內容簡介
本教程對文化、交際、語言、跨文化交際等相關概念進行了詳細講解。通過對英語國家較為典型的主流文化現象進行描述、闡釋和討論，培養學生對目的語文化的興趣和理解力，進而使學生主動觀察、分析、對比、評價文化及文化差異現象，使學生能夠較為客觀、系統、全面地認識英語國家的文化，從而拓寬學生的國際視野，提高學生的跨文化交際意識，增強學生的跨文化交際能力。 本教程依託“大學英語跨文化交際”國家精品課程，入選普通高等教育“十二五”國家級規劃教材。與本教程配套的立體化多媒體學習網站“智學苑”內容豐富，提供微課、有聲教材、案例庫等立體化多模態學習資源，為教師教學和學生學習提供幫助。
目錄
第二版前言 v
CaseList··············viii
FigureList··············ix
TableList···············ix
Introduction1
Chapter1Culture4
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 6
InClassLearning 8
TextA TheNatureofCulture 8
TextB DefinitionsofCulture 12
TextC CharacteristicsofCulture 15
TextD CulturalIdentity 22
TextE CulturesWithinCulture 27
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 32
Assessment 33
Chapter2Communication∬erculturalCommunication36
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 38
InClassLearning 39
TextA Communication 39
TextB CharacteristicsofCommunication 46
TextC CultureandCommunication 52
TextD InterculturalCommunication 57
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 62
Assessment 64
Chapter3Culture’sInfluenceonPerception67
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 69
InClassLearning 70
TextA Overview:HumanPerception 70
TextB Cross-culturalDifferencesinSensationandPerception 76
TextC BarrierstoAccuratePerceptioninInterculturalCommunication 86
TextD HowtoImproveYourPerceptualSkillsinIntercultural Communication 94
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 99
Assessment 101
Chapter4InterculturalCommunicationBarriers104
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 106
InClassLearning 107
TextA EmotionalProblemsasBarrierstoIntercultural Communication 107
TextB AttitudinalProblemsasBarrierstoIntercultural Communication 112
TextC TranslationProblemsasLanguageBarriers 120
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 127
Assessment 128
Chapter5VerbalInterculturalCommunication131
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 133
InClassLearning 134
TextA SignificanceofVerbalCommunication 134
TextB LanguageandCulture 137
TextC VerbalCommunicationStyles 142
TextD LanguageDiversity 149
TextE CulturalInfluenceonWrittenCommunication 157
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 162
Assessment 163
Chapter6NonverbalInterculturalCommunication166
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 168
InClassLearning 169
TextA SignificanceofNonverbalCommunication 169
TextB DefinitionandFunctionsofNonverbalCommunication 172
TextC ParalanguageandSilence 177
TextD TimeandSpace 180
TextE OtherCategoriesofNonverbalCommunication 186
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 197
Assessment 199
Chapter7CulturalPatterns202
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 204
InClassLearning 205
TextA DefiningCulturalPatterns 205
TextB ComponentsofCulturalPatterns 210
TextC EdwardT.Hall’sContext—CultureTheory 217
TextD KluckhohnandStrodtbeck’sValueOrientation 221
TextE Hofstede’sDimensionsofCulturalVariability 230
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 239
Assessment 241
Chapter8CulturalInfluencesonContexts244
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 246
InClassLearning 247
TextA CommunicationandContext 247
TextB TheBusinessContext 251
TextC TheEducationalContext 262
TextD TheHealthCareContext 267
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 273
Assessment 274
Chapter9InterculturalAdaptation277
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 279
InClassLearning 280
TextA Acculturation 280
TextB CultureShock 289
TextC InterculturalAdaptation 296
TextD StrategiesforAvoidingCultureShockandEngaginginInterculturalAdaptation 304
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 308
Assessment 309
Chapter10InterculturalCommunicationCompetence312
Pre-classActivities—Lead-inCase 314
InClassLearning 315
TextA FactorsUnderlyingInterculturalCommunication Competence 315
TextB Definitions:CommunicationCompetenceandIntercultural CommunicationCompetence 318
TextC TheComponentsofInterculturalCompetence 323
TextD TheDimensionsofInterculturalCompetence 334
TextE StrategiesandSkillsforImprovingInterculturalCompetence 340
Summary—FromtheInterculturalPerspective 347
Assessment 348
Conclusion? 351
AppendixA?Terms 352
AppendixB?KeytoChecklist 356
AppendixC?TextSources 358
AppendixD?CaseSources 366
