《跨文化交际》练习题

跨文化交际练习题Unit 11.Fill in blanksa. 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 Dicks going to the library is likely to _. Key Termsa. languageb. non-verbal communicationc. cross-cultural communicationd. situational schemae. signal f. cultureg. communication . Short Answer1. 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 studyUse 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 blanksa. In a formal western meal, youre offered a second helping but you have already had enough. You should say “_”. That was delicious but Ive already had plenty, thanks.b. Taboos are words, expressions, etc. that are considered as being _ or _. unpleasant, disgustingc. _ is a culture that scores high on individualism. Individual cultured. Social distance refers to the degree of _ or _ between two cultures. similarity, dissimilaritye. 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 Terma. culture shockb. collectivist culturec. hospitalityd. politenesse. privacy. Short Answera. 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 didnt have the lunch just because when the westerner asked her Are you hungry? The girl answered no. Then they didnt 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 blanksa. 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 peoples 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 Answera. 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 SectionDo 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 studyCategorize 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 MichaelUnit Four . Fill in blanksa. In Britain, _ and _ are common topics. Some taboo questions are considered too _ or too _ to talk about when first meeting someone. 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 someones presence or participation. Short Answera. 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 SectionWhat are the similarities and differences between English invitations and Chinese ones?IV. Write a very formal invitation and a replyUnit Five . Fill in blanks1. _ 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 Answer1. 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. Whatre the principles of a traditional Chinese family? b. Whats 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 studyRead 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 As success, dropping names and boasting of cases won. B, however, is reticent about Bs success. Sometimes A points out to others Bs 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 As 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 Im so tired.Unit Six . Fill in blanks 1. There is language in her eye, her cheek and her_. Shakespeare2. 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 Terms1. Non-verbal communication2. proximity . Short Answer1. What is non-verbal communication?2. What are some purposes of Non-verbal Communication?(P229)3. Whatre the functions of non-verbal communication?4. How do you classify Non-verbal Communication?5. Mentioning facial expression, there are six basic emotions. Whatre they?. Case studyTry 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 upwardUnit Seven . Fill in blanks1. 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 Terms1. synonym2. proverb3. slang4. taboo words. Translation1. 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 death12. at sixes and sevens13. 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 somebodys feet 19. link somebodys boots 20. an eye for an eye 21. hide ones light under a bushel 22. lion in the way 23. cast pearls before swine 24. a fly in the ointmentUnit Eight . Fill in blanks1. The English words for 雌雄鸳鸯 are _. 2. To be immune to means _. 3. _is applied to a congregation of ani