第一周学习作业：
Exercise 1. Matching the terms with their definitions
A. culture B. communication C. ethnocentrism D. intercultural communication
E. business communication
1.( ) The belief that your own cultural background, including ways of analyzing problems, values, beliefs, language, and verbal and nonverbal communication, is superior.
2.( ) The total accumulation of beliefs, customs, values, behaviors, institutions and communication patterns that are shared, learned and passed down through the generations in an identifiable group of people.
3.( ) A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior, or the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
4.( )The communication is within business and administration, aiming at a common objective and profits for both the individuals and organizations.
5.( ) The communication between people from different cultures when a member of one culture produces a message for consumption by a member of another culture.
Exercise 2. Cultural Puzzles
Read the following situations and choose the appropriate answer(s). There may be more than one possible answer for each cultural puzzle.
1. What would you do if someone told you to use his or her first name, but you felt uncomfortable doing this?
a. You could continue to use the person’s last name without explaining why.
b. You could try to use the person’s first name even though you feel uncomfortable doing this.
c. You could ask the person, “Is it OK if I use your last name?”
2. Situation: An American woman received a letter from a recently married Japanese friend. The Japanese woman wrote in her letter, “My husband is not very handsome. Your husband is much more handsome than mine.” The American woman was very surprised at what her friend wrote.
1) Why do you think the American was surprised?
a) The American woman saw a picture of her friend’s husband and thought that he was very handsome.
b) The American woman didn’t think her own husband was handsome.
c) In the U.S., it is disrespectful to say that one’s husband is not handsome.
2) Why do you think the Japanese woman wrote, “My husband is not very handsome ”?
a) The Japanese woman was trying to tell her American friend that she did not like her husband very much.
b) It is uncommon in Japan to compliment one’s husband.
c) The Japanese woman didn’t think her husband was handsome, but she liked his personality.
Exercise 3. Video watching
不同角度看中美文化差异
Gua Sha 《刮痧》: 请同学们观看电影《刮痧》并提交关于电影中文化冲突的观后感至学习通。
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