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Unit1DifferencesBetweenCultures
ThinkingAhead
Studentsareaskedtodiscussthefollowingquestionsingroups.Thereferenceanswersforthequestionsareofferedbelow:
1.Howdoyouthinkabouttheword“culture”?
Cultureisawordforpeople’s“wayoflife”,meaningthewaytheydothings.Agroupofpeoplehasaseparateculturewhenthatgroupsetsitselfapartfromothersthroughitsactions.Culturesarewhatmakecountriesunique.Eachcountryhasdifferentculturalactivitiesandculturalrituals.Cultureismorethanjustmaterialgoods,thatisthingsthecultureusesandproduces.Cultureisalsothebeliefsandvaluesofthepeopleinthatculture.Culturealsoincludesthewaypeoplethinkaboutandunderstandtheworldandtheirownlives.
2.Whyshouldwestudycross-culturalcommunication?
Cross-culturalcommunicationreferstothestudyofsuccessfulcommunicationsacrossdifferentcultures.Itconcernstheunderstandingoftraditionandmodernization,consistencyandchange.Asweunderstandsomeoftheongoingnationalcharacteristicsofapeople,wecanexaminehowthiscultureisseenfromtheoutside,howitinteractswithotherculturesandhowitischanging.
Theincreaseininternationalbusinessandinforeigninvestmenthascreatedaneedforexecutiveswithknowledgeofforeignlanguagesandskillsincross-culturalcommunication.
Thechallengeisthatevenwithallthegoodwillintheworld,miscommunicationislikelytohappen,especiallywhentherearesignificantculturaldifferencesbetweencommunicators.Miscommunicationmayleadtoconflict,oraggravateconflictthatalreadyexists.Soitisveryimportantthatweshouldstudycross-culturalcommunication.
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PartIVideoTime
Inthispart,studentswillhave2taskstoaccomplish.
Task1
Intask1,studentswillwatchavideoclipfromGuaShaandthendotheexercisesasrequired.Beforewatching,studentsaresupposedtoreadthewords,expressionsandculturalnotesrelatedtothevideo.
Transcript
Mrs.Xu:
Howcomeitdoesn’tlooklikethecourtroomonTV?
Judge:
Becauseitisn’tacourtroom,Mrs.Xu.Doeseitherofthecounselorhaveproblemwithmyholdinghearingsinchambers?
Totellyouthetruth,becauseIcan’tstandthatawfulechointhecourtroom,youknow,windsinthegallery.
（Peoplewerechuckling.）
LawyerQuinlin:
Noproblem,yourhonor.JohnQuinlin,attorneyforthedefense.
JudgeHorowizs:
WhythatI’veneverseenyouaroundbefore,Mr.Quinlin?
LawyerQuinlin:
I’veneverhadthehonor,yourhonor.Er,Idealmostlywiththeintellectualpropertyrightscases.
Judge:
Applesandoranges（风马牛不相及）,MrQuinlin;Thetwoareasoflawhavevirtuallynothingtodowitheachother.
LawyerQuinlin:
Well,yes,ofcourse.SoItoldmyclient.Butheinsistedonmyrepresentinghim.AlsoI’dliketohavetherecordshowthatmyclientonlyhadtwodays’noticeofthishearing;alsoformeonly24hours’preparationtime.
Judge:
Ithinkweareputtingthecartbeforethehorse（本末倒置）,yourcounselor.Thishearingisforthepurposeofdeterminingwhetherthereissufficientevidencetoadvancecourtproceedings,sotakeoffyourlawyercaps.Andbeforewegetcaughttotheseformalities,let’sjusttalkaboutthematter.WilltheChildWelfareAgencycaretostart?
LawyerDavis:
Yes,yourhonor.Wearepreparedtoproceedinanywayyousaveit.Threedaysago,wereceivedatelephonecallfromthesocialworkerondutyatSt.MatthewhospitalinformingusofapossiblecaseofchildabusediscoveredasaresultofmedicalexaminationbyDoctorMichaelLongman.UponadministratingtreatmentintheERtoDenisXu,DoctorLongmanhadreasontosuspectthatDenishadbeenthesubjectofphysicalabuse.
Judge:
I’vereadthereport,Ms.Avery.Verythoroughasusual.
LawyerDavis:
Asyoucansee,themedicalreportindisputablyprovesthatDenisXuhasbeenasubjectofdeliberate,long-termneglectandabuse.
LawyerQuinlin:
Objection!
Nofoundation,justconjectureandspeculation!
Judge:
Thisisahearing,notatrial,Mr.Quinlin,butyoumakeafinepoint.
LawyerDavis:
Inordertosupplementthemedicalreport,youwillknowthatweprovidedadditionalevidence.
（LawyerDavisopenedasuitcase.）
LawyerQuinlin:
Yourhonor,wehaven’treceivedanycopiesofevidenceorreportrelatedtothiscase.
MargaretAvery（murmuring）:
Ithoughtyouprovidedthemwithcopies.
LawyerDavis:
En.Sorry,yourhonor,norecite.
MargaretAvery:
Idon’tknowhowthiscouldhavehappened.
LawyerDavis:
Yourhonor,theCWAwascurrentlycarryingafullinvestigationofthiscaseandhaslocatedaconsiderablenumberofwitnesses,allofwhomarepreparedtotestifyregardingMr.DatongXu’sviolentnature,andtheneglectandabusehehasinflictedonhisyoungsonDenis.
LawyerQuinlin:
AndIcanproduceahundredwitnessestotestifythatheisagoodhusbandandfatherwhoratherdiethanseehisfamilyharmed.Icountmyselfchiefamongthosewitnesses.
MargaretAvery:
Asmycolleaguehasjuststated,weareinthemidstofafullinvestigation,butwewillnotbecallinganywitnesses:
wefeelthereisnoneed.
DatongXu:
Shereallydoesn’thaveanywitnesses.
LawyerQuinlin:
Orshethinksshedoesn’tneedany.
MargaretAvery:
Yourhonor,IhaveincontrovertibleevidencethatIfeelwewillquicklysettlethismatterinthecourt’smind.
（MargaretAveryandLawyerQuinlinbothwalkedtothejudge.）
LawyerQuinlin:
Yourhonor,perhapsIdon’tunderstandfamilylaw,butIdounderstandDatongXu.Theseaccusationsareludicrouslaughable.
MargaretAvery:
Perhapsyoudon’tunderstandyourfriendaswellasyouthinkyoudo.
（MargaretAverypresentedpicturestothejudge.）
MargaretAvery:
Accordingtothedoctor’sreport,theconditionandcolorationofthebruisewereinflictedtwodayspriortoDenis’headinjury.WebelievethesephotographsaresufficientevidencetodemonstratethatDenisXulivesinadangeroushomeenvironment,andshouldremainundertheprotectionofthestate.
Judge（sternly）:
Pleasereturntoyourseat.
LawyerQuinlin:
（toDatongXu）Howcouldyoudothistoyourson?
Isthissomethingyouforgottofillmeinon?
Didyouthinktheywillnevernoticeyourson’sbacklikeapieceofroastbeef?
DatongXu:
ThatisGuaSha,atraditionalChinesemedicaltreatment.Denishadstomachachethatday,andGuaShaissimplyacure,a…ahomeremedy,youcallit.IhadthisdoneonmeinthistimewhenIwasakid.
LawyerQuinlin:
Ifthisiswhatyoucallsomekindoftreatmentthathedoesseewhatyouconsideredaschildabuse!
Judge:
Ifyoutwowanttochitchat,wecanallgohome.Doesthedefensehavesomethingmoretoadd?
LawyerQuinlin:
No.
DatongXu:
YesIdo!
Ithinkyoudon’tunderstand.Youknow,GuaShaisatraditionalChinesemedicaltreatmentusedfornearlyallkindsofillnesses.Forthousandsofyears,ChinesemedicinehadrecognizedthattherearesevenJingandeightMai（七经八脉）.Er,forexample,itislikesmallstreamsthatrunintoriversandinturnsfallintoasea.Aperson’sbodyhasaninvisiblebutverycomplexsystemofvesselnetwork,justlikethecomputernetwork.AndalsothehumanQifromDantianfinallygoestoDantian.Itisthesameprinciple!
!
Judge:
Yourkind,whatishesaying?
DatongXu:
It’sthekindof…（interruptedbythejudge）
Judge:
Wedon’tunderstandwhatyousay.PerhapsIshouldputitinanotherway.WhatdoesitsayoneveryMissourilicenseplate?
DatongXu:
Show-mestate（用证据说话）.
Judge:
Precisely.CanyougetanauthoritativemedicalexperttobackyourtestimonyinplainEnglishthatanoldcountryjudgecanunderstand?
DatongXu:
Yes,Icantry.
Judge:
DidyoudothisGuaShatoyoursonyourself?
（Apause）
Judge:
Mr.Xu?
DatongXu:
Yes,Ididitmyself.
Mrs.Xu:
No!
Itwasn’thim.
（DatongXustartedtospeakChinese.）
Judge:
Iwarnyou:
thishearingmustbeconductedinalanguageweallcanunderstand.Didyouhavesomethingtoaddatthisdiscussion?
Mrs.Xu:
No,yourhonor.
Judge:
Letmeaskyouonemoretimeforthesakeofclarity.DidyoudothisGuaShatoyourson?
DatongXu:
Yes,Idid.
Judge:
ThenuntilIwasshownotherwise,IhavenochoicebuttoconcludethatDenisXulivesinanunsafehomeenvironment,andshouldbekeptunderthesupervisionoftheChildWelfareAgencytendingafulltrialonthecharges.
KeytoExercises
Exercise1WatchingforDetails
Studentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipandchoosethebestanswerstothequestions.
1）D
2）C
3）B
Exercise2WatchingforSpecificInformation
Studentsareaskedtowatchthevideoclipagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.
LawyerDavis:
Yes,yourhonor.Wearepreparedto1）proceedinanywayyousaveit.Threedaysago,wereceivedatelephonecallfromthesocialworkerondutyatSt.Matthewhospital2）informingusofapossiblecaseofchildabusediscovered3）asaresultofmedicalexaminationbyDoctorMichaelLongman.Upon4）administratingtreatmentintheERtoDenisXu,DoctorLongmanhadreasontosuspectthatDenishadbeenthesubjectofphysical5）abuse.
DatongXu:
YesIdo!
Ithinkyoudon’tunderstand.Youknow,GuaShaisa6）traditionalChinesemedicaltreatmentusedfornearlyallkindsof7）illnesses.Forthousandsofyears,ChinesemedicinehadrecognizedthattherearesevenJingandeightMai.Er,forexample,itislikesmall8）streamsthatrunintoriversandinturnsfallintoasea.Aperson’sbodyhasan9）invisiblebutverycomplexsystemof10）vesselnetwork,justlikethecomputernetwork.AndalsothehumanQi（气）fromDantian（丹田）finallygoestoDantian.Thesameprinciple!
Task2
Intask2,studentswillwatchavideo
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