Intercultural Communication and the Differences between West and Chinese Cultures英語(yǔ)專業(yè)畢業(yè)論文

1、intercultural communication and the differences between west and chinese cultures一、 課題(論文)提綱0. 引言1. 跨文化交際的重要性2. 提高跨文化交際能力2.1 了解自己2.2 了解自己國(guó)家的文化2.3 了解自己的態(tài)度2.4 了解自己的交流類型3. 跨文化交際對(duì)中西文化的影響: 中西文化差異的表現(xiàn)3.1 日常交際的差異3.1.1 對(duì)待表?yè)P(yáng)的不同方式3.1.2 打招呼的不同方式3.2 日常行為的差異3.2.1 個(gè)人隱私3.2.2 時(shí)間觀念3.2.3 稱呼語(yǔ)3.2.4 風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣3.2.5 餐桌禮儀3.2.6 語(yǔ)

2、言應(yīng)用3.3 教育方式的差異3.3.1 從小培養(yǎng)小孩的責(zé)任感3.3.2 合理地運(yùn)用鼓勵(lì)3.3.3 培養(yǎng)孩子獨(dú)立生活的能力4.其他方面的差異4.1 個(gè)人榮譽(yù)感和謙虛4.2 自我中心與無私奉獻(xiàn)5.造成文化沖突現(xiàn)象的原因5.1思維模式不同5.2行為規(guī)范各不相同5.3價(jià)值取向不同6.總結(jié)二、內(nèi)容摘要中國(guó)有著上下五千年的燦爛文化，西方國(guó)家也有著自己獨(dú)特的文化,，隨著改革開放和世界一體化的加深，中西方不斷接觸，不斷交流，與之產(chǎn)生的中西方的文化摩擦和碰撞也隨之出現(xiàn)，為了解決或盡量避免這些摩擦和沖突，中國(guó)學(xué)生就要盡量的了解中西文化的差異，提高跨文化交際的能力。三、 參考文獻(xiàn)1許果、梅林，文化差異與跨文化交際能

3、力的培養(yǎng)c.重慶大學(xué)學(xué)報(bào)(社科版)，2002(6)2顧江禾，東西方文化對(duì)比小議c. 太原重型機(jī)械學(xué)院學(xué)報(bào)，2001(4)4吳鋒針，中西習(xí)俗文化“沖突”c. 綏化師專學(xué)報(bào)，2003(1)5程曉莉，英語(yǔ)跨文化交際教學(xué)的思考c. 安徽農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)學(xué)報(bào)(社會(huì)科學(xué)版)，2003(5)intercultural communication and the differences between west and chinese cultures abstract china has five thousand years splendid culture, so does the west. nowadays

4、, with the frequently communicating between east and west, and the open policy in china, more and more western come into china, many western culture are found everywhere in our life. still, there are many conflicts between the eastern and western culture. in order to avoid the conflicts, our chinese

5、 students should learn more about the features of all kinds of cultures. at the same time, we should also improve the ability of intercultural communication. therefore, in this paper, we will discuss the idioms reflecting the differences between chinese and western cultures in various levels with ma

6、ny lively, important, and interesting examples.key words: intercultural communication; cultural difference; cultural conflict 0. introductionin its most general sense, intercultural communication occurs when a member of ones culture produces a message for consumption by a member of another culture.

7、as we all know, different countries have different cultures, culture is the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another. frequently the term cross cultural communication is used when referring to communication between people from differen

8、t cultures. there are many matters of cultural conflicts in intercultural communication of chinese culture and western culture, and it seriously affects the course of communication, so it is necessary for us to find the in-depth reason and make some plans on how to improve the ability of intercultur

9、al communication. 1. importance of intercultural communicationintercultural communication is of great importance in our life, it play a very important role in the developments of countries, have encountered people different from themselves since the beginning of time, those settings are frequently c

10、onfusing and quite often hostile. in ancient times, the recognition of alien differences lacked accompanying cultural knowledge and often elicited the human tend to respond badly to those differences. this notion was expressed over two thousand years ago by the greek playwright aeschylus who wrote,

11、everyones quick to blame the alien, this sentiment is still a powerful element in todays social and political rhetoric. for instance, it is common in todays society to hear that all of the social and economic problems in the united states are caused by immigrants. 2. improving intercultural communic

12、ationwe need to offer a few qualifications related to the issues of how to become a more competent communicator. whenever we tell another individual how to think or act, we run the risk, particularly if he or she listens to us of making matters worse. the person may have been better off without our

13、advice. for example, we believe that many of us already know a great deal about intercultural communication and, in fact, are very good practitioners of the art. in these cases, we run the risk of spoiling what it took years to develop. what we are saying is somewhat analogous to the following chine

14、se fable. in this fable, a monkey and a fish were very good friends, one day, however, they were separated by a dreadful flood. because the monkey could climb trees, he was able to scramble up a limb and escape the rising waters. as he glanced into the raging river, he saw his friend the fish swimmi

15、ng past with the best of intentions; he scoped his paw into the tree. the result was obvious. from this modest story, we can see the difficult choice we face, so please remember as we offer advice that like the monkey, we have the best intentions. our propositions place us in the center of the activ

16、ity, whether we are asking someone to learn more about a cultures view toward the elderly or appealing to people to develop some new skills. our approach is consistent with most discussions of intercultural communication competence. 2.1 knowing ourselves what we bring to the communication event grea

17、tly influence the success or failure of that event. although the idea of knowing ourselves is common, it is nevertheless crucial to improving intercultural communication. as with many of the suggestions we offer in this section, it is easier to state the advice than to practice it, we can write the

18、words “know ourselves ” with just a few strokes on our keyboard, but it will take a great deal of effort for us to translate this assignment into practice. 2.2 knowing our culture the first step of introspection should begin with our own culture, regard ness of what that culture might be remember, w

19、e are products of our culture-and that culture observation when they wrote: “ an awareness of american culture along with examples of contrasting cultures contribute to the individuals understanding of anyone else as a cultural being.2.3 knowing our attitude by exhorting us to examine others attitud

20、es and perceptions, we are not referring to any mystical notions involving another reality, nor we are suggesting you engage in any deep psychological soul searching. rather, people are asked to identify those attitudes, prejudices, and opinions that all carry around and that bias the way the world

21、appears to us, if we had a certain attitude toward gay men, and a man who is a gay talking to us, our pre-communication attitude will color our response to what he says, knowing our likes, dislikes, and degrees of personal ethnocentrism enables us to place them out in the open so that we can detect

22、the ways in which these attitudes influence communication.2.4 knowing our communication style the third step in knowing ourselves is somewhat more difficult than simply identifying our prejudices and predispositions, it involves discovering the kind of image we portray to the rest of the world. ask

23、ourselves, “how do i communicate and how do others perceive me?” if we perceive ourselves in one ways, and the people with whom you interact perceive you in another way serious problems can arise. we have all heard stories of how foreigners view americana traveling abroad, the “ugly american” exampl

24、e might be old and trite, but our experiences continue to reinforce its truth. if we are to improve our communication, we must, therefore, have some idea of how we present ourselves. if, for instance, we see ourselves as patient and calm, but we appear rushed and anxious, we will have a hard time un

25、derstanding why people respond to us as they do. 3. intercultural communication influences：the feature models of cultural differences 3.1 the difference in daily communication3.1.1 westerner are dour, easterner are modest. so there are different reactions for receiving praise. in the west countries,

26、 people can easily receipt praise, as to chinese influenced by confucianism for a long time, so forming the character of modest and careful is necessary, they always hold a attitude of self-abasement or no-self for any praise and celebration from others, otherwise others will think you as a pride on

27、e, it is just ok we only say thanks for the westerners praise.3.1.2 when meeting familiar people, the salutation of the west and east are different, chinese except saying hello, generally we will ask, have your dinner? what are you doing? and so on. but in the english-american culture such expressio

28、ns would not be regarded as salutation, the salutation the western usually use is “how are you?” or “nice to meet you!” if they are going to leave, it will be changed to “nice meeting to you! ” or “have a nice day!”3.1.3 if we are talking to westerners, and we have to leave, we can not stop the conv

29、ersation directly, when at the pause of the conversation, we should be polite to say “nice talking to you, i am afraid i must be going now. however, chinese are with their friends, in order to show their modest, they will take friends opinion as the first choice; they will let friends make the choic

30、e. in western countries the saying “i dont care” is an irresponsible words to the listeners, and this is considered impolite. in public places, if there is any offence between each other, both sides will say “sorry”, the meaning is “it is not my purpose, please dont make in mind.” by doing this, it

31、can avoid trouble; western will not quarrel with others for some bagatelle in public. when they are talking with the guests with rang ringing, westerners will say “excuse me” to the partners, then they listen to the call, but chinese usually does not have the habit. 3.2 the daily behavior difference

32、 between china and the west3.2.1 invitationin china, when meeting some people who are familiar with each other, we usually say, have your dinner? where are you going? but in fact we dont care about if they have had dinner or where they are going. their answer also should be yes or no, i havent or go

33、 out. because chinese share the same cultural foundation, we will not get to the bottom of a matter or ask endless. but for the western people the matter doesnt look like simple. if you greet people in the above way, they may misunderstand you make an invitation for dinner to him/her, or you want to

34、 inquiry about his/her privacy. so foreigners must learn about the situation of china, of course, chinese also should know some expressions the foreigners commonly used: “how do you do?”, “nice to meet you.”, “good morning.” and so on.3.2.2 appellation there is great disparity between east and west.

35、 in china, we usually use some family title to call some unfamiliar people, such as uncle leifeng, grandmother bingxin, by doing this we can shorten the distance between others and it also makes the listener feel more cordial. at the same time, chinese also think this as a mark to appraise a person

36、whether he/she is high-quality, polite or not. but in western, no matter you are the same age, elder or junior, they directly call you name, such can increase a feeling of kind. however, in the view of chinese, it is an impolite behavior, in addition, in china, we usually use some words such as doct

37、or, engineer and manager linking with peoples family name as an appellation to show respect, for example, doctor wang, manager xu, but there are not such expressions in west. the correct saying is according to the west custom connecting mr., ms with peoples family name to show respect or polite.3.2.

38、3 personal secret comparing with western people, chinese have a frail concept of secret. people usually pretend to care about someone actually they want to ask about something personal, of course there are somebody pleased to share his/her secret with others, they rely on this showing theirs close r

39、elationship. however, the western people attach a great importance to their personal situation; they dont willing to talk something more about themselves. initiative inquiry is even impossible. on the other hand, it is most likely problem-arousing during the communication of eastern and western. acc

40、ording to chinese convention, first greet, we will initiative ask for others age, profession, and family income, it is very unacceptable for the foreigners, it may make a poor impression on them.3.2.4 schedule western people have a strong consciousness of time. they think time is money, so they quit

41、e cherish time; they will make a thorough plan and full arrangement for their daily life. in west, if you want to call on somebody or invite others, you must make an appointment in advance. the most taboo is a temporary decision or a changed arrangement, but chinese are paying little attention to ti

42、me, their plan for time is indifferent, it is quite different for the foreigners to accept this.3.2.5 customs different custom has different feature and image. for example, every culture has its own view on colors, numbers, even animals. now taking colors as an example, every country or race has its

43、 own color, china usually prefers red, because it stands for festival and lucky, black and white only appear on the chinese funeral, they represent sorrow and sadness, so if you are in china, you will find hugged red lantern when an important occasion or festival is coming. people wear red clothes,

44、especially in china wedding, if the guests wear simplicity clothes, they may make the host feel unhappy , but the west have special favor of black and white, on their wedding, in order to show chastity, the bride will choose white robe, the inviters will wear black to show sobriety.3.2.6 different a

45、pplication environment of language different culture makes us use different expressions, the environment we stay are different too. for example, “thank you” is used in the english cultural environment more and widely than in chinese cultural environment. in china, only when you receive others help s

46、aying “thank you , but for the western, though you hand in the homework to you teacher, the teacher also says thank you. actually, in the english cultural environment, if only one thing passes to the other, the people will say thank you. so we should learn so much about the western culture that can

47、make us avoid embarrassment in the communication with the foreigners.3.3 the different teaching style3.3.1 form the feeling of responsibility from the early agein china, if a child make some mistake, his parents must take the main responsibility, and the child may stay behind with lower his head, th

48、e suffer mainly only talk with the parents, but in american, if the child makes something trouble, his parents will teach him to pay his fault at the first time. following is an example:an 11 years old boy was playing football and broke up a neighbors glasses, the suffer claimed for usd 12.50 compen

49、sation. the boy who got into trouble acknowledged the mistake to his father, the father told him to be responsible for his fault he embarrassed said: “i have no money to pay my fault”, the father said: “i will pay it for you, but you must pay back for me one year later.” from then on, the boy will g

50、o out for a part-time job on every holiday, after half a year hardworking, he finally made enough money to pay back for his father, the boy is the man who become the president of america after years, when he memorized the thing, he said: “i passed my labor to pay for my fault, it made me understand

51、what is responsibility.” with the example, we can learn that if we make some mistake, we should take the responsibility, the parents should teach the children that they should take the responsibility for their behavior from their early age, the parents should not burn everything for the children, al

52、though they are so young, their parents must teach the children how to pay the faults. otherwise, it may desalt the childrens responsibility; it is not good for the childrens growing3.3.2 making good use of encouragementthere is something different for making good use of encouragement. chinese alway

53、s encourage the children to do the things which the patents think are benefit for the childrens development, however, they don not consider what the children really like; it is unacceptable for the modern society. on the contrary, american will encourage their children to do what they like, if they

54、need some help, they will do it. for example, when edison was young, once his teacher took him as the stupidest student, but thought the teachers action was fool. then she picked up edison to home, she started to teach him according to the childrens psycho characteristics, and she even encourages hi

55、m to do various experiments. the reason edison had become the most famous inventor in the world is the influences of his mothers making use of encouragement.with the example, we can learn: the parents should adapt to the childrens practicality situation, more encouragement; or little encouragement a

56、re not benefit for their childrens growing. the parents encouragement is an important factor during family teaching, everyone must be clearly the suitable is the best.3.3.3 developing the childrens independence living abilitythere is another difference of developing the childrens independence living

57、 ability. in china, the parents may grow their children up to 18 years, before this period time, they may do everything for the children, by doing this makes them have a weakness independence living ability. but the westerners will pay more attention on it; they will tell them the thought of indepen

58、dence at an early age. in german, 6-10 years old child will help their parents wash bowls, clean the floor, and buy something; 10-14 years old child should join in the activity of shaving the grasses. in america, more than one year old child eat by himself, we rarely find the scene the mother run to feed the child. when we travel abroad, at airport or railway we may find the foreign children, the older child has the big bag, the younger one may hold the small bag, and even they have to arrange the matters by themselves 4. others differences4.1 personal glory and modestwesterners