0 Introduction：Intercultural Communication and Intercultural Competence in a Changing World 1 Understanding Culture 1.1 Culture：The Definitions 1.2 Characteristics of Culture 1.3 Classification of Culture 1.4 Culture, Race and Ethnicity 1.5 Comparative Analysis of Cultures：The Methodology 1.6 Understanding Culture：More Appropriate Attitudes 1.7 Chapter Summary 1.8 Case Study Assignment 2 Comparing Origins of Civilizations 2.1 Origins of Chinese and Western Civilizations 2.2 Differences Between Chinese and Western Civilizations 2.3 Origin and Development of Civilizations 2.4 Chapter Summary 2.5 Case Study Assignments 3 Comparing Chinese and Western Philosophies 3.1 Knowing Chinese and Western Philosophies 3.2 Comparing Views of the World 3.3 Comparing Views of Knowledge and Truth 3.4 Chapter Summary 3.5 Case Study Assignments 4 Comparing Values 4.1 Definitions of Values 4.2 Reflective Observation 4.3 Abstract Conceptualization：Stereotyping and Stereotypes 4.4 Active Experimentation：Re-thinking Hofstede's Value Dimensions 4.5 Common Values of Humanity 4.6 Chapter Summary 4.7 Case Study Assignment 5 Languages and Thinking Patterns 5.1 A Brief Definition of Language 5.2 Language and Language Families 5.3 Differences Between English and Chinese 5.4 Thinking and Thinking Patterns 5.5 The Relationship Between Language and Thought 5.6 Chapter Summary 5.7 Case Study Assignments 6 Comparing Moral Education：Chinese and Western Practices 6.1 Concrete Experience 6.2 Reflective Observation 6.3 Abstract Conceptualization 6.4 Active Experimentation 6.5 Chapter Summary 6.6 Case Study Assignment 7 Comparing Chinese and Western Literary Traditions 7.1 Concrete Experience 7.2 Reflective Observation 7.3 Abstract Conceptualization 7.4 Active Experimentation
7.5 Chapter Summary 7.6 Case Study Assignments 8 Comparing Cultures Through Poetry 8.1 Concrete Experience 8.2 Reflective Observation 8.3 Abstract Conceptualization 8.4 Active Experimentation
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