Intercultural communication

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Chapter One Introduction
Aims of this chapter:
1.To define the term of intercultural communication and discuss its concepts
2.to point out the complexity involved with intercultural communication
Pre-class:
The literature on international business is filled with examples of intercultural miscummunication and blunders, wchich show the results of miscalculating --- or simply ignoring ----the cultural dimension of internation business.
To identify and analyze cultural differenes so as to avoid such kinds of misunderstanding in international communication, you need to have a basic framework for underatanding of factors that influence intercultural comunication. The purpose of this course is to help you increase your cultural awareness and sensitivity. It also intends to help you develop effective strategies in dealing with potential cultural conflicts and improve your intercultural communicative competence.
Features of intercultural communication
1.it’s a universal phenomenon. It occurs everA ywhere in the world. When you talk with an
American teacher, or send email to a foreigner, or even when you watch a foreign film or read an English novel, you are engage intercultural commnucation. As a result of this communication, whther face-to-face, communicating over the internet, watching a movie, or reading a book, if you are receiving messages from another culture, then you are involved in intercultural communication.
2.The communication between cultures has bee
文化一词是从日文中借鉴过来的。

日文译自拉丁文的cultura.现在英文是culture,这个词原来有耕作,栽培和饲养的意思。

教化,驯化
Tyler 对文化的定义:1871 《原始文化》文化是包括知识、信仰、艺术、法律、道德、风俗以及作为一个社会成员所获得的能力和习惯的复杂整体。

现代科学的新认识:
文化是各民族或群体对特定环境的适应能力及其适应成果的总和。

Characteristics of American dream:
3.电影片名的翻译
4.The Rock 石破天惊岩石
Ordinary people 凡夫俗子普通人
Of mice and man 芸芸众生
Blood and sand 碧血黄沙
Pretty woman 漂亮女人风月俏佳人
俚语
Ace a test 得高分
I’m bored, let’s book. 离开
That class is cake 容易
Can I crash on your floor tonight? 睡觉
Let’s jam 赶快
Is that your girlfriend? Get outta (out of) here. 开什么玩笑
Kings and bears often worry their keepers 国王就像熊,很难伺候
Good to begin well, better to end well. 善始还得善终
Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠
Fish begins to stink at the head. 鱼要腐烂头先臭,上梁不正下梁歪“Every bird likes its own nest 鸟爱自己的巢,人爱自己的家
A tree is known by its fruit 识其果而知其树,观其行而知其人A black hen lays a white egg 黑鸡下白蛋,丑妇生俊儿
Carnation 康乃馨荷兰石竹。