The Oriental cultural thought pattern and Occidental thought pattern Thesis statement,In cross-cultural communication,the East-West difference in thinking always become big obstacles. We must fully understand these differences before cross-cultural communication.These differences the impact of many aspects of cultural exchange are discussed in this article .Outline:1. Introduction2. Differences between Eastern and Western Thinking2.1. The oriental cultural focus on curve thinking and occidental focus on linearthinking.2.2. The oriental culture emphasis on dialectical thinking, the Western culturalemphasis on formal logic2.3. Eastern culture focused thinking in images. Western cultural emphasis onabstract thinking3. Modes of Thinking in Cross-Cultural Exchange3.1. Affacts of way of thinking on language of the speaker’s words.3.2. Affacts of way of thinking on language habits.3.3. Affacts of way of thinking on the interpersonal impact of request strategies.3.4. Affacts of way of thinking on international business negotiations3.5. Affacts of way of thinking on international business contacts4. ConclusionThe Oriental cultural thought pattern and Occidental thought pattern1. IntroductionThinking is a progress that reflects concept,judging,reasoning and other forms of the objective.The way of thinking is that people’s behavior or thought process.It is affected bydifferent cultures, individual knowledge structure, social and work environment and habits. As a social way of thinking, it can be roughly divided into two levels. One is that people’sformation and application of theoretical concepts to grasp an object way of thinking, this is the higher-level one related with people’s university concept, nature andhistory ,having been systematic, theoretical .The other isassociated with daily life experience, the performance of the thinking.2. Differences between Eastern and Western Thinking2.1. The oriental cultural focus on curve thinking and occidental focus on linear thinking.In the expression of ideas, eastern nation accustomed to from the side of the statement of the external st point out the information center. They speak like the subtle roundabout, next to theknock sideswipe. One sum up a word. Because in Chinese culture, language more vague implicit ,more respected. . If the East of Thinking Curve-based approach is similar to a turbine line, then the English-speaking people’sway of thinking is linear, and their thinking is more straightforward, to be used to start with point. They think the problem and speak directly.They will let you know when they think something is wrong,even angry.2.2. The oriental culture emphasis on dialectical thinking, the Western cultural emphasis on formal logicMan and Nature in Chinese culture advocates, advocatingmoderation,it is said "good deed goes unpunished" .As a representative of Eastern culture, Chinese culture emphasizes dialectical thinking. Anchored the Chinese holistic way of thinking, the things as organic whole comprehensive general intuition that each object in terms of ideology to all parts of the joint as overall, his various properties, the links together.The English Culture advocates independence.Theirfaith is “Early bird catches the worm” To theindividual as the basic point of the Western way of thinking, the complexity down into simple element, one by one study, so more emphasis logical analysis, byrationality.Observing things, the nature of law focus on exploring things, pay attention to the form of argument.2.3. Eastern culture focused thinking in images. Western cultural emphasis on abstract thinkingThinking in images is majorily generaledwith a stylizedmanner ,widely using form like the feeling, perception, image and imagination, association and fantasy, and in which mixed into thinkingof those strong feelings and will, characterized by emphasis on visual experience. Representation based on the appearance of the analogous analysis, stressed the similarity, correlation: abstract thought. Dimension is used to summarize the abstract style of thinking and abstract material (concepts, theories,Numbers, reasoning, etc.) thinking. Its features is give a comprehensive analysis of the problem. Giving up Extrinsicattributes, drawn primarily, the nature of the property, emphasizing increased perceptual is rational. The image of the Chinese cultural preference for ways of thinking, and stress forms and management. The Western way of abstract thinking, emphasize conceptual analysis, logical reasoning.3.Modes of Thinking in Cross-Cultural communication3.1. Affacts of way of thinking on language of the speaker’s words.Chinese people are accustomed to thinking in images. In language, Chinese tend to use specific words to express the virtual image of the concept, this expression gives a "real" Ming "," direct "," type ","like "feeling. In the article To make the article clear, vivid, and more use of metaphor, rhetoric, in the words and sentences, especially liketo use images of words, for example, ancient Chinese Fu Xing, by use of image analogy method. is the ancient Chinese literature classics writing style. This has affected the traditional writing techniques. However,for English readers, the flowery language of the general can only reduce transmission clarity and effect, or even be seen as empty verbiage and hype. They are accustomed to a low-key statement. but not used in strong terms. English often use a lot of meaning summary, the alleged general terms to express complex abstract concept of rationality. Thisexpression gives a "virtual", "Pan", "dark", "music", "Hidden "feeling. Chinese people like to use when telling image and analogy. Even if the problems related to preference logic thinking in images. The English nation is like to use the explicit meaning of words to express specific.3.2.Affacts of way of thinking on language habits.Chinese preference for complex thinking, Europe and the UnitedStates preferencefor analytical thinking. Specifically expressed in the language, the Chinese concept of descending expression, English is small to large. For example. When the Chinese write the address order is a state of a province or a city street a building. The opposite order of Europeansand Americans. Chinese way of thinking of the time the order is year, month, day, hour, divided into the sequence, while the Europeans and Americans are just the opposite. This difference in thinking but also in Chinese, fill out your resume written by a distant past, often fromprimary school began to write. Gradually write now, while Europe and the United States who wrote far from near.3.3..Affacts of way of thinking on the interpersonal impact of request strategies.In the traditional Chinese "Heaven", "misplaced" in nature, social values and the curve of thinking, dialectical thinking and harmony under the guidance of people's verbal exchanges with "subtle" and "flexibility" as its characteristic. The language has a strongflexibility and tacit. Han people request more than a "statement of 10 request" mode of communication structure, which first introduced, so as to get each other to understand, sympathize. Then take the opportunity to request. If the other party requests ranging from the speaker said on the active cooperation and help. It is the ideal. This communication strategy can be termed "imply that strategy." Westerners accustomed to ancient Greek logic and language style. They like straightforward. This cultural attitude is reflected in the said request, more than a "request + statement" means of communication structure. The first request, then the situation presented. This communication strategy can be called "direct Chan strategy."3.4. Affacts of way of thinking on international business negotiationsDifferent way of thinking permeates all aspects of business negotiation. To U.S., for example, in the negotiations on the language of choice and use. Americans as a simple, clear and frank manner as soonas possible to explain their views and suggestions. To quickly reach a consensus. The Chinese people are pursuing delaying tactics of rational restraint, avoid direct solution to the problem, the conversation always seems around the problem at hand, puzzled Americans. Order of the negotiations, when faced with a complex De negotiating mandate, the preference selected priority Thinking Ways of Americans often large task into a series of Xiao Fen Jie task. The price, delivery, warranty and service contracts and other issues fractional solution to solve a problem each time, from beginning to end all concessions and commitments, the final agreement is the sum of a series of smaller agreements. However, the overall priority-style way of thinking preferences of the Chinese people would pay attention to the general discussion on all issues did not occur in the order of points, usually to go to negotiations, will be in all of the compromise on the issue and commitment to come to a lot of agreement.3.5.Affacts of way of thinking on international business contactsA typical curve of the Chinese way of thinking makes that they are always first consider the general principles of consensus on the establishment, and then to the specific levels of detail. The Europeans and Americans typically linear way of thinking makes them much attention given to details. General principle is not the slightest consideration. Reflected in specific business methods and practices, the Chinese way of thinking formed the first general retreat, then a pragmatic problem-solving process. That regarding the present, we should first of its guiding principles on the settlementdiscussions to reach consensus, then used to guide the formulationof specific solutions to problems. While Europe and the United States were to take into account every detail, written contracts are usually very long, the contract provides for the parties to the rights, duties and obligations. For them, the contract is a complete, should be observed, legally binding provisions. General principles, or dispensable, or rhetoric, only to solve specific problems can make real progress negotiations5. ConclusionCulture is identitied with the times and national. Way of thinkingis the cultural connotation of a very important aspect. Different times, different ethnic groups who have different way of thinking, even at the same time, the same nation may exist between people of different way of thinking. Therefore, it is worth to emphasize that we compare the differences between the two sides. Does not imply a unique way ofthinking is what nation, while the lack of the national total. Can only say that some of the features in some of the nation in the relative performance of active or prominent in some other nation in therelatively ignored. Taken as a whole. Both traditional Oriental way of thinking, or the Western traditional way of thinking, are the product of historical development, both in the course of human history to maketheir respective contributions. But look at the future development ofmankind, both have their own positive side, also has distinct disadvantages. Ignore the existence of differences, or adhere to this way of thinking to deal with ethnic and cultural exchanges in all the problems is unwise. Similarly, the complete denial of the national wayof thinking, the overall acceptance of foreign cultures and ways of thinking of the approach is also undesirable. With the development of cross-cultural exchange, mutual understanding between Chinese and Western nations are becoming increasingly in-depth. Therefore,integration of two ways of thinking are among the boundaries are increasingly blurred. We should consciously to reduce or narrow the cultural differences, the spirit of "abandoned" the spirit of each other, forming a more scientific, more flexible way of thinking. Thus contributing to more successful nations in the world of mutual understanding and communication, develop more rapidly.跨文化交际英语论文Topic:A comparative study on the Oriental cultural thought pattern and Occidental thought pattern学生赵富强学号 20085800院系建筑城规学院08级建筑系2班。
