跨文化交际上课容unit3.doc

(Review What is culture? What is communication? What is intercultural communication? Unit Three Cultural Diversity Warm Up Please read the story on page 76, then answer the question: Why does Jackson say that Mr. Zhao has asked too much? What are the differences in the opinions of friendship between Chinese and Americans? Reading Read the article of “Different Lands, Different Friendships”. Who is a friend? What are the similarities and differences between the Chinese concept of friendship and the western ones? Compare the different values of friendship in America, France, Germany, England and China. Differences in Friendship In France: Friends generally are of the same sex, and friendship is seen as basically a relationship between men. Friendship is a one-to-one relationship that demands a keen awareness of the other person’s intellect, temperament, and particular interests. Friendships are compartmentalized区分. They are not made part of family life. In Germany: Friendship is much more articulately善于表达 a matter of feeling. Friends usually are brought into the family. In England: The basis is shared activity. English friendships are formed outside the family circle, but they are not contrapuntal to the family nor are they separated from the family. In China The typical Chinese concept of friendship lays great emphasis on personal loyalty and also has much to do with family. In Chinese culture, friendship means a willingness to be indebted and to repay the debt more than owed. In America: (p81-82) “Friend” is often used in a much wider sense in the American culture than in the Chinese culture. The term may be used for both casual acquaintances and close companions. American friends may not share with one another as much as Chinese friends usually do. Americans would still prefer to consider themselves first as independent individuals. What they value more are individual achievement and independence rather than relationship with one another, and they do not like t