《跨文化交际》练习题
Unit 1
1.Fill in blanks
a. There are here-------- Chinese equivalents to communication in Mainland.
交际（）交流（）沟通（）传播（）
通信（）交通（）传理（）
b. There must be ___________conditions for communication to take place.
c. There are _______ kinds of communication.
d. The two kinds of cross-cultural communication are _______ and ______.
e. In any forms of communication, mono-cultural, unilateral and bilateral cross-cultural alike, ______ is the essence.
f. You complain to your instructor about your course credits through telephone is a________ example of communication.
g. You send an e-mail message to an American friend is an instance of communication but______.
h. An Arabic traveler talks to you in Arabic that is Greek to you is an instance of_________.
i. The community definition of a social situation is a sort of ______ definition, or ______ interpretation of the situation.
j. In cross-cultural communication, private goals are difficult to detect and are likely to cause ______.
k. A social situation may receive two definitions. They are____________________ and ______________.
l. The verbal message of shrug is a non-verbal signal of_________________.
m. The verbal message of thank is a non-verbal signal of________________.
n. The goal of Dick’s going to the library is likely to _______________________________________.
Ⅱ. Key Terms
a. language
b. non-verbal communication
c. cross-cultural communication
d. situational schema
e. signal
f. culture
g. communication
Ⅲ. Short Answer
1. Give some best and not good instances of communication.
2. How to understand a mutual monitoring?
3.Types of communication.
4.Cultural influencing factors of cross-cultural communication.
5.collectivist culture
Ⅳ. Case study
Use the communication theory to analyze the following case:
Xiao Huang meets Evelyn at the airport and says to her: "Long time no see!"
1）The source of information is: ______.
2）The encoder is: ______.
3）The code is: ______.
4）The message is: "______!"
5）The channel is: ______.
6）The medium is: ______.
7）The noise is: ______.
8）The decoder is: ______.
9）The retrieval of information is: ______.
Unit Two
Ⅰ.Fill in blanks
a. In a formal western meal, you’re offered a second helping but you have already had enough. You should say “______”. That was delicious but I’ve already had plenty, thanks.
b. Taboos are words, expressions, et
c. that are considered as being ______ or ______. unpleasant, disgusting
c. ______ is a culture that scores high on individualism. Individual culture
d. Social distance refers to the degree of ______ or ______ between two cultures. similarity, dissimilarity
e. Because of their ______, individualists give little thought to the ______ of others. But collectivists care very much what others in their groups think and do not like to be the targets of ______ and _______. independence, evaluations, scrutiny, criticism
