大学英语跨文化交际chapter5 Intercultural Communication.ppt

大学英语 跨文化交际 Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication Questions for Chapter 4 ? How can we effectively overcome intercultural communication barriers? ? Please comment on the saying “we are more alike than unlike” and give facts or examples to support your viewpoint. ? What is ethnocentrism? An idiom The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension. — Ezra Pound Verbal Intercultural Communication Self- enhancement / Self-effacement Significance of Verbal Communication Language and Culture Verbal Communica tion Styles Direct / Indirect Language as a Reflection of the Environment Language as a Reflection of Values Written Communication Direct Plan Indirect Plan Language Diversity Elaborate / Exacting / Succinct Instrumental / Affective Personal / Contextual Dialect and Sociolect Pidgin and Lingua Franca jargon Taboo and Euphemism The Meaning of Words Lead-in case: Success Story Chapter 5 Verbal Intercultural Communication Verbal intercultural communication happens when people from different cultural backgrounds communicate with each other by using language. We frequently overlook the significant influence language has on human behaviors and take speaking and writing for granted. We use words to ? communicate with the outside world. ? share the past. ? exercise some control over the present. ? form images of the future. Text A Significance of Verbal Communication By words the mind winged. ------Aristophanes Our task is to develop an understanding and appreciation of verbal language as it functions in intercultural communication. Diversity in language behavior is perhaps one the of most difficult and persistent problems encountered in intercultural communication . Text A Significance of Verbal Communication Text B Language and Culture Word differences are obvious in various languages. The relation between word and its m