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1、西南大学培训与继续教育学院课程考试试题卷西南大学培训与继续教育学院课程考试试题卷thinks if they are talking with each other,then everything is going smoothly.thinks if they are talking with each other,then everything is going smoothly.ForFor Ben,Ben,AnnasAnnas suggestionsuggestion to to talktalk aboutabout thethe healthyhealthy relationshp

2、relationshp is ispointless.For Anna,Bens reluctance and lack of interest in talking simplypointless.For Anna,Bens reluctance and lack of interest in talking simplyhurt her feelings.hurt her feelings.学期：2020 年春季课程名称【编号】：跨文化交际【0859】A 卷考试类别：大作业满分：100 分I IAnalyze the following casesAnalyze the following

3、 cases，and then answer the given questions.(50%)and then answer the given questions.(50%)1.Case 1Can we talk about us?Can we talk about us?Anna asks her fianc,Ben,“Can we talk about us?”Immediately Ben tenses up,sensing trouble.Hepresents himself for an unpleasant conversation and reluctantly agrees

4、.Anna then thanks Ben for being sosupportive during the last few months when she was under enormous pressure at her job.She tells him shefeels closer than ever to him.Then she invites Ben to tell her what makes him feel loved and closer to her.Although Ben is relieved to them there is no crisis,hes

5、also baffled baffled.“If there isnt a problem,why do womenneed to talk about the relationship?If its working,let it be.”Question:Question:Could you explain why Ben was reluctant to have a talk with his fiancCould you explain why Ben was reluctant to have a talk with his fiance?e?2.Case 2MistakesMist

6、akesGrace is a university student in China,and she has an English conversation class with a Western teachernamed Mr.Schmidt.In the class Grace has lots of chances to practice her speaking because Mr.Schmidt oftenhas the students discuss in pairs or small groups.Grace likes all the speaking practice,

7、but she also worriesbecause her friends English isnt any better than hers and they cannot correct English mistakes she makes.SoGrace also likes to talk directly with Mr.Schmidt when she has the chance.However,Grace has noticed that even when Mr.Schmidt talks with her in class,he almost never correct

8、smistakes in her English.This worries her because she is afraid that if he doesnt correct her mistakes now,themistakes will become bad habits that are hard to break later.So several times after class she has politely askedMr.Schmidt to be especially careful about correcting errors she makes in Engli

9、sh.He has always assured herthat he will.Today,Grace has just made a speech in class,and hopes that Mr.Schmidt will point out some of hererrors.However,after her speech,he only comments about the content of what she said.To her surprise,andfrustration,he still says nothing about her grammar.Question

10、s:Questions:1)Why do you think Mr.Schmidt never corrects Graces Engl1)Why do you think Mr.Schmidt never corrects Graces Engl ish mistakes?ish mistakes?2)If you were Grace,what would be your response to Mr.Schmidts“negligence”?2)If you were Grace,what would be your response to Mr.Schmidts“negligence”

11、?一：This case shows a common type of clash in cross-gender communication.This case shows a common type of clash in cross-gender communication.For women,their relationship is a popular topic while for men,it is not aFor women,their relationship is a popular topic while for men,it is not afocus.focus.G

12、enerally,Generally,menmen useuse talktalk to to solvesolve problemsproblems ratherrather thanthan to to enhanceenhancetheir relationship.their relationship.Therefore,Therefore,thethe suggestionsuggestion-Can-Can wewe talktalk aboutabout us?us?producesproduces differentdifferentresponses from men and

13、 women.Woman usuallyresponses from men and women.Woman usually-1-1):Mr.Schmidt thinks it would he rude tocorrect Graces English errors.二：2)Mr.Schmidt doesnt correct Grace because he doesnt want to interruptI will understand of Mr.Schmidts“negligence”?Mr.Schmidts“negligence”?,because western style,be

14、cause western styleher:he doesnt want to discourage Grace fromtalking.teachingteaching wayway is is differentdifferent asas ChineseChinese.Many Western teachers take an3)Correction and language learning:There is actuallylittle evidence thatapproachtolanguagelearningandteachingwhichemphasizesactive c

15、orrection of mistakes inspoken English by a teacher helps learnerscommunication,sometimes even atthe expense of attention to grammaticalimprovetheir grammar much.Some corrections help learnerslearn,but mostaccuracy.corrections tend to be ignored or forgotten.How much a learner learnsdepends moreon h

16、ow carefully he/she pays attention than on howmuch theteacher corrects.4)What many people will do when talking toforeigners isto correct thingsthe foreignersaid wrong by repeating them later correctly,so if the learnerpays attention he/she might still learn a lot.II.Answer the following questions:(5

17、0%)II.Answer the following questions:(50%)1.“StereotypeStereotype”is said to be one of the potential barriers of intercultural communication.What is“stereotype”?Why we take stereotypesas a barrier of interculturalcommunication?Stereotype is mainly refers to people of a certain thing or object agener

18、alized fixed point of view of form,and the method of this kindI of5)While a language teacher might be willing to interrupt a student of Englishwatch by extension,think the things or has the characteristics of the whole,in order to point outhis/her errors,most Westerners would consider this rudewhile

19、 ignoring the individual iffereces.This is acommon cognitive style ofor awkward.In fact,in most countries the average person would probably nothuman beings People may be combined with the past,will come to theinterrupt a language learner to correct his/her gramma rmistakesconclusion that some genera

20、lcharacteristics,and in the future fromthis first6)interpreting the behavior of foreigners,we generally have some choice asoverall in the cognitive characteristics and think to observe things.As oneto how generousto be.How generous or harsh our choices arewill affect howmight thinkthat the Jews stin

21、gy,black wild,French romantic,Germans law-we evaluate the foreigners weencounter.-abiding enthusiasm,Italians,ete.In cross-cultural communication,Istereotype is refers to the asasifiationi of events,objects and people,dont-2-consider the personal characteristics and quality.First of all,stereotypes

22、often infectious,once formed,it deeply rooted,willbe used for quite a long time in the group or individual.Afected by,peopleused to some inequalitis.Secondl,stereotypes ffet information processingmethod,will issue too simplistic,generalization and exaggeration.Whenpeople use a stereotype view of oth

23、ers,often simply lassif people or thingsand give dfferentcomments.At the same time,the stereotype is stubborn,inanattempttoletthefactsinlinewiththeexpected.Fromapsychologicalpoint of wiew,stereotype brings a kind of mindset and sethuman beings cognition of the bricks and others base model,and on thi

24、sbasis,to explain the behavior of other.Finally,stereotypes can lead to prejudice.Bias is a kind of optional for all or part ofa groupof members of adenigration af attitude.Prejwdice aoften for no reason to dislike hatred,doubt,and other forms.So stereotypes are taken as barrier of interculturalcomm

25、unication.2.As we know,a word in one language does not necessarily have a counterpart in the otherlanguage;words or terms in both languages appear to refer to the same object or conceptonly on the surface,but actually refer to quite different things.Explain the culturaldifferences of the following p

26、airs of words:龙龙vs.dragon,vs.dragon,知识分子知识分子vs.intellectuals,vs.intellectuals,-3-In Chinese culture,“龙”is a totem with many royal association,suchas“龙颜”，“龙床”，“龙袍”,“龙心大喜”.However,the associations of“dragon”to Westerners are horrible,disgusting monsters.Intellectuals,persons who use or work with their

27、 intellect,corresponds to“知识分子”，yet there are conceptual difference between them.In Chineseculture“知识分子”generally include people who have had a collegeeducation:college teachers,medical doctors,scientists,engineers,middle or primary school teachers,college students,and in some ruralareas,even senior

28、 high school students are considered“知识分子”.Inmost English speaking countries,however,“intellectuals”wouldinclude only people with high academic status.In Chinese and westerncultures,books and dogs have the same cultural significance,and thereis no essential difference between them.书书vs.book,vs.book,狗狗vs.dog.vs.dog.-4-