跨文化交际结课论文 英语.doc

跨文化商务交际结课论文 题 目：The Time Difference in Intercultural Communication 作 者： The Time Difference in Intercultural Communication Abstract：Time as a silent language and a necessary component of culture, plays a very important role in our daily life.The cultural dufference leads to the time value difference and as a result,the time differences influence the communications among people in different cultures.So it is meaningful and significant to study the time value difference of people in different culture. Key Wards：intercultural communication；time values；time nation；integrate Because of the social practice，ways of thinking and understanding and time of people from different cultures are different.． That is to say, time ,as an objective existence，has different forms of reflection in different cultures．Time view is seen as a part of cultural deed structure，which affects people‘s perception of the world，controls their judgment and determines the ways of behaviors．The vagueness and exactness Of Chinese and western cu1ture usually lead to conflicts and misunderstanding when peop1e interact with each Other．The Chinese use time Very casually and tangibly．The Chinese prefer to say some uncertain words 1ike “at Once”，“sometimes”，“a short while”，which a1ways contrary to the westerners．Westerners prefer a correct ang clear time.Though time is a cognitive concept shared by the human society，because the social practice of people from different cultures and their different historical and geographical environments，people may differ in the meanings they give to time and the way they make use of time.Therefore，when people from different cultures carry out communication, time, as an invisible guide, will has a great effect on people’s words and deeds，which prevents communication from realizing its intended purpose.We try to discuss the difference between time values and time behaviors of Chinese cultures and Western cultures so as to analyze their impacts on the cultural