【正文】 interprets Mr. Chu’s embarrassment as agreement or even pleasure at their first encounter, and as a result, he goes away from the encounter unawareness of the extent to which he has plicated their initial introduction.We can see from the above case, culture plays a very important role in the munication between these two men. Though everyone has a unique style of munication, culture determines a general style for its members. We are not always aware of the subtle influences of our culture. Likewise, we may not perceive that others are influenced by their cultures as well. Case 3 Friends Were Friends Forever?ExplanationIn the above case, neither Yaser nor Steve is to be blamed for their relationship. The reason why Yaser felt confused is that he is an outsider to American culture. He doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close panions “friends.” Americans have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on mon interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates. Their friendship has changed.In some cultures friendship means a strong lifelong bond between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to last. However, American society is one of rapid change and studies show that one out of every five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.People from the United States may at first seem friendly. Americans often chat easily with strangers. They exchange information about their families, hobbies and work. They may smile warmly and say, “Have a nice day” or “See you later.” Schoolmates may say, “Let’s get together sometimes.” But friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship in America.People like Yaser shouldn’t give up trying to make American friends. Americans do value strong lifelong friendship, with Americans and nonAmericans. When making friends, it helps to have a good dose of crosscultural understanding.Here are just a few tips given by Americans to nonAmericans who want to make friends with Americans.1. Visit places Americans enjoy: parties, churches, western restaurants, parks, sports clubs.2. Be willing to take the first step. Don’t wait for them to approach you. Americans may not know if you speak English. They may be embarrassed if they can’t speak your language.3. Use small talk to open the conversation. Ask them where they’re from. Why they came to China, etc. Remember: Be careful to avoid personal questions about age, salary, marital status and appearance.4. Show an interest in their culture, their country or their job. (Americans like to talk about themselves!)5. Invite them to join you for dinner or just for coffee or tea. Try to set a specific time. Americans sometimes make general invitations like “Let’s get together sometimes.” Often this is just a way to be friendly. It is not always a real invitation.6. Don’t expect too much at first. Maybe they’re just being friendly. But maybe they do want to be your good friends. It will take time to tell.UNIT 3 Verbal CommunicationPart One Warm Up1. The newly married couple understand the meaning of the word ‘honeymoon’ from their own perspectives.2. Confusion can result when you look for meaning in the words and not in the person.3. In interpersonal munication we use language to confirm or disconfirm another person. Two general types of meanings are covered: denotation and connotation. The denotative meaning of a word is its objective definition, while the connotative meaning is its subjective or emotional meaning.Part Three ExercisesSection B Group Discussion1. Saturday ShiftCommunication in this dialogue goes wrong from the very first line in which Ms. Jones, from a direct culture, thinks she has just told Mr. Wu about a need she has for workers on Saturday. However, Mr. Wu, from an indirect culture, has not heard this first line as a statement of a need but as an indirect and very polite request to e in on Saturday, for this is, in fact, almost exactly how Mr. Wu would make such a request in his culture.Things go rapidly downhill from here. Wu answers this “request” in the negative (“I see,” which in his culture is a polite way of saying no without actually using the word). In his culture, if Wu would e in on Saturday, he would immediately say so at this point。高教版《跨文化交際與地球村民》部分練習(xí)參考答案 Key to Some of the Exercises (for your reference only)UNIT 1 Globalization and Intercultural CommunicationPart One Warm UpQuestion 4This is a Canadian host family (Canadian husband on the left, Russian wife in the middle and their son left to the mother) hosting students abroad. From left to right, there are Chinese, Malaysian, Japanese and Singaporean who are international students in Canada. This picture best illustrates the concept of global village where people from different cultural backgrounds meet and even live together for whatever reasons. Part Three ExercisesSection A Culture Quiz 1. national level 2. global standard 3. cheap production 4. financial crises 5. popular culture 6. new opportunities and new challengesSection D Case StudiesCase 1 Finding an Interested BuyerExplanationsA. This could be an explanation for what happened. However, not enough information was provided to support this choice. Had he truly been interested and then unexpectedly detained by important business matters, it is most likely that Mr. Li would have left additional instructions suggesting a new time to meet or a method of contact. There is a better alternative.B. This is an inaccurate generalization. Although time concepts vary across n