跨文化交际

孙淑女 徐馨

目录

  • 1 Culture
    • 1.1 Definition of Culture
    • 1.2 Elements of culture
    • 1.3 Subculture/Co-culture
    • 1.4 Cultural identity
    • 1.5 Characteristics of culture
  • 2 Communication and Intercultural communication
    • 2.1 Definition of communication
    • 2.2 Elements of communication
    • 2.3 Intercultural communication
  • 3 Cultural patterns
    • 3.1 Definition and components
    • 3.2 Edward T. Hall's theory
    • 3.3 Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's value orientation
    • 3.4 Hofstede's dimensions of cultural variablity
  • 4 Verbal intercultural communication
    • 4.1 Language and culture
    • 4.2 Verbal communication styles
    • 4.3 Language diversity
  • 5 Nonverbal intercultural communication
    • 5.1 Significance,definition and functions
    • 5.2 Paralanguage and Silence
    • 5.3 Time and Space
    • 5.4 Other Categories
  • 6 Intercultural Communication Competence(不作要求）
    • 6.1 Definition of Intercultural Comunication Competence
    • 6.2 Components of Intercultural Comunication Competence
    • 6.3 Requirements for Intercultural Comunication Competence
  • 7 Intercultural communication barriers and bridges
    • 7.1 Barriers
    • 7.2 Culture shock
    • 7.3 Intercultural adaptation
Intercultural communication

Text C & D Culture and communication

1. Definition of intercultural communication

Intercultural communcation refers to the communcation between people from (two) different cultures. (textbook P.58)

2. Forms of intercultural communication

(1) international communication: takes place between nations and governments rather than individuals; it is quite formal and ritualized. e.g. communication at United Nations conference (textbook p. 59)

(2) interracial communication: occurs when the sender and the receiver exchanging messages are from different races. e.g. communication between black people and white people(textbook p. 59)

(3) interethnic communication: occurs when the sender and the receiver share common origin or heritage that is apt to influence family names, language, religion, values, and the like. e.g. communication between Chinese American and Japanese American (textbook p. 60)

(4) intracultural communication: refers to communication between and among members of the same culture. e.g communication between residents of Shannghai and Hangzhou. (textbook p. 60)