英语跨文化沟通判断题

T T 1 1 As a phenomenon intercultural communication has existed for thousands of years However as a discipline its history is only about fifty years F F 2 2 Intercultural Communication as a discipline first started in Europe F F 3 3 Culture is a static entity 静态的 实体 while communication is a dynamic process T4T4 Culture can be seen as shared knowledge what people need to know in order to act appropriately in a given 约定的 特定的 culture T5T5 Although cultural stereotype has its limitations over generalization it still contributes to a person s cultural cognition 认识 认知 T T 6 6 In intercultural communication we should separate one s individual character from cultural generalization T T 7 7 Cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic mistakes The linguistic mistake means that someone is not fully expressing his or her idea while cultural mistakes can lead to serious misunderstanding and even ill feeling between individuals F F 8 8 All people of the same nationality will have the same culture T T 9 9 Although two cultures may share the same ideas their meaning and significance may not be the same F F 1010 One s actions are totally independent of his or her culture II ComprehensionComprehension CheckCheck T 1T 1 All cultures require and value politeness but the ways in which politeness is achieved may vary significantly T 2T 2 Don t take offence getting the form of address wrong is rarely intended to be offensive T 3T 3 Addressing forms like Miss Mary Brown by the Chinese may be a form of cultural compromise T 4T 4 Ranks in the armed forces like Captain Colonel can be used as titles F 5F 5 Westerners can understand what Uncle policeman or P L A Uncle means F 6F 6 We can address Jason Douglas who is a lawyer as Lawyer Douglas F 7F 7 Chinese hospitality toward the westerners is always greatly appreciated F 8F 8 The Chinese way of showing concern is usually appreciated by the Westerners F 9F 9 Thank you for coming is a typical expression used by Western hosts when the guests just arrived T 10T 10 I m sorry to have wasted your time or I m sorry to have taken up so much of your time are usually appropriate for the business visit III ComprehensionComprehension CheckCheck T T 1 1 sometimes the Chinese way of showing modesty may be considered as fishing for compliments T2 T2 The social functions of Chinese and English compliments are roughly the same T T 3 3 In informal situations a large number of compliments are used to make people feel comfortable F F 4 4 The cultural assumption of compliments is the same between cultures T T 5 5 Adjectives and verbs are often used to convey compliment message in English while adjectives adverbs and verbs are often used in Chinese F6 F6 English compliments often begin with the word you while Chinese compliments often start with the word I F7 F7 Chinese people give more compliments in daily life than Americans F8 F8 Americans tends to be self effacing in their compliments responses F9 F9 Compliments on other s belongings are sometimes an indirect way of request in American culture T10T10 If a guest compliments something in another person s home the Chinese host or hostess will probably give that thing to the guest IVIV ComprehensionComprehension CheckCheck F F 1 1Verbal communication is more important than nonverbal communication F F 2 2 Dragon means the same to the Westerner as 龙 to the Chinese F F 3 3The Chinese phrase 知识分子 has the same meaning as intellectual T T 4 4A term in one language may not have a counterpart in another language F F 5 5 In referring to animals and birds the Chinese practice is generally but not always to use 公 or 母 to show whether a creature is male or female This is the same with the English language T T 6 6 The following six English word vice associate assistant deputy lieutenant and under can all mean 副 in Chinese language F F 7 7 There are as many similarities as dissimilarities between English proverbs and Chinese proverbs T T 8 8 Violating a cultural taboo is as serious as violating a verbal taboo T T 9 9Patterns of thought varies with culture T T 1010 Particular thought patterns predominate in each culture e g American culture is predominantly factual inductive Russian culture is predominantly axiomatic deductive and Arab cultures are predominately intuitive affective V V ComprehensionComprehension CheckCheck T1T1Speaking is just one mode of communication There are many others F2F2FSome researchers assert that in face to face communication about 70 of information is communicated through speaking and over 30 sis sent by nonverbal means T3T3 Environment is one of the five study areas that nonverbal communication covers T4T4 Much of our nonverbal behavior like culture tends to elusive spontaneous and frequently goes beyond our awareness F5F5 Latin American African Arab and most Asian cultures are M Time cultures T6T6 Arab belongs to tough cultures T7T7 In some cultures eye contact should be avoided in order to show respect or obedience T8T8 the appropriateness of physical contact varies with different cultures F9F9 Western women usually like Chinese to touch their bodies or small children F10F10 Seating arrangements reflect culture Chinese people tend to talk with those opposite them rather than those seated or standing beside them VIVI ComprehensionComprehension CheckCheck F1F1 Gender is the cultural meaning of sex F2F2 Sex and gender are synonymous 同义的 T3 T3 A lady might be feminine masculine or a combination of both T4 T4 Women are generally comfortable with building close relationships and confiding to others while most men are reserved about involvement and disclosure F5 F5 Most men use communication to create connection or equality between people F6 F6 Women usually use communication to establish status and power T7 T7 In feminine culture communication is a way probably the primary way to express and expand closeness T8 T8 Masculine socialization stresses doing things and regards action as primary ways to create and express closeness T9T9 The first and last principal for effective cross gender communication is suspending judgment T10T10 It is difficult but possible to seek translation cues that will facilitate our communication ComprehensionComprehension CheckCheck T1T1 The most common problems in cross cultural negotiations concern 1 rules for conducting business 2 the selection of negotiators and 3 methods of decision making T2T2 The Japanese believe that socializing is integral to the negotiation process while the Americans do not think so F3F3 American negotiation team members are usually selected on the basis of their social and professional status F4F4 Like Japanese and Chinese negotiators a detailed written agreement is not central