英文跨文化交际课件

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Activity 4 Compliments and responses
Compliments and praises are of great social functions. Concerning compliments and compliment responses, the pragmatic rules are various in different cultures.
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Activity 5 Inviting

Now study the following statements and think how you would respond to each of them. Discuss in small groups. Let's get together soon. I haven' t seen you for a long time. You must come round for dinner sometime. It's good seeing you. I'll invite you to tea later. I'm going to give a party this weekend. Come if you like. How about joining us for dinner this Friday night?
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Susan: Mrs. Zhang, come to New York if you want. Husband’s translation: 妈妈，您可一定要来纽约看看。 Mother: 不去了，给你们添麻烦。 Husband’s translation: Oh, it depends on the physical condition. Susan: Yes, oh thanks for your delicious food, I like them very much. Husband’s translation: 谢谢妈妈给我们做了那么多好 吃的。 Mother: 自家人谢什么，苏珊，你以后可不要再减肥了， 身体健康才最重要哪！ Husband’s translation: It’s my pleasure, Susan, I hope you become even more beautiful. Susan: Thank you! The same to you. Husband’s translation: 谢谢妈妈，我祝您身体健康。 Mother: 谢谢，谢谢。



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Activity 6 Footing the Bill
• Task 1: Whose Treat? • Situation: When someone suggests going for a meal, who’s going to pay the bill? • Task 2: Customs and Language • Task 3 : Meaning from Context
In American culture, the topic of compliments can be varied. Their response to compliments is positive. Chinese people are shy to compliment others and also shy to accept compliments.

B. A famous Chinese actress married a German. One day
when she was acting, her husband was there watching, saying again and again that she was the best actress. The actress’ colleagues present asked her afterwards to tell her husband not to praise his own wife like that in public. On learning this, the German wondered what he did wrong.

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By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

1. have a better understanding of the conventions and expectations of different cultures in areas such as: Forms of address Greetings Farewells Complimenting and responding Inviting Paying for a meal Showing hospitality Disagreeing, etc14-9-27
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2. be more aware of your own behavior patterns and how they are shaped by Chinese culture. 3. know how to avoid or lessen misunderstanding in intercultural communication and be able to convey your ideas more successfully.
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Activity 1 Forms of address

Doctor, Professor, Judge, Preseident, Senator, Governer, Mayor, Colonel, Captain, etc.
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Activity 2 Greetings

C. We Chinese routinely use many position-linked or occupation-linked titles to address people, such as wang jinling (王经理), ma juzhang (马局长), zhang zhuren (张主任), li yisheng (李医生) , etc. Do Americans have similar customs?
– – – – go Dutch pool one’s money pick up the tab buy one’s round
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Activity 7 Showing Hospitality in Different Ways
Task 1: Too modest?---When “No” Does not Mean No.
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Activity 7 Showing Hospitality in Different Ways
Work in pairs. List some common forms of greeting among the English-speaking people and Chinese people. then try to spot some differences, if there are any. Chinese culture is relation-oriented. Maintaining or promoting relation calls for something interpersonal, so it is quite acceptable in China to greet each other by asking private questions, while English people have a very strong sense of privacy.

B. In China we address a stranger with an advanced age
"Grandpa" or "Grandma". Why do we do so since that stranger is not connected to us by blood? How does this sound to an English ear?
– We Chinese usually say “no” when somebody offers something,because__________________. – After we say “no” , we usually __________________________, but that never happens in a foreigner’s home. – If the host just brings the food or drink and ignores our “no”, we will____.

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Activity 1 Forms of address

A. The young lady Marilyn in America addresses her
mother-in-law by her first name, Ellen. How do you account for this? Could the same thing happen in China? Why?
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Activity 3 Farewells
―Good-bye‖ or ―Bye-Bye‖ is acceptable both in English and Chinese, and it is a very formal way. English people also say ―See you‖, ―See you later‖, ―Good night‖, and ―Have a nice day‖. Those expressions convey less personal concerns than Chinese routines such as ―Walk slowly‖, ―Stay longer‖.