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跨文化题库

跨文化题库

I．Definethefollowingterms

1.acculturation

2.cultureshock

3.individualism

4.Non-verbalcommunication

5.slang

6.culture

7.euphemism

8.collectivism

9．cross-culturalcommunication

10.hearer’smeaning

11.Individualism

12.proverb

13.cognitive-oriented

munication

15.Interculturalcommunication

16.idiom

17.Language

18.Hospitality

II．Answerthefollowingquestions

1.StateHaroldLasswell’s“5Wpatterns”theory

2.Statetherelationshipbetweencultureandcommunication

3.Describethefamilystructureinthesociety

4.Illustratethetopicsofcomplimentmaking

5.Describetherulesofthegifttaking

6.Contrastchild-rearinginChineseandAustralianfamilies

7.Statethetypesofcommunication

8.IllustratethesourcesofEnglishnames

9.Illustratetwoviewsofcultureshock

10.Statethepurposesofnon-verbalcommunication

11．Statethefeaturesofculture.

12.Statetherelationshipbetweenlanguageandculture.

13.IllustratetheprinciplesofatraditionalChinesefamily.

14.Illustratemodelsofcommunication.

15.Whataretheessentialcomponentsofasocialsituation？

16.Statethepurposesofnon-verbalcommunication

III.CaseAnalysis

Case1

ABritishtouristisvisitingaChinesefamily.TheChinesehostessintroducesherselfandherhusbandtotheguest…

Chinesehostesssaid,“Welcometomyhome.MynameisCaiHong,andthisismyhusband.”

Britishtouristanswered,“Thankyou,Mrs.Cai.It’sapleasuretomeetyou,Mrs.Cai.I’mLucyTaylor.”

Chinesehostesssaid,“Haveaseat,MadamLucy.”…

Canyouidentifythemistakenuseofnamesandtitlesintheabovecase?

Case2

AnAmericanwenttoChinesehome.Hewasofferedsometea.Justwhenthefirstcupwasabouttofinish,moreteawasadded.Thevisitordrankthesecondcup.Thenthecupwasfilledthethirdtime.Thenhedrankit,then…untilthevisitorwasquitefull.Why?

Pleaseexplainthereason.

Case3

AandBaremarried.One-dayAbumpsintoanoldfriendwhoisvisitingthearea.ThefriendinvitesAandBouttodinner.Aacceptsforthepairofthem.ReturninghomeAtellsB,whogetsupset,BaskswhyAdidnotdiscussthiswithBbeforeaccepting.ThismakesAangry,asAdoesnotfeelitnecessarytodiscussthisbeforehand.Pleasecomment:

Aismorelikelytobe______.Why?

Case4

AandBaremarried.Theyarebothlawyers.Atsocialgatherings,AisalwaysreadytotellofA’ssuccess,droppingnamesandboastingofcaseswon.BisreticentaboutB’ssuccess.SometimesApointsouttoothersB’ssuccesses,butthismayupsetB.BfeelsthatpeoplewouldnotlikeBifBboasts;BwouldratherprefertheylearnindirectlyfromothershowsuccessfulBis.Comment:

Aismostlikelytobea__________.Why?

Case5

RoseinvitedLiHongtoherhomeoneday.Whiletheywerehavingcoffee,RoseshowedLiHongafewpicturesofherfamiliesinaphotoalbum.LiHongcasuallyturnedtootherpagesafterthat.Rosestoppedherandsaid,“I’dratheryounotlookatotherpictures.”LiHongwasembarrassed,andapologized,“I’msorry.”PleaseexplainthereasonwhyRosewasangry.

Case6

XieDongdidhisgraduatestudyinanAmericanuniversity.HecamebacktoChinaforasummervacation.Whenhewentbacktohisprogram,hepaidhissupervisoravisitandpresentedhimagift.

Theprofessoropenedthegift.Itwasaginsengwithitsmanytinyrootsspreadingoutinaveryartisticpatter.Itclearlywasanexpensivegift.

Theprofessor’seyesshoneattheginseng,buthethenbegantofeeluneasyno.“XieDong,Iappreciateyourkindness,butIcan’ttakethisasagift.”

“Why?

Don’tyoulikeit?

”heaskedtheprofessor,itwasXieDong’sturntobeuneasynow.

“Oh,sure,Iloveit.ButIcan’tacceptit.”professoranswered.

“Why?

”

“BecauseIdidn’tdoanythingtodeservesuchagift.”

Pleaseanalyzethiscase.

Case7

Amarriedcoupleisgoingtovisitafriend.Theyhavebeendrivingaroundforsometimelookingforthestreet.BisangrybecauseArefusestostopandaskdirectionsofsomeone.

Comment:

Aismorelikelytobe_________.

Case8

JiaHehadlivedintheUSfor7yearsbeforeshecamebacktoworkinChina.ShehadbeenaccustomedtosocialhabitinAmericathatsomeChinesebehaviorsnowcausedhersomediscomfort.Oneday,backinChina,shewasinaqueuetouseATM,shehadnoticedthatpeoplewerestandingclosetoeachother.Infact,thepersonbehindhercouldseeenterthePINofherATMcard.JiaHewantedtomakepeopleawareofthediscomfortoftheuserbykeepingherdistancefromthepersoninfrontofher.However,peoplebehindherpushhertomoveforward.

Case9

CaoWen:

IhavebeeninvitedroundtothehomeofmyEnglishtutorthiseveningfor

dinner.

WangWei:

Luckyyou.

CaoWen:

Yes,butthetroubleisIdon'tknowwhatIshouldtake.Whatdoyou

think?

WangWei:

Well,theseEnglishdrinkalot.Howaboutabottleofwine?

CaoWen:

Itwouldhavetobetwo.Youcan’tjustgivensomebodyonebottle

withoutseemingmeans.

WangWei:

Oryoucouldtakefruit.

CaoWen:

Isthatusualoverhere?

WangWei:

Notreallysure.Oh,thereisTony.Letusaskhim.

Case10

AnAmericancouplecametoBeijingtoworkasforeignteachersforthefirsttimeintheirlives.Theyhadathree-year-oldson.Sincethecoupleworked,theyhiredaChinesehousemaid,whowasinherlate40s.Oneofherjobswastosendtheirsontoakindergarteninthemorningandpickhimuphomeintheafternoon.Shefoundthisthemostdifficultamongallhertasks.Everydaywhenitwastimetosendtheboy,therewasboundtobeafight,forsheinsistedonholdingtheboyinherarmsoratleastholdinghishand;buttheboyneverlikedit.Hecriedorfoughtforindependence.Hepreferredtowalkbyhimself.Afterafewdays,shecouldn’tbearitanymore,soshequitthejob.Trytoexplainwhyithappened.

Case11

Nowstudythefollowingstatementsandthinkhowyouwouldrespondtoeachofthem

（1）Let’sgettogethersoon.

（2）Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.Youmustcomeroundfordinnersometime

（3）Itisgoodseeingyou.Iwillinviteyoutotealater.

Case12

RoseinvitedLiHongtoherhomeoneday.Whiletheywerehavingcoffee,RoseshowedLiHongafewpicturesofherfamiliesinaphotoalbum.LiHongcasuallyturnedtootherpagesafterthat.

Rosestoppedher,“I’dratheryounotlookatotherpictures.”

LiHongwasembarrassed,andapologized,“I’msorry.”

IV.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse,WriteTfortrueandFforfalseinthebracket

（）1.Inthewest,ifyouwereinvitedtohaveaveryformaldinner,itwouldhaveaveryformaldinner,itwouldhaveatleast8dishesandasoup.

（）2.InBritain,hospitalityisshownbygivingyoufreedomtochoosewhateveryoureallywant.Theyneverpressyou.

（）3.Ifapersonsays,“Iamgoingout”,oneshouldaskwhere.

（）4.Ifyourcolleaguesays,“Ihaveanappointment”,youshouldaskwithwhom.

（）5.Ifawomanclaimsshehasaheadache,youmayaskwhatthetroubleisoryoumayaskwhetherornotsheneedssomemedicines.

（）6.Thereisapositiveattitudetowardsdisagreement.

（）7.Uniformityisnothighlythoughtofinthewest.

（）8.Thegroupisthebasicsocialunitinthewest.

（）9.InAustralia,parent-and-childrenrelationshipismoreemphasizedthan

husband-and-wiferelationship.

（）10.InChina,parentsmakemoreimportantdecisionsforthechildren.

（）11.InAustralia,childrenaren’texpectedtoworkduringtheirschoolwork..

（）12.Womenaredirectintheirspeechthanmen.

（）13.Womenareinclinedtogossip.

（）14.Mensupportmoreandagreemorewhenlisteningtoothers.

（）15.Mentendtoaskmorequestionsthanwomen.

（）16.“HowaboutjoiningusfordinnerthisFridaynight?

”isarealinvitation.

（）17.TopayforoneselfimpliesmeannessforChinese.

（）18.Givingfruitsisverycommonforwesterners.

（）19.“Thepersonisahelplessvictimintheforeigncountry.”,whichbelongstotheself-awarenessviewofcultureshock..

（）20.Englishspeakingpeopletendtoaddressothersbyusingthesurnamerather

thanthefirstname.

（）21.Inaconversation,takingturncanbesignaledbytheeyemovementsofthespeaker.

（）22.Itisimportanttolookatapersonwhenyouarespeakingtohim,butnotasimportantasthatwhenyouarelisteningtohim.

（）23PartoftheearlytrainingofBritishpeopleteachesthemnottobebotheredbyotherpeople’sstaringwhentravelingabroad.

（）24.Thereareculturesthatvaluelookingsomeonestraightintheeyenomatterwhothatpersonis,andtherearecultureswhichconsideritdisrespectfulforachildtomeettheeyeofanadult.

（）25.Proxemicsisthestudyofwhatgovernshumanrelationships.

（）26.Differentcultureshavedifferentcustomsconcerninghowfarapartpeopleshouldstandwhencommunicatingwitheachother.

（）27.Atinternationalreceptions,AmericansenjoydancingwiththeirArabpartners.

（）28.AmericansaretryingtoobeytheirownstandardsabouttheappropriatedistancetomaintainwhentalkingwiththeirArabpartners.

（）29.Howmuchpeopletoucheachotherwhenconversingvariesbetweencultures.

（）30.Whenconversing,theEnglishandAmericanstoucheachothermorethantheFrench,butmuchlessfrequentlythanPuertoRicansdo.

（）31.Englishisalanguagethathasaprofusionofsynonyms.

（）32.TherehasbeenatraditioninEnglish,particularlyinwrittenEnglish,thatoneshouldtrytousedifferentwordstorefertothesamething.

（）33.Englishpeoplehaveanenthusiasmforplayingwithwords.Actuallytherearequiteanumberofpairsofwords,whichareexactlyidentical.

（）34.’Snack’and‘baggin’provideanexampletoshow