《跨文化交际》常见问题解答.docVIP

跨文化交　　说明：下面是“跨文化交际”课程网上讨论中学生及教师常常提出的一些问题及中央电大主持教师的回复，。 　　1. 怎样学好这门课? 　　重点中西文化对比及如何得体地交际。　　2. 跨文化交际是不是就是了解各国的文化和风俗？ 　　That is part of the story. The real purpose is to learn how to communicate in that country. 　　3. 英美国家概况对跨文化交际这门课有帮助吗？ 　　Sure! 英美国家概况中好多内容都和跨文化交际有联系。 　　4. 什么是跨文化交际？我学的是行政管理，我需要学吗？跨文化交际就是如果你和外国人打交道，应该注意什么问题，应该如何得体地去交流。不管学的是什么专业，都应该学习一些这方面的知识。 　　5. 学习这科有什么好处？是否对我们进行交际有帮助？ 　　Absolutely yes. It will help you communicate appropriately. 　　6. 跨文化交际的主要内涵是什么? 　　中西文化差异及由此而来需要注意的交际技巧。 　　7. 跨文化交流这门课好学吗？怎样提高学习效率？ 　　Yes, if you work hard on it. 同时要制定一个切实可行的学习计划，然后坚持下去。 　　8. 我们学习此课程时需要什么参考书？ 　　导学、录音和录像　　9. 在学习该课之前我可以做些什么准备工作，使自己学得更好呢？ 　　可以看一些有关中西文化对比方面的中文书籍或刊物。 　　10. 关于这门课程能提供一些相关的英文网站吗？比如说非言语性交流、习语等知识的网站。 　　请浏览中央电大外语部的网站，通过电大在线进入，那里有许多相关链接。　　11. How to translate “Culture Shock”? How to understand this problem? 　　I am not sure how to translate Culture Shock into Chinese, but it means you are shocked or greatly surprised in a different culture. The reason is due to different traditions, customs, ways of thinking and doing things, etc. 　　12. What can we gain in comparison of human communicative model and animal communicative model? Is it necessary? 　　Yes, I think so. By studying animals, we can think of better ways of enhancing human communication. 　　13. Now are there any changes in communication between men and women? Is it a trend for women to be dominant in communication? 　　In China it is. In the West, it depends on whether the lady is a leader or boss. If she is, she is dominant in communication. 　　14. Is the pattern of making friends different in China and in the West? What are the differences? 　　The way we treat friends is different. A typical example is: when you eat out with friends in the West, you will split the bills. This is quite rare in China. 　　15. Is non-verbal communication limited to gestures, facial expression, eye contact and space? Are there any others? 　　I think they are the major ones. Generally, non-verbal communication refers to body language.