跨文化交际Unit8(大二英语)ppt课件.ppt

Unit 8,Understanding Culture,In todays class, well,understand the definitions of culture;identify the ingredients of culture;describe the features of culture.,I. What is Culture?,Culture is everything.Culture is opera, art, and ballet.Culture may be defined as what a society does and thinks.What really binds men together is their culture.A culture is a collections of beliefs, habits, living patterns and behaviors which are held more or less in common by people who occupy particular geographic areas.,From Intellectual PerspectiveFrom Anthropological PerspectiveFrom Social PerspectiveFrom Intercultural Communication Perspective,Define culture from different perspectives,From Intellectual Perspective,According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively”.,Greek Culture,Egyptian Culture,Babylon Culture,Chinese Culture,From Anthropological Perspective,Culture is “the customs, civilizations, and achievements of a particular time or people”. This is an anthropologists definition.,From Social Perspective,Culture is what a society does and thinks. Culture covers everything of a society.,From Intercultural Communication Perspective,Culture is a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms, which affect the behavior of a relatively large group of people.,What is Culture,That complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. -Edward B. Tylor,Culture,Material objects,Behavior patterns,Beliefs&value systems,II. Three Ingredients of Culture,Case Study?,It was my first visit to Chongqing. I felt uneasy when I asked the way to some place. In my hometown in the North, directions are given in terms of East, West, North and South. We may easily find the way when local people there tell you whether the place is in the direction of North or South; while in Chongqing the local people tell you the way in terms of direction on the right, or on the left, to which we Northerners are quite unfamiliar.,III. Features of CultureA. Culture is learned,We learn culture from _, _ _,_,_ _.,Chapter 1 Culture,parents,proverbs, folk tales, myths, art, media,and even strangers who are part of the culture,friends,B. Culture is usually acquired unconsciously,Case Study 1“Who took my peanut butter?”Canadian interpretation: Where is my peanut butter? I cannot find it.Chinese interpretation: You should be blamed.Three-handed person: a slang for a thief,C. Culture is shared among its members,D. Culture is persistent and enduringE. Culture manifests itself both implicitly and explicitly Iceberg Theory,Iceberg Theory,Material CultureCultural Values,F. Culture is adaptive and changeableG. Culture is relational,Culture is like an onion,The Alligator-River Story,Rosemary is a woman of about 21. For several months she has been engaged to a young man named Geoffrey. The problem she faces is that between her and her fianc there lies a deep, wide river filled with hungry alligators.Rosemary wonders how she can cross the river. She remembers Sinbad, who has the only boat in the area. She then approaches him, asking him to take her across.,Sinbad replies, “Yes, Ill take you across if youll spend the night with me.”Shocked at this offer, she turns to another acquaintance, Frederick, and tells him her story. Frederick responds by saying, “Yes, Rosemary, I understand your problem, but its your problem, not mine.”Rosemary decided to return to Sinbad, spends the night with him and in the morning he takes her across the river.,Her meeting with Geoffrey is warm. But on the evening before they are to be married, Rosemary feels she must tell Geoffrey how she succeeded in getting across the river. Geoffrey responds by saying, “I wouldnt marry you if you were the last woman on earth.”Finally, Rosemary turns to her friend, Dennis. Dennis listens to her story and says, “Well, I dont love you but I will marry you.”,Rank the five characters according to whom you approve of most and whom you approve of least. Explain why.,RosemaryGeoffreySinbadFrederickDennis,Movie to Watch,Mexican American Culture vs. Anglo-Saxon Culture,Self-check List,What is Culture?What are the components of culture?What are the layers of culture?What are the features of culture?,