目錄
Part Ⅰ Different Values
Unit 1 Chinese People
Passage A Chinese Character
Passage B The Legacy of Confucianism
Cultural Information Chinese Ancient Mythical Stories
Unit 2 Western People
Passage A English Character
Passage B American Character
Cultural Information Influence of Geographic Environment
Unit 3 Values and Worldviews
Passage A East and West, Different Values
Passage B Holistic or Dualistic View of the World
Cultural Information Tightness and Looseness in Individualistie and Collectivistic Cultures
Part Ⅱ Different Daily Life
Unit 4 Family and Friends
Passage A American Family
Passage B Social Relationship and Friendship in East and West
Cultural Information Impersonal Relationship of Americans
Unit 5 Sports and Diet
Passage A Sports and Recreation in America
Passage B Chopsticks or Forks, Taste or Nutrition
Cultural Information Unhealthy and Overindulgent Eating in America
Part Ⅲ Different Attitudes to Education and Work
Unit 6 Education
Passage A Education in China and the US
Passage B American Education
Cultural Information Home School Education in the UK
Unit 7 Different Attitudes to Work
Passage A Different Attitudes to Time
Passage B American Attitude to Work
Cultural Information Time Orientation and Activity Orientation
Part Ⅳ Intercultural Adaptation
Unit 8 Meeting Different Cultures
Passage A Silence in Different Cultures
Passage B Face and Facework
Cultural Information Verbal or Silent Communication
Unit 9 Globalization
Passage A Understanding Intercultural Conflicts
Passage B Building a Human Community with a Shared Future
Cultural Information Ethnocentrism, a Barrier in Intercultural Communication
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