吉林大学：《商务英语选读》课程电子教案（PPT课件）Unit 8 Text a Guides to Good Intercultural Communication

Unit 8 Text A Guides to Good Intercultural Communication

Unit 8 Text A Guides to Good Intercultural Communication

Warm-up What does the author mean by "potential trouble spots"in para.1? What is the first step to take if you want to overcome the barrier in intercultural communication? According to the author,how to deal with intercultural communication? What does the author think about cross cultural communication well? What should you do in cross-cultural communication?

Warm-up ❖ What does the author mean by “potential trouble spots” in para. 1? ❖ What is the first step to take if you want to overcome the barrier in intercultural communication? ❖ According to the author, how to deal with intercultural communication? ❖ What does the author think about cross￾cultural communication well? ❖ What should you do in cross-cultural communication?

outline With so many barriers to communication, communicating with people of another culture is difficult. A good guideline engage in business with a person from another country is: 1.to learn about that person's culture; 2.to have patience with yourself and the other person; 3.to get help when you need it

outline ❖ With so many barriers to communication, communicating with people of another culture is difficult. ❖ A good guideline engage in business with a person from another country is: 1. to learn about that person’s culture; 2. to have patience with yourself and the other person; 3. to get help when you need it

With so many barriers to communication, communicating with people of another culture is difficult.Communicating between genders, through the generation gap,among races,and through other differences present unique challenges well.Anyone who enters the business world today must be aware of these potential trouble spots and ways of avoiding them. A good guideline for someone about to engage in business with a person from another

With so many barriers to communication, communicating with people of another culture is difficult. Communicating between genders, through the generation gap, among races, and through other differences present unique challenges well. Anyone who enters the business world today must be aware of these potential trouble spots and ways of avoiding them. A good guideline for someone about to engage in business with a person from another

country is to learn about that person's culture Many sources of useful information are available.Experienced businesspeople have written books recounting some of the subtle but important ways that people in other countries communicate.Networking can generate the names of other businesspeople who have made contact with another culture. A telephone conversation or a lunch meeting may provide pointers on what to do and what. not to do.Large corporations with frequent

country is to learn about that person’s culture. Many sources of useful information are available. Experienced businesspeople have written books recounting some of the subtle but important ways that people in other countries communicate. Networking can generate the names of other businesspeople who have made contact with another culture. A telephone conversation or a lunch meeting may provide pointers on what to do and what not to do. Large corporations with frequent

and extensive dealings in other lands often establish workshops in which employees receive briefing and training before accepting oversea assignments.Learning the language is an invaluable way of becoming more familiar with another culture. Another basic guideline for communicating is to have patience -with yourself and the other person.Conversing with someone from another country,when one of you is likely to be unfamiliar with the

and extensive dealings in other lands often establish workshops in which employees receive briefing and training before accepting oversea assignments. Learning the language is an invaluable way of becoming more familiar with another culture. Another basic guideline for communicating is to have patience － with yourself and the other person. Conversing with someone from another country, when one of you is likely to be unfamiliar with the

language being used,can be difficult and time consuming.By being patient with mistakes, making sure that all questions are answered, and not hurrying,you are more likely to make the outcome of the conversation positive.You must also learn to be patient and tolerant of ambiguity.Being able to react to new, different,and unpredictable situations with little visible discomfort or irritation will prove invaluable

language being used, can be difficult and time consuming. By being patient with mistakes, making sure that all questions are answered, and not hurrying, you are more likely to make the outcome of the conversation positive. You must also learn to be patient and tolerant of ambiguity. Being able to react to new, different, and unpredictable situations with little visible discomfort or irritation will prove invaluable

The third basic guideline for communicating is to get help when you need it.If you are not sure what is being said -or why something is being said in a certain way -ask for clarification.If you feel uneasy about conversing with someone from another culture,bring along someone you trust who understands that culture. You will have a resource if you need help. based on Business Communicationby Carol M.Lethmen, William C.Himstreet,Wayne Murlin Baty

The third basic guideline for communicating is to get help when you need it. If you are not sure what is being said － or why something is being said in a certain way － ask for clarification. If you feel uneasy about conversing with someone from another culture, bring along someone you trust who understands that culture. You will have a resource if you need help. based on Business Communication by Carol M. Lethmen, William C. Himstreet, Wayne Murlin Baty

gender a grammatical category used in the analysis of nouns,pronouns,adjectives,and,in some languages,verbs that may be arbitrary or based on characteristics such as sex or animacy and that determines agreement with or selection of modifiers,referents,or grammatical forms sexual identity,especially in relation to society or culture Women entered graduate schools and encountered gender discrimination when they applied for the few academic positions

gender ❖ a grammatical category used in the analysis of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and, in some languages, verbs that may be arbitrary or based on characteristics such as sex or animacy and that determines agreement with or selection of modifiers, referents, or grammatical forms ❖ sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture Women entered graduate schools and encountered gender discrimination when they applied for the few academic positions

Traditionally,gender has been used primarily to refer to the grammatical categories of masculine,feminine,and neuter;but in recent years the word has become well established in its use to refer to sex-based categories,as in phrases such as“gender gap”and“the politics of gender".This usage is supported by the practice of many anthropologists,who reserve sex for reference to biological categories,while using gender to refer to social or cultural categories.According to this rule,one would say:

❖ Traditionally, gender has been used primarily to refer to the grammatical categories of masculine, feminine, and neuter; but in recent years the word has become well established in its use to refer to sex-based categories, as in phrases such as “gender gap” and “the politics of gender”. This usage is supported by the practice of many anthropologists, who reserve sex for reference to biological categories, while using gender to refer to social or cultural categories. According to this rule, one would say: