patcher跨文化交际。。。

判断正误

一．

T

1

As

a

phenomenon,

intercultural

communication

has

existed

for

thousands

of

years.

However, as a discipline, its history is only about fifty years.

F

2 Intercultural Communication as a discipline first started in Europe.

F

3 Culture is a static entity

静态的

实体

while communication is a dynamic process.

T

4

Culture

can

be

seen

as

shared

knowledge

,what

people

need

to

know

in

order

to

act

appropriately in a given

约定的

特定的

culture.

T 5 Although cultural stereotype has its limitations (over- generalization),it still contributes to a

person’s

cultural cognition.

认识、认知

T 6 In intercultural communication, we should separate one’s individual character from cultural

generalization.

T 7 Cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic mistakes. The linguistic mistake means

that

someone

is

not

fully

expressing

his

or

her

idea

while

cultural mistakes

can

lead

to

serious misunderstanding and even ill-feeling between individuals.

F

8 All people of the same nationality will have the same culture.

T 9 Although two cultures may share the same ideas, their meaning and significance may not

be the same.

F

10 One’s actions are totally independent of his or her culture.

二．

T 1

、

All cultures require and value politeness, but the ways in which politeness is achieved

may vary significantly.

T_2

、

Don’t take offence

-

getting the form of address ”wrong” is rarely intended to be offensive.

T_3

、

Addressing

forms like

“Miss Mary”,

”Brown” by the Chinese may

be

a form

of cultural

compromise.

T_ in the armed forces like Captain, Colonel can be used as titles.

F

_ners can understand what Uncle policeman or P.L.A. Uncle means.

F

_ can address Jason Douglas, who is a lawyer, as Lawyer Douglas.

F

_e hospitality toward the westerners is always greatly appreciated.

F

_

Chinese

way

of

showing

concern

is

usually

appreciated

by

the

Westerners.

F

_9.”Thank you for coming!” is a typical expression used by Western hosts when the guests just

arrived.

T_10.”I’m sorry to have wasted your time” or “I’m sorry to have taken up so much of your time”

are usually appropriate for the business visit.

三

T

mes

the

Chinese

way

of

showing

modesty

may

be

considered

as

fishing

for

compliments.

social functions of Chinese and English compliments are roughly the same.

T

informal

situations,

a

large

number

of

compliments

are

used

to

make

people

feel

comfortable.

F

cultural assumption of compliments is the same between cultures.

T

ives

and

verbs

are

often

used

to

convey

compliment

message

in

English,

while

adjectives, adverbs and verbs are often used in Chinese.

F

6. English compliments

often

begin with

the

word

“you” while Chinese compliments

often

start with the word “I”.

F

7. Chinese people give more compliments in daily life than Americans. F8. Americans tends to

be self-effacing in their compliments responses.

F

9. Compliments on other’s belongings are sometimes an indirect way of request in American

culture.

T 10. I

f a guest compliments something in another person’s home, the Chinese host or hostess

will probably give that thing to the guest.

四

F

1Verbal communication is more important than nonverbal communication.

F

2 “Dragon” means the same to the Westerner as “

龙

”

to the Chinese.

F

3The Chinese phrase “

知识分子

” has the same meaning as “intellectual”.

T 4A term in one language may not have a counterpart in another language.

F

5 In referring to animals and birds, the Chinese practice is generally, but not always ,to use

“

公

”

or

“

母

”

to

show

whether

a

creature

is

male

or

female.

This

is

the

same

with

the

English language.

T 6 The following six English word: “vice”, “associate”, “assistant”, “deputy”, “lieutenant” and

“under” can all mean “

副

” in Chinese language.

F

7

There

are

as

many

similarities

as

dissimilarities

between

English

proverbs

and

Chinese

proverbs.

T 8 Violating a cultural taboo is as serious as violating a verbal taboo,

T 9 Patterns of thought varies with culture.

T10

Particular

thought

patterns

predominate

in

each

culture,

e.g.

American

culture

is

predominantly factual-inductive, Russian culture is predominantly axiomatic- deductive, and

Arab cultures are predominately intuitive-affective.

五

T1 Speaking is just one mode of communication. There are many others.

F

2

Some

researchers

assert

that

in

face-to-face

communication,

about

70%of

information

is

communicated through speaking, and over 30% sis sent by nonverbal means.

T3 Environment is one of the five study areas that nonverbal communication covers.

T4 Much of our nonverbal behavior, like culture, tends to elusive, spontaneous and frequently

goes beyond our awareness.

F

5 Latin American, African, Arab and most Asian cultures are M-Time cultures.

T6 Arab belongs to tough cultures.

T7 In some cultures, eye contact should be avoided in order to show respect or obedience. T8

the appropriateness of physical contact varies with different cultures.

F

9 Western women usually like Chinese to touch their bodies or small children.

F

10

Seating

arrangements

reflect

culture.

Chinese

people

tend

to

talk

with

those

opposite

them rather than those seated or standing beside them.

六

F

is the cultural meaning

of “sex”.

F

and gender are synonymous.

同义的

T3.A lady might be feminine, masculine or a combination of both.

are generally comfortable with building close relationships and confiding to others,

while most men are reserved about involvement and disclosure.

F

men use communication to create connection or equality between people.

F

usually use communication to establish status and power.

feminine culture, communication

is

a

way

—

probably the

primary way

—

to

express

and

expand closeness.

ine socialization stresses doing things and regards action as primary ways to create

and express closeness.