目录
Unit One Challenges in the Multicultural World
Lesson 1 Globalization
Text A Living Between Three WorMs
Text B Growing Up Asian in America
Group Discussion
In-Class Debate
Interview Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 1 -3
Additional Reading Communication in the Global Village
Lesson 2 Communication Across Cultures
Text A Misunderstanding Other Cultures
Text B Palestinian Like Me
Pair Work
Survey Task
Writing Task
Cases for Further Study : Cases 4 - 6
Additional Reading Intercultural Communication: A Challenging Venture
Unit Two Culture and Cultural Differences
Lesson 3 What Is Culture?
Text A Cultural Perspectives
Text B Culture as Software of the Mind
Fill-in Work
Group Discussion
Writing Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 7 -9
Additional Reading Hyperculture
Lesson 4 Cultural Diversity
Text A Where Fat Is a Mark of Beauty
Text B The Basic Unit of Society: The Individual or the Collective?
Cross-Cultural Quiz
Internet Search
Survey Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 10 -12
Additional Reading Studying Cultural Patterns
Unit Three Understanding Communication
Lesson 5 Communication in Our Life
Text A How Long Does It Take to Say Im Getting Married?
Text B A Wide-Angle View of Communication
Pair Work
Interview Task
Observation Work
Cases for Further Study: Cases 13 -15
Additional Reading The Sounds of Silence
Lesson 6 Communication Is Culture
Additional Reading High-Context and Low-Context Communications
Unit Four Language Use in Communication
Lesson 7 Language and Culture
Text A A Bilingual Childhood
Text B Culture and Our Use of Language
Group Discussion
Translation Task
Survey Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 19 -21
Additional Reading What Is Language for Us
Lesson 8 Cultural Variation in Verbal Communication
Text A Why Dont You Say What You Mean?
Text B Speaking English with a Japanese Mind
Observation Work
Pair Work
Writing Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 22 -24
Additional Reading Culturally Different Verbal Styles
Unit Five Culture and Nonverbal Communication
Lesson 9 The Silent Language
Text A Our Body Language
Text B Whos Wrong?
Cross-Cultural Quiz
Pair Work
Writing Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 25 -27
Additional Reading What We Use to Communicate NonverbaUy
Lesson 10 Time and Space Also Speak
Text A The Heartbeat of Culture
Text B Discovering the Japanese Space
Group Discussion
Fill-in Work
Survey Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 28 - 30
Additional Reading Cultural Conceptions of Time and Space
Unit Six Communication Between Co-Cultures
Lesson 11 Cross-Gender Communication
Text A Put Down That Paper and Talk to Me!
Text B He Says ... She Says
Pair Work
observation Work
Writing Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 31 -33
Additional Reading
Cases for Further Study: Cases 34 -36
Additional Reading. Four Generations of Americans
Unit Seven Culture and International Business
Lesson 13 Business Across Cultures
Text A Cross-Cultural Marketing
Text B Negotiating Across Cultures
Translation Task
Pair Work
Group Discussion
Cases for Further Study: Cases 37 -39
Additional Reading Cultural Risks in Multinational Business
Lesson 14 Intercultural Management
Text A Two Casts of Mind
Text B Cultural Views Toward Management
In-Class Debate
Fill-in Work
Writing Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 40 -42
Additional Reading Effective Communication in International Business
Unit Eight Developing Intercultural Competence
Lesson 15 Intercultural Perception
Text A Shakespeare in the Bush
Text B The First
Lesson at University
Fill-in Work
Pair Work
Survey Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 43 -45
Additional Reading How We Measure Other Peoples Corn
Lesson 16 Culture Shock and Adaptation
Text A Living in Two Cultures
Text B Culture Shock
Interview Task
Group Discussion
Writing Task
Cases for Further Study: Cases 46 -48
Additional Reading Think Locally, Act.Globally
Acknowledgement