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1.Assumptionofsimilarities;
2.Languagedifferences;
3.Nonverbalmisinterpretations;
4.PreconceptionsandStereotypes;
偏见和成见
5.TendencytoEvaluate;
6.HighAnxiety.极度焦虑
IV.FrenchLeaveandDutchCourage(p265-267)
1.DoyouknowsometermsandexpressionsinEnglishthatareformedwithnamesofothernationalities?
2.AmongtheEnglishidiomsmentionedinReadingI,someareemotionally“neutral”中立inthattheyonlydealwith“floraandfauna动植物andproducts”thatarenotnativetoEngland.However,someotheridiomsmaycarrytheBritishculturalvaluesandattitudestoothernations.
Forinstance,idiomswhichareculturallyneutralinclude:
Danishpastry,Flemishbond,Irishstew,Italichandwriting,Portugueseman-or-war,Russianroulette,Spanishfly,Scotchpine,Swissroll,TurkishdelightandWelshrarebit.
Idiomswhichareculturallyloaded从文化角度include:
Belgianhare,Dutchbarn,Frenchletter避孕套,Germanmeasles风疹,Greekgifts来者不善andSwedishdrill瑞典肌肉体操.
Homework:
FinishtheFill-inTaskexercise(p268).Whatdotheymeaninthesentence?
1.French;
2.Dutch;
3.Greek;
4.English;
5.Russian;
6.Irish/Dutch;
7.Dutch;
8.Indian;
9.French;
10.Welsh.
goDutch(Dutchtreat):
youpayyourownway,youshareexpenses.
I’maDutchman:
I’mnotmyself.我就不是人了!
inDutch:
indisfavour,introuble.<
AmE>
处境困难
We’vebeenDutched.:
We’vebeencheated.<
DrunkasaDutchman:
youaretotallyintoxicated醉了.
ADutchman:
(inarchitecture)adeviceforhidingorcounteractingstructuraldefects.
Dutchauction:
propertyisofferedatahighprice,whichisgraduallylowereduntilsomeonebuysit.喊价逐步减低的拍卖
Dutch(orwet)bargain:
anuneven,one-sideddeal不公平交易,靠酒的交易
BeattheDutch:
todosomethingremarkable令人惊讶
Dutchcap:
awoman’slacecapandacontraceptivedevice避孕器、阴道隔膜
Dutchconcert:
人声嘈杂eachperformerplaysadifferenttone;
discordantmusic
Dutchcourage:
braveryorcourageinducedbydrinking—probablylargequantities酒后之勇,一时的勇气
doubleDutch(或highDutch):
gibberish莫名其妙的话
Dutchnightingale:
afrog
Dutchuncle严厉的批评者
Frenchleave:
不告而别(onceacustomprevalentin18thcenturyFrance,)guestswouldleaveareceptionwithoutsayinggoodbyetothehost,whichdevelopedintogoingAWOL(absentwithoutleave)fromthearmy.
Greeking:
cheatingatcards.
ThisisGreektome:
itisgibberish,unintelligible.莫名其妙。
不知怎么办
HisIrish(orhisDutch)isup:
Heisangry,he’sinatemper.
WalkSpanish:
tobeforcedtowalkwithsomeoneholdingyourcollarandtheseatofyourtrousers.小心翼翼地走
V.EthnocentrismandEthnorelativism(p272-276)民族优越感与民族相对主义
1.Whatisethnocentrism?
民族优越感
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Mostotherculturesarebackward落后的comparedwithmyculture.
Mycultureshouldbetherolemodelforothercultures.
Otherculturesshouldtrytobemorelikemyculture.
Mostpeoplefromotherculturesjustdon’tknowwhat’sgoodorthem.
Ihavelittlerespectforthevaluesandcustomsofothercultures.
Mostpeoplewouldbehappieriftheylivedlikepeopleinmyculture.
Peopleinmyculturehavejustaboutthebestlifestylesofanywhere.
Lifestylesinotherculturesarenotasvalidasthoseinmyculture.
Idonotcooperatewithpeoplewhoaredifferent.
Idonottrustpeoplewhoaredifferent.
Idislikeinteractingwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures.
Otherculturesaresmarttolookuptomyculture.
Otherpeoplearemuchthesameasmypeople.
Ourwayofdoingthingsistheonlyrightway.
1)Ethnocentrismisnegativelyjudgingaspectsofanotherculturebythestandardsofone’sownculture.Itisthetechnicalnamefortheviewofthingsinwhichone’sowngroupisthecenterofeverything,andallothersarescaledandratedwithreferencetoit.
2)Itoccurswhenournationisseenasthecenteroftheworld.
3)Inotherwords,itreferstoourtendencytoidentifywithouringroup小团体andtoevaluateoutgroups外围团体andtheirmembersaccordingtoitsstandard.
2.Itisnotsuggestedthatethnocentrismisalwaysdeliberate故意的.Oftentheexpressionofethnocentrismisafunctionofhowwearesocialized.(seeexamplesonp273)
3.Ethnocentrismoftenisexpressedinthewaypeopledrawtheirmaps.Peopletendtodrawmapsoftheworldwiththeirowncountryatthecenterandwithotherpartsoftheworlddepictedas描绘peripheral.
4.Ethnocentrismcanalltooeasilyleadto“us”versus与…相对“them”thoughtandlanguage.Thecollectivepronouns“us”and“them”becomepowerfulinfluencesonperception.Thenamesgivento“them”canbeusedtojustifytheirsuppression抑制andeventheirextermination灭绝.(seethepoem“WeandThey”onp280-281)
5.Itseemstobereallyimpossibletoeradicate根除ethnocentrismthrougheducationandinterculturalexchange;
however,theydohelpreducethedegreeofethnocentrism,asortofnaturaltendency,forpeopleliveinthecontextoftheirculturesotheycanhardlygetridoftheirculture’sinfluencesontheirthinking,behavingandwayofliving.Whatoneneedstodoistodeveloptheattitudeofethnorelativism.
6.Whatisethnorelativism?
Itisjustoppositetotheattitudeofethnocentrism;
itisculturalrelativism文化相对主义.Itinvolvestheviewthatallculturesareofequalvalueandthevaluesandbehaviorsofaculturecanonlybejudgedusingthatcultureasaframeofreference.
VI.StereotypeandPrejudice(p292-295)
1.Stereotype成见
Astereotypeisafixednotionaboutpersonsinacertaincategory,withnodistinctionsmadeamongindividuals.Inotherwords,itisanover-generalized过分宽泛andoversimplified过于简单化beliefweusedtocategorize分类agroupofpeople.
2.Prejudice
1)Whatisprejudice?
Trueprejudicesarethosenegativeattitudesdirectedtowardgroups,especiallyracialandreligiousgroups,thatareformedbyhighlypersonalandunreasonedgeneralizationsaboutallormostmembersofthegroup.
2)Directresultsofprejudice:
theformationof形成了ingroupsandoutgroups.
3)Maincausesofracialprejudice:
种族偏见
a.ignorance[`iɡnərəns]无知,愚昧:
itleadstoindifferenceandhostility.
b.Insecurity无安全感:
itleadstofear.
4)Classificationsofprejudice:
a.Red-neck乡下佬racism:
basedonsomeimaginedstandard;
formaleducation.
b.Symbolicracism象征化种族主义:
expressedintermsofthreatstopeople’sbasicvaluesandto{thestatusquo现状.
c.Tokenism装门面,象征主义:
certainpeopleharbornegativefeelingsaboutagivengroupbutdonotwanttoadmitthisfacttothemselves;
theyengageinunimportant,butpositiveintergroup团体之间behaviors,thustheycaneffuseto流露出performmoreimportantintergroupbehaviors.
d.Arm’s-lengthprejudice:
certainpeopleengageinfriendly,positivebehaviortowardoutgroupmembersincertainsituationsbutholdthosesameoutgroupmembersatan“arm’slength”inothersituations.
e.Reallikesanddislikes:
membersofthegroupengagedinbehaviorsthatpeopledislike;
shouldbegivenmoreattention.
f.Thefamiliarandunfamiliar:
toexperiencebehaviorsorideasthatareunfamiliarandhencefeeluncomfortable;
alackofunderstandingandaninsensitivityregardingotherculturalgroups.
5)Relationamongstereotypes,prejudiceanddiscrimination歧视:
Whencognitions认识(stereotypes)areassignedvalues(prejudice),wemayenactbiasedaction(eg.discrimination).
6)Prejudicevariesprincipally主要的alongthedimensionofintensity.Fivecommonformsofprejudicecanbeidentifiedintermsofintensity:
verbalabuse说粗话,physicalavoidance,discrimination,physicalattack,andmassacre.屠杀
7)Howtoovercomestereotypesandprejudice:
Empathy感同身受isthemaincommunicationskillweshouldlearntosolvetheproblemthroughtheface-to-faceinteraction.Empathicpersonsknowhowtoshowunderstandingbyprojectingthemselvesintotheirpartner’sposition.Thismeansthattobeempathicininterculturalinteractionsweneedtobeopen-mindedintermsofinformationsharings,tobeimaginativeincorrectlydrawingthepictureofother’ssituation,andtoshowacommitment承诺orstrongwillingnesstounderstandourculturallydifferentpartnersinanykindofsituation.
topicsfordiscussion
1.“Gaijin”inJapanese(p269-270)and“LaoWai”inChinese
2.thestereotypedimagesofdifferentculturesintheUS(p276-278)andthestereotypesofAmericans(p278-279)
VII.CaseStudy:
StudentsarerequiredtoreadthecasesgivencarefullyandtrytoanalysethemfromtheviewpointofIC.
VIII.