,andcomepreparedtoshareyouropinionsandquestions.Thecourseintendstoimproveyourinterculturalcommunicationcompetence.Youareexpectedtoactivelyanswerquestionsandparticipateinclassdiscussions.Askquestionswhenyoudonotunderstand.Attendclassregularly.Repeatedunexcusedabsencesorlatearrivalswillloweryourgradeaverage.Informmeinadvanceifyouneedtomissclassforalegitimatereasonanddonotforgettogivemethenoteforleavewithastamporasignature.Studentsareresponsibleforallinformation,assignments,andactivitiesforallclasses.Turnyourcellphoneoffanddonotcheckitforcallsortextmessagesduringclass.Evaluationwillbebasedon:Attendanceandparticipations 30%Finalexamination 70%Unit1

CommunicationAcrossCulturesWarmupItisverydifficultforpeopletounderstandoneanotheriftheydonotsharethesameexperiences,includingthehabitsofeverydaylife,thecuestowhichpeoplerespond,theautomaticreactionstheyhavetowhatevertheyseeandhear.InterculturalCommunication

ICCreferstothecommunicationbetweenpeopleofdifferentcultures.ICCcanhappenbetweengroupsatdifferentlevels,suchasnational,racialorethnicgroupsaswellasothergroupsidentifiedbygender,generation,region,age,education,occupationandreligion,etc.ThestudyofICCisinterdisciplinary,associatedwithotherfields,primarilylinguistics,anthropology,internationalrelations,sociology,psychologyandetc.AbriefhistoryofthestudyofICC1946:ForeignServiceInstitutewasestablishedintheUS1959:TheSilentLanguagebyEdwardT.Hall,anAmericananthropologist,waspublished,markingtheemergenceofICC1966:ICCwasregardedascurriculumintheUS1970:ICCwasrecognizedasanindependentareaofstudybytheInternationalCommunicationAssociationAbriefhistoryofthestudyofICC1972:ThefirstinternationalconferenceonICCwasheldinJapan1983:ThefirsttextonICCtheory,InterculturalCommunicationTheoriesbyGudykunstwaspublishedChina:ICCbeganasaseriousdisciplineforstudyintheearly1980s.InterculturalCommunication:

AnIntroduction1Interculturalcontact,averycommonphenomenoninourlifetodaynewtechnologyinnovativecommunicationsystemsglobalizationofeconomyimmigrationWhatisGlobalization?globalize:“toorganizeorestablishworldwide”theestablishmentofaworldeconomy,inwhichnationalbordersarebecominglessandlessimportantastransnationalcorporationsdobusinessinaglobalmarket“time-spacecompression”,thewayinwhichtheworldappearstobeshrinkingWhatisGlobalization?Themajordrivingforceofglobalization:-technology,esp.telecommunicationsandcomputersthe“global”maybemorelocalthanthe“l(fā)ocal”-theincreasingglobalmobilityofpeople;-theimpactofnewelectronicmediaonhumancommunicationsTheChallengeofGlobalizationAttitudestowardsglobalization:-bothafactandanopportunity;-thedevelopmentofaglobalmind-setCulturaldiversitymustberecognizedandappreciatedEffectivecommunicationisbasedonanunderstandingofcross-culturaldifferencesInterculturalCommunication:

AnIntroduction2Cultureiseverythingandeverywhere.Itisthefoundationofcommunication.Theworldlooks,sounds,tastes,andfeelsthewayitdoesbecauseourculturehasgivenyouthecriterionofperception.InterculturalCommunication:

AnIntroduction2Thethreemajorelementsthatdirectlyinfluenceourperceptionandcommunication:-Culturalvalues:whatisgoodandbad,rightandwrong.Trueandfalse,positiveandnegative-Worldview:religions-SocialOrganizations:family,government,community,historyofthecommunityInterculturalCommunication:

AnIntroduction3LanguageandcultureVerbalCommunication-Namesofobjects-Culturalconnotationsofwords-ThewaypeopleuselanguagesInterculturalCommunication:

AnIntroduction3NonverbalCommunication-gesturesandpostures-facialexpressions,eyecontactandgaze-touch-conceptsandusesoftime-conceptsandusesofspaceNonverbalCommunication&CulturalvaluesCommunicationAcrossCultures“Communicationworksbetterwhentheparticipantssharemoreassumptionsandknowledgeabouttheworld”(Scollon&Scollon,2001:21)Themisunderstandingormisbehaviormorelikelyresideselsewhere,inthesubtlebutconsistentculturalpatternsofbehaviorwhichbecomeunderstandablewhenweappreciatedifferenceinculturalvalues.CommunicationAcrossCulturesWhatwefirstneedisnotnecessarilymorelanguageskillormoreinformationaboutthemoresofaparticularculture,butratheranopennesstoalternativestoourownconventionalbehavior.Afree,culturallydiversesocietycanexistonlyifdiversityispermittedtoflourishwithoutprejudiceanddiscrimination,bothofwhichharmallmembersofthevillage.CaseStud