跨文化交际复习与思考.ppt

复习与思考;Part I. Definition;Part Ⅱ Questions for Discussion;Part Ⅱ Questions for Discussion;;Part Ⅲ Case Analysis;3. Li Lan had an American friend Susan. They usually had lunch together and Li Lan often asked Susan for advice on problems she faced adjusting to American society. Susan gave Li Lan a lot of advice and helped her to improve her English. Once Li Lan needed urgently a big sum of money to pay her tuition fee. Since she has no other friends in the States, she turned to Susan for help and promised that she would return the money soon. To Li Lans great disappointment, this time Susan didnt seem happy to lend the money to her. Though Li Lan returned the money as she promised, they didnt get along well from then on. Questions: (1) What are the differences in what American and Chinese young people expect from their friends? (2) What kind of advice would you give to both of them so that they could get to know each other?; 4. An American woman executive is sent to negotiate a contract with a corporation in Saudi Arabia. She dresses conservatively in a dark business suit and completes her makeup and hair as she would in the United States. She finds the Arabs to be very aloof. She is asked when her boss will be arriving and is basically feeling ignored. ; 5. For at least 5,000 years, rice has been grown in China. Its importance has made it synonymous with food and life. Rice is the symbol of well-being and fertility. Leaving one’s job is called breaking one’s rice bowl. It is considered bad luck to upset a rice bowl. And the worst of all insults is to take another’s bowl of rice and empty it onto the ground. ; 6. Fred, the manager of a large U.S. bookstore, hired Ching Wu, a newcomer from China, as one of his clerks. In an attempt to get to know Ching Wu better, Fred invited her to join him for coffee. Throughout their conversation, he noticed that Ching Wu always looked down at the floor and never gave him eye contact. He interprete