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English & ChinesCeultures
Greenhouse
温室
Busywork 耗时又无价值的工作
Housewarming Free love
乔迁之庆 公开同居
Busybody Lowboy
interplay 相互作用.”
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Task 6 British English & AmericanCuElntgulrisesh
Chinese 糖果 公寓 地下室 时间表 售票处 秋天 手电筒 电梯 高速公路 商店
爱管闲事的人 矮脚衣柜
High school
中学
First lady 总统夫人
Cooker
炉子或厨具 Rest room 卫生间
Sunspot
黑子
Stop watch 跑表
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Harris 1993
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LANGUAGE & CULCTuRltEures
“England & America are two countries separated by the same language.”
Attributed to George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer
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We all have cultural biases
Everyone has personal biases about diverse cultures that are reflections of ideas & images in society.
• Subculture: different traditions practiced by groups set within a larger culture. Frequently regionally based. 集体文化、副文化：指与主文化相对应的那些非主流 的、局部的文化现象。
Cross-cultural ValuCeTualsstkur6es 比较各种文化标准
One person’s cultural experiences, therefore, may be different from another person’s cultural experiences, as one family’s culture is different from another family’s culture.
Americans
Japanese
• Freedom • Independence • Self-reliance • Equality • Individualism • Competition • Efficiency • Time • Directness 直率 • Openness
• Belonging
Skills are needed to understand & respond effectively to differences.
Wh pattern of human behavior including:
– Thoughts – Communication – Actions – Customs – Beliefs – Values – Institutions 惯例
of a racial, ethnic, or social group
Everyone has a culture
A person’s upbringing（教养）, childhood environment or family life may be referred to as his or her culture.
• Group harmony • Collectiveness 集体主义 • Age/seniority 资历
• Group consciousness
• Cooperation • Quality 品质
• Patience • Indirectness 迂回 • Go-between 中间人 Elashmawi &
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Levels of cultureCultures
• National: learned behavioral（动作的） patterns, beliefs, values, and institutions shared by the citizens of a nation.
• International: cultural traditions that expand beyond cultural boundaries.
“Language is a carrier & container of cultural information.”
“Language is a special part of culture.” “Language is strongly influenced &
shaped by culture, reflecting many features of culture.” “Language & culture interact &
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Sweet Flat Cellar Timetable Booking office Autumn
Torch Lift Motorway Shop
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Candy
Apartment Basement Schedule Ticket office Fall
Flashlight Elevator Highway Store