《新大学英语跨文化交际阅读教程》课件_B2U2 Overcoming Intercultural Barriers.pptx

OvercomingInterculturalCommunicationBarriersUnit2

目录1Analyzevariousinterculturalbarriersandtheircauses;234Identifythedifferencesandsimilaritiesamongthefourbarriersofinterculturalcommunication;Demonstrateanincreasedinterculturalawareness;Avoidethnocentricviews,stereotypes,prejudices,anddiscrimination.ObjectivesUnit1Unit2

CONTENTS1Lead-inScenario234UnderstandingTextAEnhancingGlocalMindsetAssignmentPeriod1

Lead-inScenario

Lead-inScenario:DifferentPerceptionsProfessorSmithstartedhisInterculturalCommunicationclasswithtwopictures.“Pleasetakeagoodlookatthetwopicturesforaminute,andthendescribewhatyousee.”InterculturalTips:Withindifferentculturalcontexts,therearecontrastingviewsofthesamething.Thesedifferentperspectiveswillaffectinterculturalcommunication,andwillresultinaninterculturalmisunderstanding.SotheteachershouldhelpSslearntotakeaperspectivefromtheotherperson,andtrytoseewhattheotherpersonhasseen.AB

ForPictureA,studentAsaysthisisavase,butstudentBsaysthisisatwo-facepicture.Whoseanswerisright?ForPictureB,studentAsaysitisayoungladywithahat,butstudentB’sanswerisanoldwomanwearingascarfandashawl.Whoseanswerisright?Lead-inScenario:DifferentPerceptionsAB

Thentheprofessorasksthestudentstothinkwhytheyseedifferentlywhentheylookatthesametwopictures.Isitsocommoninourlives?Whatwouldoccurifithappensininterculturalcommunicationsituations?InterculturalTips:Itiscommonthatpeoplewouldperceivethingsfromdifferentanglesormindsetbecauseoftheirdifferentsocial,educational,orculturalbackgrounds.However,peopletodayintheeraofglobalizationneedtounderstandhowtheotherpersonthinksorperceivesthingssoastoreachasharedperspectivetolookatthesamething.Lead-inScenario:DifferentPerceptions

QuestionsforInterculturalUnderstanding1Why