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The?growth?of?intercultural?communication?as?a?field?of?study?is?based?on?a?view?of?history?that?clearly?demonstrates?people?and?cultures?have?been?troubled?by?a?persistent?inability?to?understand?and?get?along?with?groups?and?societies?removed?by?space,?ideology,?appearance,?and?behavior?from?their?own.?What?is?intriguing?about?many?of?human?civilization's?failure?is?that?they?appear?to?be?personal?as?well?as?global.?The?story?of?humankind?is?punctuated?with?instances?of?face-to-face?conflicts?as?well?as?international?misunderstanding--major?and?minor?quarrels?that?range?from?simple?name-calling?to?isolationism?or?even?armed?conflict.?
It?is?obvious?that?increased?contact?with?other?cultures?and?subcultures?makes?it?imperative?for?us?to?make?a?concerted?effort?to?get?along?with?and?to?try?to?understand?people?whose?beliefs?and?backgrounds?may?be?vastly?different?from?our?own.?The?ability,?through?increased?awareness?and?understanding,?to?peacefully?coexist?with?people?who?do?not?necessarily?share?our?lifestyles?or?values?could?benefit?us?not?only?in?our?own?neighborhoods?but?could?be?the?decisive?factor?in?maintaining?world?peace.?
Unit 2
Culture and Communication
Reading I
What Is Culture
Comprehension questions
1. Which of the definitions given above do you prefer? Why?
Some may prefer a short definition, such as the one given by E. Sapir or R.
Benedict, for it is highly generalized and easy to remember. Some may prefer a longer
one, such as Edward T. Hall’s definition of culture, because it provides us with a more
comprehensive understanding of culture and points out the all-pervasive impact of
culture on human life in different dimensions.
2. What have you learned from those definitions about culture?
Many things can be learned from those definitions, for each definition, though not
without its limitations, tells us something very important about culture or certain
aspect(s) of culture.
3. Do you agree that our lower needs always have to be satisfied before we can try to
Unit 2
Culture and Communication
Reading I
What Is Culture
Comprehension questions
1. Which of the definitions given above do you prefer? Why?
Some may prefer a short definition, such as the one given by E. Sapir or R.
Benedict, for it is highly generalized and easy to remember. Some may prefer a longer
one, such as Edward T. Hall’s definition of culture, because it provides us with a more
comprehensive understanding of culture and points out the all-pervasive impact of
culture on human life in different dimensions.
2. What have you learned from those definitions about culture?
Many things can be learned from those definitions, for each definition, though not
without its limitations, tells us something very important about culture or certain
aspect(s) of culture.
3. Do you agree that our lower needs always have to be satisfied before we can try to
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Intercultural Communication and Translation of Culture-loaded
Words of the West and East
Abstract: As a new marginal discipline, intercultural communication became an
important separate discipline in the 1970s. It emerged in America and has been
developing quickly and greatly in the western world. While in China, the discipline was
first introduced in the 1980s. Nowadays, with the increasing exchange of the West and
East, intercultural communication becomes increasingly frequent against the background
of economic globalization. So it needs corresponding more translation activities. Against
the background of economic globalization, we should be fully aware of intercultural
communication, especially the conflicts and exchanges between Western and Eastern,
