跨文化交際實訓(xùn)講義

跨文化交際實訓(xùn)講義

Chapter2

VerbalCommunication

LearningObjectivesInthischapter,youshouldbeableto

UnderstandsomecommonlyobserveddifferencesbetweenEnglishandChineseverbalcommunication.Learntomakecross-culturalcomparisonsandanalysisinthefollowingaspects:?Culturaldifferencesonlexicalsemanticslevel?CulturaldifferencesonpragmaticlevelLearntocarryoutoralcommunication.Learntocarryoutwrittencommunication.Howdopeoplecarryouttheircommunication?Whatisverbalcommunication?Whatdoplumblossom,orchid,bamboo,andchrysanthemumstandforinChinese?DotheyhavethesamemeaningsinEnglish?HowmanytermsdoyouknowwhenyouexpressthanksinChinese?WhattopicsdoyouthinkisappropriatewhenyoufirstmeetaforeignerfromAmerica?Warm-upI.VerbalCommunication言語交際Languageandculture語言和文化I.VerbalCommunication言語交際High-contextandLow-contextlanguage高語境和低語境語言

HighContextLessverballyexplicitcommunication,lesswritten/formalinformationMoreinternalizedunderstandingsofwhatiscommunicatedMultiplecross-cuttingtiesandintersectionswithothersLongtermrelationshipsStrongboundaries-whoisacceptedasbelongingvs.whoisconsideredan"outsider"Knowledgeissituational,relational.Decisionsandactivitiesfocusaroundpersonalface-to-facerelationships,oftenaroundacentralpersonwhohasauthority.Examples:Smallreligiouscongregations,apartywithfriends,familygatherings,expensivegourmetrestaurantsandneighborhoodrestaurantswitharegularclientele,undergraduateon-campusfriendships,regularpick-upgames,hostingafriendinyourhomeovernight.I.VerbalCommunication言語交際LowContextRuleoriented,peopleplaybyexternalrulesMoreknowledgeiscodified,public,external,andaccessible.Sequencing,separation--oftime,ofspace,ofactivities,ofrelationshipsMoreinterpersonalconnectionsofshorterdurationKnowledgeismoreoftentransferableTask-centered.Decisionsandactivitiesfocusaroundwhatneedstobedone,divisionofresponsibilities.Examples:

largeUSairports,achainsupermarket,acafeteria,aconveniencestore,sportswhererulesareclearlylaidout,amotel.I.VerbalCommunication言語交際TheRelationshipBetweenLanguageandCulture語言與文化的關(guān)系

Languageandculturearelikealivingorganism.Languageisflesh,whilecultureisblood.Withoutculture,languagewouldbedead;withoutlanguage,culturewouldhavenoshape.Languageandculturearelikeaniceberg.Thelanguageisthepartabovewaterwhilethegreaterpartwhichishiddenbeneaththesurfaceistheinvisibleaspectofculture.I.VerbalCommunication言語交際Culturaldifferenceonlexicalsemanticslevel詞匯語義學層面上的文化差異CulturaldifferencesindenotativemeaningCulturaldifferencesinconnotativemeaningsI.VerbalCommunication言語交際Culturaldifferenceonpragmaticslevel語用學層面上的文化差異AddressingpeopleShowinggratitudeBeingmodestKeyTermslexicalmeaning詞匯意義詞匯意義錯綜復(fù)雜，具體表現(xiàn)在其多樣性、層次性和可變性。它不僅涉及到詞自身的含義，還涉及到詞與詞之間的關(guān)系，也涉及到詞與外部世界的關(guān)系。詞匯語用學研究者認為要以語境為基礎(chǔ)動態(tài)地研究詞語的語用意義。對詞匯意義的解釋、使用和理解不僅僅是一個語言問題，更是一個語用與認知的問題。KeyTermsHigh-contextculture高語境文化高語境文化是指，在傳播過程中，絕大部分信息或者已經(jīng)存在于傳播雙方的物質(zhì)語境中，或者已經(jīng)內(nèi)化于個人內(nèi)心，而極少存在于雙方所運用的語言和信息之中，換言之，語言和信息是模糊而不充分；高語境文化強調(diào)含蓄,重視交流雙方的互動。KeyTermsLow-contextculture低語境文化“低語境文化”正好相反，即在傳播過程中，溝通交流雙方主要依賴他們所運用的語言，換言之，語言和信息是清晰而充分的。舉例而言，對于朝夕相處的家庭成員來說，長期共同生活使他們形成了許多默契，因此，他們在交流中，直接通過語言或動作來表達的成分較少，更多的內(nèi)容，存在于由雙方共同生活體驗形成的心靈感應(yīng)；而兩個初次見面陌生人的交流，卻要花費更多的口舌。denotation字面意義connotation隱含意義Glossaryverbaladj.言語的attributen.價值explicitadj. 清楚明白的,易于理解的interlocutorn. 對話者tabooadj.禁忌的encodevt.把…編碼interwinevt. 纏繞boundaryn.分界線congregationsn.教區(qū)教友clientelen.委托人，客戶Confuciusn.孔子Glossarymetaphorn.隱喻lexicaladj.詞匯的semanticsn.語義學perceptionn.認識，觀念，看法hierarchicaladj.分等級的auspiciousadj.吉利的Cantonesen.廣東人disciplen.門徒，信徒betrayvt.背判，出賣deficientadj.有缺點的Whataresomeofthehelpfulfactorsfordevelopingthetopicandwhataresomeofthemajorobstacles?2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenlanguageandculture?Trytooffertwoorthreeexamplesinyourdiscussion.3.Useoneortwoexamplestoclarifyyourunderstandingofculturaldifferencesindenotativemeaning.ComprehensionQuestionsComprehensionQuestions4.UseoneortwoexamplestoclarifyyourunderstandingofCulturaldifferencesinconnotativemeanings.5.Chinesepeoplelikebeingmodest.Howdoyouexplainthisphenomenon?II.OralCommunication口頭交際

Generalguidelinestofollowwhenconversingwithsomeonefromanothercultureinclude：Avoiddiscussingpoliticsorreligionunlesstheotherpersoninitiatesthediscussion.Avoidhighlypersonalquestionsincluding“Whatdoyoudo?”Conversationtaboos談話禁忌II.OralCommunication口頭交際Keeptheconversationpositive.Avoidaskingquestionsthatwouldimplycriticisms;phrasequestionssotheycanbeansweredinapositivemanner.Avoidtellingethnicjokesbecauseofthepossibilityofoffendingsomeone.II.OralCommunication口頭交際CountryAppropriateTopicsTopicstoavoidGreatBritainhistory,architecture,gardeningmoney,politics,religionCanadatravel,job,food,music,customsmoney,salary,religion,andpoliticsespeciallytheseparatistmovementtheUSAcompliments,job,travel,foods,religion,politics,raceGermanytravelabroad,internationalpolitics,hobbies,soccerWorldWarII,questionsaboutpersonallifeFrancemusic,books,sports,thetheatrejob,income,price,ageJapanHistory,culture,artWorldWarIICountryAppropriateTopicsTopicstoavoidII.OralCommunication口頭交際MakingTelephoneCalls打CountrywaysofbeginningthecallllFrancemakinganapologyfordisturbingtheanswerer,checkingwhethertheyhavedialedtherightnumberandidentifyingthemselves,conversingwithwhoeveranswersthephoneonconditionthattheanswererisknowntothemandonlyaftersomeconversationmaycallersexpresstheirwishtospeakwiththepersontheyactuallycalltospeakto

theUSAaskingfortheintendedaddresseewithoutidentifyingthemselvesorchattingwiththeanswerer,evenwhenthatpersonisknowntothem

Chinasaying“Hello”withoutidentifyingthemselvesKeyTermsConversationtaboos談話禁忌談話禁忌作為一定社會的文化現(xiàn)象,其背后所依托的是一個民族深厚的文化蘊藏。文化的所指極其廣泛,人類所創(chuàng)造的所有的物質(zhì)文明和精神文明均屬文化之列。人們在日常交際中并不是可以涉及任何話題,也不是可以隨便地使用語言系統(tǒng)中的任何詞匯。在一定的文化中,參與交際的人們都會不約而同地對某些話題和語言系統(tǒng)中某些詞匯表現(xiàn)出“回避”行為。人們不愿、不能或不敢隨便談?wù)撃切┰掝}或使用那些詞匯。于是,語言中便出現(xiàn)了諸如此類的禁忌現(xiàn)象。

KeyTerms

英語中有些禁忌和漢語是一致的,但由于中西方的歷史發(fā)展狀況、社會制度和價值觀念等方面的差異,也使語言禁忌的內(nèi)容和形式在許多方面存有不同。了解并掌握一些談話禁忌可以保證交際的順利進行。KeyTerms

personalquestions私人問題西方人非常注重個人隱私權(quán)。在日常交談中，大家一般不會涉及對方的“私人問題”。這些私人問題包括：年齡、婚姻狀況、收入、工作、住所、經(jīng)歷、宗教信仰、選舉等。同時，人們還特別注重個人的私人生活空間。別人房間里的壁櫥、桌子、抽屜，以及桌子上的信件、文件和其他文稿都不應(yīng)隨便亂動、亂翻(如果需要借用別人物品，必須得到對方的許可)。假如別人在閱讀或?qū)懽?，也不能從背后去看對方閱讀和寫作的內(nèi)容，即使對方只是在閱讀報紙或雜志。KeyTerms

空間距離上也很在意。即使在公共場所，大家都十分自覺地為對方留出一定私人空間。比如，排隊的時候他們總是習慣和別人保持1米以上的距離。我們的個人隱私觀念比較淡薄。特別是在親朋好友之間，大家喜歡不分你我，共同分享對方的私人生活。另外，長者往往可以隨意問及晚輩的私人生活，以顯示關(guān)心。Glossarylandscapen.風景，景色encountern.小組聚會controversialadj.有爭議的,引起爭議的erroneouslyadv.錯誤地，不正確地intellectuallyadv.知性上,智力上orientationn.方向；態(tài)度Irann.伊朗SaudiArabian.沙特阿拉伯Glossaryinitialadj.開始的，第一的conversevi.交談，會話initiatevt.發(fā)起ethnicadj.種族的cuen.暗示，提示architecturen.建筑風格separatistn.分離主義者ComprehensionQuestionsGiveexamplesofconversationtaboosinyourhomeorgroupoffriends.2.Describebothyoursuccessfulandunsuccessfulexperienceincarryingoutconversationsortalkswithforeigners.Whataresomeofthehelpfulfactorsfordevelopingthetopicandwhataresomeofthemajorobstacles?3.Whydowesaybeingagoodlistenercanfacilitatecommunication?III.WrittenCommunication書面交際Businessletters商務(wù)信函

ElementsinbusinesslettersInstructionsinwritingbusinesslettersTypesofbusinesslettersIII.WrittenCommunication書面交際Resume簡歷

UnitedStatesGreatBritainCanadaAustraliaKeyTermsBusinessletters商務(wù)信函書信是日常生活中常用的文體，是用以交涉事宜、傳達信息、交流思想、聯(lián)絡(luò)感情、增進了解的重要工具。書信一般可分為商務(wù)信件或公函（BusinessLetterorOfficialCorrespondence）和私人信件（PrivateLetter）兩大類。需要注意的是，英語書信的寫法與漢語書信有一些明顯區(qū)別，應(yīng)特別加以區(qū)分。英語書信通常包括下面幾個組成部分：發(fā)信人地址及相關(guān)信息、寫信日期、主題、收信人姓名及地址、稱呼、正文、結(jié)束語、簽名、附件、再啟等。KeyTermsdanglingparticiples垂懸分詞一般的分詞(短語)有意義上的邏輯主語，它或是句子的主語，或者另有自己的主語，如果沒有，就稱這種分詞為“懸垂分詞”，這樣的句子一般認為是不能接受或錯誤的。例如，在“Sittingunderanappletreeonenight,anideacametoNewton.”句子中的“Sittingunderanappletree”就是垂懸分詞。KeyTermsresume簡歷，顧名思義，就是對個人學歷、經(jīng)歷、特長、愛好及其它有關(guān)情況所作的簡明扼要的書面介紹。簡歷是個人形象，包括資歷與能力的書面表述，對于求職者而言，是必不可少的一種應(yīng)用文。KeyTermsletterofapplication求職信是商業(yè)信函，同向“客戶”發(fā)出的其它信函一樣，要求規(guī)范、專業(yè)，足以吸引招聘者的目光，說服他去看你的簡歷以獲得更多信息。它不同于可以一稿多投的簡歷，求職信必須量身定做。要針對不同企業(yè)、不同職位，在內(nèi)容和風格上稍做調(diào)整，有所側(cè)重，讓招聘者覺得求職者的工作經(jīng)歷和綜合素質(zhì)與應(yīng)聘職位完全吻合或非常接近，并且期望從簡歷中得到更加肯定的答案以便安排面試。某種程度上來講，求職信來源于簡歷，又高于簡歷，具有對簡歷內(nèi)容進行綜合介紹、補充說明和深入擴展的作用。Glossarysalutationn.信函中的稱呼語enclosuren.附件alternateadj.代替的maximumadj.最大值的,最大量的compoundadj.復(fù)合的eligibilityn.合格promon.商品推銷;商品廣告,廣告片refundvt.退還，退（款）legislationn.法律，法規(guī)recruitvt.招聘discriminatev.歧視ComprehensionQuestionsHowmanypartsdoesabusinessletterusuallyhave?Andwhatarethey?2.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenaresumeandaletterofapplication?3.DoesanapplicantneedtoencloseacopyofhisorherphotographswhenheorsheappliesforanAmericancompany?Whyorwhynot?CaseAnalysis

Case1Theconversationbelowisaninvitationtodinner.Readitandthenanswerthequestions.A:AreyoufreethisSunday?B:Yes,I’mfree.A:Iwouldlikeyoutocomeoverandhaveadinnertogether.B:No,itistoomuchtroubleforyoutopreparethedinner.A:Notroubleatall.Wecanjustordertake-out.B:Butit’llcostyoutoomuch.Don’tbother.A:It’sacasualdinner.Let’sjusthaveachatandrelaxalittlebit.Besides,therearen’tanyotherpeople.B:Butyouarebeingtoopolite;youalwaysinvitemetodinner.A:That’snottrueatall.OK,it’ssettledthen.Docome,please,orI’llbeoffended.B:Allright.Questions:1.Inwhichculturebackgrounddoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?2.Whataretheculturalfactorsbehindtheconversation?Case2

OnenightaChinesestudentmajoringinEnglishsatonthestepsoftheforeignstudents’residenceandtalkedwithtwoyoungmaleforeignstudents,oneGermanandoneAmerican.Theydidnotspeakawordtoherontheirowninitiative,butsheaskedmanyquestionstogetaconversationstarted.Everytimetheyansweredherwithonlyoneortwowords.ButshewasdeterminedtopracticeherEnglishsoshetriedtokeeptheconversationgoing.

“Howdoyouspendyourweekend?”sheasked.TheGermanboyansweredimmediately,“Fishing,”andthetwoboyslookedateachothermeaningfully.

“Fishing?”Shewasreallyconfused.“Butwheredoyoufish?”sheasked.

“Fishinghastwomeaning.Oneistheliteralmeaning.Theotherisjustsittinghereorwalkingonthestreetandwaitingforsomegirlstocomeuptous.”Thentheybothburstoutlaughing.Shewasannoyed.Shesattheresilent