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Lesson PlanSchool of Foreign Languages and LiteratureCourse: Inter-cultural CommunicationStudents Number: Related Subjects: Listening, Western Civilization, Chinese Culture Semester: 1st . Semester, 2010 Week Periods: 2Semester Periods: 10Textbook: Intercultural Communication: A Practical TextbookTesting Type: InformalUnit OneTopic: IntroductionDate: Tuesday, FridayObjectives: 1. Students will be able to get a general ideas of intercultural communication.Important/Difficult Point(s):Materials and Resources:1. Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)2. Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class3. Poster board cards for students to write on4. Colorful pens and markers5. Chalk, chalkboardProcedure:Period 1,2Step 1. Warming-up Cases a. Case 1 Showing Concerns b. Case 2 First Offer c. Case 3 Same Language, Different BehaviorStep 2.The Concept of “Culture” Ask the Ss to read Page 5 to Page7 and give their definitions of “culture”Step 3 Ask the students to give as many examples as they can to show the cultural differences between Chinese culture and the western cultureStep 4. Communication and Intercultural Communication/ Models of Intercultural CommunicationPeriod 3,4Step 1. Exercises: 1). Discussions a. Discuss the four trend that make our world more interdependent. b. Discuss the relationship between the technological development and the intercultural communicationStep 2. Video Watching Ask the Ss to watch the video and pick out the cultural differences demonstrated in the videoPlan for Follow Up Lesson:1. Our next class will begin with Unit 2. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2. The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class discussions.Unit TwoTopic: Daily Verbal Communication (I)Date: Tuesday, FridayObjectives: Students will be able to get the basic information of the difference of daily verbal communication between Western and Eastern cultureImportant/Difficult Point(s):Materials and Resources:1. Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)2. Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class3. Poster board cards for students to write on4. Colorful pens and markers5. Chalk, chalkboardProcedure:Period 1,2Step 1. Two major sources of western culture: Hellenism and HebraismStep 2. Warm-up Casesa. Case 1 Twelve Cups of Teab. Cases 2 Have you had your lunch?/ Where are you going?c. Case 3 Sitting Downd. Case 4 Li Hongzhangs Embarrassmente. Case 5. Different Attitude Towards a Fly in a Beerf. Case 6 Borrow Money and Lend MoneyStep 3. Form of AddressStep 4. GreetingStep 5. Initiating Conversation and Conversation Topica. Ageb. Moneyc. Healthd. Family6. Visiting7. Parting8. Exercise 1).Questions for Discussion a. What topics should be avoided in initiating conversations? b. What are the differences in parting between Chinese and English cultures? 2) Compare the American friendship with the Chinese friendship Plan for Follow Up Lesson:1. Our next class will begin with Unit 3. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2. The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class discussions.Unit ThreeTopic: Daily Verbal Communication (II)Date: Tuesday, FridayObjectives: To learn more differences in daily verbal communication between culture and western cultureImportant/Difficult Point(s):Materials and Resources:1. Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)2. Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class3. Poster board cards for students to write on4. Colorful pens and markers5. Chalk, chalkboardProcedure:Period 1,2Step 1. Warming-up a. Case 1. An Invitation to Dinner b. Case 2. The Cancellation of the Dinner party c. Case 3 Why should they do like this? d. Case 4. The Embarrassment Caused by “ No Etiquette”2. Compliments and Compliment Responses3. Social Functions of Compliments4. Differences Betwween Chinese and English Compliments a. The Semantic Formula b. The Syntactic Formula5. Common Responses Formulas of English and Chinese Compliments6. Cultural Assumption7. Expressions of Gratitude and Apology in English and Chinese8. Exercise1) Questions for Discussion a. Discuss the different syntactic formulas in English and Chinese compliments b. Skill Practice: Initiating Conversations with Compliments2) Role-play Exercises on page 65Plan for Follow Up Lesson:1. Our next class will begin with Unit 4. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2. The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class discussions.Unit FourTopic: Verbal CommunicationDate: Tuesday, FridayObjectives: To get to know more examples showing the differences in verbal communicationImportant/Difficult Point(s):Materials and Resources:1. Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)2. Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class3. Poster board cards for students to write on4. Colorful pens and markers5. Chalk, chalkboardProcedure:Period 1,2Step 1. Warming-upa. Case 1 Shoes for Street Walkingb. Case 2 A Misunderstanding Caused by a Jokec. Case 3. Look Out2. Culturally loaded Words3. Cultural Reflections on Proverbs4. Taboos5. Differences in Cultural Thought Patterns6. Questions for Discussion 1) What does “gilding the lily” mean? 2) What is taboo?Plan for Follow Up Lesson:1. Our next class will begin with Unit 5. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2. The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class discussions.Unit FiveTopic: Non-Verbal Communication Date: Tuesday, Friday,Objectives: To get to know differences in nonverbal communication between Chinese culture and western cultureImportant/Difficult Point(s):Materials and Resources:1. Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)2. Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class3. Poster board cards for students to write on4. Colorful pens and markers5. Chalk, chalkboardProcedure:Period 1,2Step 1. 1. Warming-up question Case 1. Personal Space Case 2. The Problem with Using the Local Language Case 3. Left in the Cold Case 4. She is Not Supposed to Be Wearing Trousers Case 5. Love vs. Language Case 6. Gesture Issues of Some Famous Figures Case 7. A Misunderstanding of Seating Culture Case 8. This is not a Love Signal2. Nonverbal Communication, Its underestimated Status3. Nonverbal Communication, Its Study Areas4. Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication5. Time Language6. Space Language7. Body Language a. Posture b. Gesture c. Facial Expressions d. Eye Contact e. Smell 8. Paralanguage 9. Exercise 1). Questions for Discussion a. What are the major differences between verbal and nonverbal language b. Discover the meaning of some common gestures in EnglishPlan for Follow Up Lesson:1. Our next class will begin with Unit Seven. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2. The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class discussions.Unit SevenTopic: Cultural Variations in Negotiation StylesDate: Tuesday, FridayObjectives: To get to know about some Cultural Variations in Negotiation StylesImportant/Difficult Point(s):Materials and Resources:1. Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)2. Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class3. Poster board cards for students to write on4. Colorful pens and markers5. Chalk, chalkboardProcedure:Period 1,2Step 1. Warming-up a. Case 1. Low vs. High Context Culture b. Case 2. A Refusal of an Offer of Coffee c. Case 3. Unhappy with the Money Paid d. Case 4. Kindness Can Kill 2. Cultural Variations in Conducting Business a. Negotiation Atmosphere b. Detail: Depth vs. Breadth 3. Communication Style 4. Cultural Variations in Decision-Making a. Problem-solving Process b. Organizational Structure 5. Conclusion 6. Exercises 1)Questions for Discussion a. Discuss the cultural differences in selecting negotiations in America and Japan b. Discuss the concepts of high context culture and low context culturePlan for Follow Up Lesson:1. Our next class will begin with Unit Eight. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2. The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class discussions.Unit EightTopic: Humor Interpretation in Intercultural EncountersDate: Tuesday, ThursdayObjectives: To get to know the differences of the sense and the interpretation of humor between Chinese culture and western cultureImportant/Difficult Point(s):Materials and Resources:1. Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)2. Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class3. Poster board cards for students to write on4. Colorful pens and markers5. Chalk, chalkboardProcedure:Period 1,2Step 1. Warming-upAsk the students to say as many examples of humor both in Chinese and English and to summerize the diffences between the two2. Humor as a Pathway to Intercultural Communication Competence 1) Stage 1 Making New Conversational Rules 2) Stage 2 Explaining Humor 3. Converting Enthymene into Syllogism4. Locating Analogues Cultural Contexts 5. The Metastep6. Conclusion7. Exercise Questions for Discussion a. Tell the differences between syllogism and enthymeme. b. Discuss the possibility of humor interpretationPlan for Follow Up Lesson:1. Our next class will begin with Unit Nine. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2. The next class will be structured through sm