《跨文化交际概论》教学大纲

Intercultural Communication

课程编码：08A1152S 学分：2 课程类别：专业任选课

计划学时：16 其中讲课：16 实验或实践： 上机：

适用专业：英语

推荐教材：胡超主编，《跨文化交际实用教程》，外语教学与研究出版社，2013年。

参考书目：

1.祖晓梅，《跨文化交际》，外语教学与研究出版社，2015年。

2.廖华英，《跨文化交际案例分析》，北京理工大学出版社，2010年。

3.贾玉新，《跨文化交际理论探讨与实践》，上海外语教育出版社，2012年。

课程的教学目的与任务

跨文化交际能力包括语言运用能力、相关国家文化知识以及相关专业的能力和交流能力。通常认为语言运用能力特指外语知识和外语技能，忽视了学习者对目的语国家的文化知识的要求，特别是灵活运用已有的本国和目的国的相同之处，相似之处和差异进行跨文化交流的能力。该课程旨在扩大学生的知识面，对西方文化的不同层面有所了解，以提高学生的交际能力。在传统的外语教学中,人们往往忽视文化的重要作用,只注重语言能力的培养而未能顾及交际能力的提高。近年来国内学者认识到外语教学必须引进文化知识的对比，训练学生灵活运用语言知识，更好地与外国人沟通，减少和避免误解。该课程教学要求学生提高对文化差异的敏感性，更有效地与外国人进行交际，为英语翻译专业课程的学习和翻译实践能力的提高奠定基础。

课程就中国文化和西方文化进行介绍并作对比研究，授课内容主要涉及语言、文化和跨文化交际的话题。该课程有助于增强文化差异的敏感性，增强跨文化交际意识，有助于英语翻译专业课程的学习和翻译实践能力的提高。

课程的基本要求

本课程要求学生在语言学习的过程中提高利用外语进行跨文化交际的能力，通过学生对交际与语言、语言与文化、文化与价值观的学习和讨论，提高跨文化交际意识；通过学生对文化现象的思考和讨论，反思语言学习过程，增加对文化差异的敏感性；通过学生案例讨论分析等形式的课堂活动，提高学生的跨文化交际意识和能力，达到有效交流的目的。

该课程教学重点在于培养学生对英语国家文化的了解及跨文化交际意识，提高驾驭英语语言的能力，从而使其能得体地运用语言与操英语的外国人士进行交流，帮助学生认识中西文化的异同，分析文化差异的根源，帮助学生深化对西方文化的理解。课程主要通过对比中国和英语国家文化的方法，引导学生关注文化与语言的关系，提高文化意识和跨文化交际意识，从而提高对语言差异的敏感性，提高培养跨文化交际能力。

各章节授课内容、教学方法及学时分配建议（含课内实验）

Unit 1 An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 建议学时：2

[教学目的与要求]To grasp the requirements and assessment of this course; to get a general understanding of Intercultural Communication

[教学重点与难点] specific cases involved

[授 课 方 法]Student-centred approach; traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Course

Chapter 2 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 3 About Culture

Chapter 4 Communication

Chapter 5 Intercultural Communication

Unit 2 Daily Verbal Communication(I) 建议学时：2

[教学目的与要求]To learn the daily expression in intercultural communication; to understand the form of address and conversation topic

[教学重点与难点]the features and functions of verbal communication

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 2 Form of Address

Chapter 3 Greeting

Chapter 4 Initiating Conversation and Conversation Topic

Chapter 5 Visiting

Chapter 6 Parting

Unit 3 Daily Verbal Communication(II) 建议学时：2

[教学目的与要求]To further learn the daily expression in intercultural communication; to understand the cultural assumption.

[教学重点与难点]the differences that can be found between Chinese verbal communication and English verbal communication.

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Compliments and Compliment Responses

Chapter 2 Social Functions of Compliments

Chapter 3 Differences between Chinese and English Compliments

Chapter 4 Common Response Formulas of English and Chinese Compliments

Chapter 5 Cultural Assumption

Chapter 6 Expression of Gratitude and Apology in English and Chinese

Unit 4 Verbal Communication 建议学时：2

[教学目的与要求]To get the general understanding of the cultural connotation of words and cultural thought patterns

[教学重点与难点] various cultural assumptions in the East and the West; the relations between culture and language

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 2 Culturally Loaded Words

Chapter 3 Cultural Reflections on Proverbs

Chapter 4 Taboos

Chapter 5 Differences in Cultural Thought Patterns

Chapter 6 Cultural Puzzles

Unit 5 Nonverbal Communication(II) 建议学时：2

[教学目的与要求]To grasp the importance of role of nonverbal communication in intercultural communication

[教学重点与难点]the special functions of verbal communication; the differences between verbal communication and nonverbal communication

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 2 Nonverbal Communication, Its Underestimated Status

Chapter 3 Nonverbal Communication, Its Study Areas

Chapter 4 Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication

Chapter 5 Time Language

Chapter 6 Space Language

Chapter 7 Body Language

Chapter 8 Paralanguage

Unit 6 Cross-gender Communication 建议学时：2

[教学目的与要求]To get a general understanding of cultural differences resulted from the differences of Gender consciousness

[教学重点与难点] How to overcome the obstacles in intercultural communication

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 2 Sex and Gender

Chapter 3 Feminine and Masculine Communication Cultures

Chapter 4 Understanding Cross-gender Communication

Chapter 5 Six Principles for Effective Cross-gender Communication

Unit 7 Cultural Variations in Negotiation Styles 建议学时：2

[教学目的与要求] To grasp the different negotiation style

[教学重点与难点] How to master the different negotiation skills in English and Chinese

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 2 Cultural Variations in Conducting Business

Chapter 3 Cultural Variations in Selecting Negotiators

Chapter 4 Cultural Variations in Decision-making

Chapter 5 Conclusion

Unit 8 Humor Interpretation in Intercultural Encounters 建议学时：1

[教学目的与要求]To understand humor cognition in intercultural communication

[教学重点与难点]to learn, appreciate and employ humors in intercultural communication

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 2 Humor as a Pathway to Intercultural Communication Competence

Chapter 3 Converting Enthymeme into Syllogism

Chapter 4 Locating Analogous Cultural Contexts

Chapter 5 The Metastep

Unit 9 Intercultural Personhood: An integration of Eastern and Western Perspectives 建议学时：1

[教学目的与要求]To learn the differences and similarities of culture in the East and West

[教学重点与难点]Howto cultivate the intercultural personhood.

[授 课 方 法](Ibid)

[授 课 内 容]

Chapter 1 Warm-up Cases

Chapter 2 Eastern and Western World Views

Chapter 3 A Synthesis

Chapter 4 Complementarity

Chapter 5 Toward Intercultural Personhood

撰稿人：郑婷 审核人：宋庆伟