《跨文化交际》练习题

1 跨文化交际 练习题 Unit 1 1 Fill in blanks a There are here Chinese equivalents to communication in Mainland 交际 交流 沟通 传播 通信 交通 传理 b There must be conditions for communication to take place c There are kinds of communication d The two kinds of cross cultural communication are and e In any forms of communication mono cultural unilateral and bilateral cross cultural alike is the essence f You complain to your instructor about your course credits through telephone is a example of communication g You send an e mail message to an American friend is an instance of communication but h An Arabic traveler talks to you in Arabic that is Greek to you is an instance of i The community definition of a social situation is a sort of definition or interpretation of the situation j In cross cultural communication private goals are difficult to detect and are likely to cause k A social situation may receive two definitions They are and l The verbal message of shrug is a non verbal signal of m The verbal message of thank is a non verbal signal of n The goal of Dick s going to the library is likely to Key Terms a language b non verbal communication c cross cultural communication d situational schema e signal f culture g communication Short Answer 1 Give some best and not good instances of communication 2 How to understand a mutual monitoring 3 Types of communication 4 Cultural influencing factors of cross cultural communication 5 collectivist culture Case study Use the communication theory to analyze the following case Xiao Huang meets Evelyn at the airport and says to her Long time no see 1 The source of information is 2 The encoder is 3 The code is 4 The message is 5 The channel is 6 The medium is 7 The noise is 8 The decoder is 9 The retrieval of information is Unit Two Fill in blanks a In a formal western meal you re offered a second helping but you have already had enough You should say That was delicious but I ve already had plenty thanks b Taboos are words expressions etc that are considered as being or unpleasant disgusting c is a culture that scores high on individualism Individual culture d Social distance refers to the degree of or between two cultures similarity dissimilarity 2 e Because of their individualists give little thought to the of others But collectivists care very much what others in their groups think and do not like to be the targets of and independence evaluations scrutiny criticism Key Term a culture shock b collectivist culture c hospitality d politeness e privacy Short Answer a What are the five basic themes in individualist culture b Why is there a lack of concern at public displays of physical or sexual intimacy c What s the difference on tendency for foreigners to treat strangers between Individualism and Collectivism Theories Case study 1 Analyze the case and try to find the misunderstanding between the girl and the westerner A westerner invited a Chinese girl to have lunch and take a tour around the British Parliament In fact the girl didn t have the lunch just because when the westerner asked her Are you hungry The girl answered no Then they didn t have lunch together 2 Can you find some differences in hospitality between a Chinese and English What are the reasons An English guest Each time a new dish arrived his parents would lean over and load my plate with tasty morsels As they had taken all the trouble to cook it I just had to polish it off As soon as my plate was empty they would put more on Of course I felt duty bound to ear that too A Chinese guest Can you imagine how many dishes I had One one a stew with meat and vegetables The meat was over done and too hard to eat green vegetables were no longer green They never put food on your plate but just ask you to help yourself If you as a guest are shy or modest waiting for the food to be put on your plate you will remain half starved Unit Three Fill in blanks a Chinese names consist of name and name with name put first b The term first names and refer to the same names c The given name is usually used by English people name is commonly used among friends and colleagues d The term Christian names originates from people s belief in and the traditional practice of giving babies their names at a special ceremony in church known as a e Chinese names can give all sorts of information about a person They may give clues about where and when the person was born Or they may tell us something about or even f Female names are more likely than male names to end in sound as in Linda Tracy and Mary Names given to boys are much more likely to end in a such as occurs in Bob Dick and Jack Short Answer a Try to analyze the components of an English name b 在社交活动中使用亲属称谓要遵循哪些准则 What rules should we follow when we use the kin terms when we are at public c What are the characteristics in naming Chinese Given Names d Why is it hard for us to tell the gender by reading English names Essay Section Do you agree the view that there is some sexist bias in the English language If agree please give me an explanation in detail with examples and show us how to solve it If not please show me your reasons And do you think there is some sexist bias in the Chinese language too How we can solve the problem Case study Categorize the following names into male and female groups Sarah Christopher Claire Matthew Emma David Laura James Kelly Rebecca Daniel Gemma Andrew Rachel Steven Victoria Mark Paul Katharine Michael Unit Four Fill in blanks a In Britain and are common topics Some taboo questions are considered too or too to talk about when first meeting someone 3 b is a commonly used term by Chinese people to address someone who is older than the speaker to show his politeness respect and closeness But in America people like being labeled as c To western eyes going Dutch splitting the bill implies between friends d We Chinese usually say no when somebody offers something because sometimes an offer is not a offer but a remark e Like the Chinese people in the English speaking countries also avoid or by using polite expressions when giving refusals f An is a spoken or written request for someone s presence or participation Short Answer a Two typical situations to send flowers in business and social situations b Talking about culture merge with the answers of compliments between a Chinese and English c What are the differences on receiving gifts between Chinese and westerner d Why do many Chinese people tend to ask about age martial status and even salary when first meeting one another Essay Section What are the similarities and differences between English invitations and Chinese ones IV Write a very formal invitation and a reply Unit Five Fill in blanks 1 often occurs when people hurry to a conclusion without investigating thoroughly enough 2 In a traditional Chinese family the most important relationship in the family is that between and 3 The American linguist Deborah Tannen wrote a book entitled In this book she believes women tend to speak and hear a language of and whereas men speak and hear a language of and 4 There may be a generation gap between young people and old people due to their different and Short Answer 1 Whose side should the man take in the event of any quarrel between his wife and his mother and why 2 What is expected from the parents towards their children 3 Do men like boasting more than women Why 4 Are women are inclined to gossips and why a What re the principles of a traditional Chinese family b What s the biggest difference between the Chinese way of child rearing and the Australian one Why c In cross cultural communication why is communication between the two sexes difficult Case study Read the following anecdotes carefully Decided whether A is a man or a woman and give your reasons A and B are married They are both lawyers At social gatherings A is always ready to tell of A s success dropping names and boasting of cases won B however is reticent about B s success Sometimes A points out to others B s successes but this may upset B B feels that people would not like B if B boasts B would rather prefer they learn indirectly from others how successful B is A on the other hand feels A must not be shy of singing A s own praises if A is to receive the respect A deserves Comment A is most likely to be a If both A and B want the other to go to the store to get something for themselves A would say Will you please go to the store while B would say Gee I really need a few things from the store but I m so tired Unit Six Fill in blanks 1 There is language in her eye her cheek and her Shakespeare 2 Glance means 3 Feast your eyes means 4 Lay a finger on somebody means 5 The V sign usually indicates 6 Usually when we have a talk we look at each other while we speak or listen no matter what the relationship is 7 When we offer something to someone we often use both hands to show 8 For the British the rule for eye contact when passing strangers in the street is that you must avoid at them but at the same time avoid them 9 Intimate distance is ranging from direct contact to about cm personal distance is ranging from to cm social distance is ranging from to meters and public distance is over meters II Key Terms 1 Non verbal communication 4 2 proximity Short Answer 1 What is non verbal communication 2 What are some purposes of Non verbal Communication P229 3 What re the functions of non verbal communication 4 How do you classify Non verbal Communication 5 Mentioning facial expression there are six basic emotions What re they Case study Try to guess the meaning of the following gestures 1 With the palm out forefinger and index fingers are pointed upwards and split into the shape of a V 2 With the palm up the forefinger wiggled at the person summoned 3 With the palm out the thumb and forefinger are curled into a circle while the other fingers are extended upward Unit Seven Fill in blanks 1 Snack and provide an example to show the difference between formal and informal language 2 Sodium chloride is a synonym of but is less frequently used in daily life 3 The British English term for Apartment is 4 The close Chinese equivalent for the idiom lion in the way is 5 雷声大雨点小 in English is 6 Raining cats and dogs means that 7 An idiom is a with its own meaning which has to be learned as one unit 8 means the same sound occurring at the beginning of two or more word in succession and means words or syllables that have or end with the same sound as each other 9 Almost all cultures seem to have certain notions or things that people try to avoid mentioning directly If people cannot avoid mentioning such notions or things they often use 10 Gas in American English refers to in British English Tube in British means in American English Key Terms 1 synonym 2 proverb 3 slang 4 taboo words Translation 1 道高一尺魔高一丈 2 临时抱佛脚 3 张三李四 4 大海捞针 5 打退堂鼓 6 雷声大雨点小 7 落汤鸡 8 一丘之貉 9 蜻蜓点水 10 替罪羊 11 the kiss of death 12 at sixes and sevens 13 the pot calling the kettle black 14 a piece of cake 15 have a big mouth 16 Love me love my dog 17 carry coals to Newcastle 18 sit at somebody s feet 19 link somebody s boots 20 an eye for an eye 21 hide one s light under a bushel 22 lion in the way 23 cast pearls before swine 24 a fly in the ointment Unit Eight 5 Fill in blanks 1 The English words for 雌雄鸳鸯 are 2 To be immune to means 3 is applied to a congregation of anima