跨文化交际Unit 2第二讲.pptx

Unit 2 Section 2Chapter 2Letter to FranChapter 21. Read the Letter to Fran quickly and finish the following tasks:(1) Retell the story in your group.(2) Why do you think the professor became annoyed? Use the “possibility” words of “very likely”, “likely”, “almost certainly”, “virtually certain”, “possible” and “may” etc. in your expression.Chapter 2/v_show/id_XMTM2MDU3NDA/v_show/id_XMTM2MDU3NDA=少女小渔35—37‘左右2. Read Fran’s Response and answering the following questions.(1) How Fran explain why the Canadian professor was annoyed with Lihua?(2) How do you think of “self-reliance”? What’s the advantages and disadvantages of “self-reliance”? (3) What conflicts does this case show? Chapter 2Culture notes: Self-relianceChapter 2Western cultures tend to place more emphasis on self-reliance than collectivist cultures do. This is especially true of American culture, in which the value of self-reliance approaches the importance of a religion. most Americans take considerable pride in their ability to do things for themselves rather than relying on help from others. In fact, Americans will sometimes prefer to go through considerable difficulty in order to do something for themselves (perhaps not doing it very well), rather than having others do it for them.Chapter 2Americans expect other people to also be self-reliant, and while Americans are often quite willing to help those they consider in genuine need.(2) How do you think of “self-reliance”? The American Creed is something of a double-edged sword: it fosters a high sense of personal responsibility, independent initiative, and voluntarism ; it also encourages self-serving behavior, atomism, and a disregard for communal good. More specifically, its emphasis on individualism threatens traditional forms of community morality, and thus has historically promoted a particularly virulent strain of greedy behavior” Chapter 2(3) What conflicts does this case show? This case shows the conflicts of Host Guest Man