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西南大学网络与继续教育学院课程考试试题卷类别： 网教 2019 年 6 月
课程名称【编号】：跨文化交际【0859】 A卷
大作业 满分：100 分
Analyze the following cases，and then answer the given questions. (50%)
Case 1
Can we talk about us?
Anna asks her fiancé, Ben, “Can we talk about us?” Immediately Ben tenses up, sensing trouble. He presents himself for an unpleasant conversation and reluctantly agrees. Anna then thanks Ben for being so supportive during the last few months when she was under enormous pressure at her job. She tells him she feels closer than ever to him. Then she invites Ben to tell her what makes him feel loved and closer to her. Although Ben is relieved to them there is no crisis, he’s also baffled. “If there isn’t a problem, why do women need to talk about the relationship? If it’s working, let it be.”
Question:
Could you explain why Ben was reluctant to have a talk with his fiancée?Case 2
My mother is ill
In a police office in Hong Kong, a Chinese policeman (A) came up to his British superior (B).
A: Sir.
B: Yes, what is it?
A: My mother is not very well, sir.
B: So?
A: She has to go into hospital, sir.
B: Well, get on with it. What do you want?
A: On Thursday, sir.
B: Bloody hell, man. What do you want?
A: Nothing, sir.
Questions: Can you guess why the policeman went to his superior’s office? What caused the misunderstanding? What should the Chinese policeman say to get what he wanted?II. Answer the following questions: (50%)
“Stereotype” is said to be one of the potential barriers of intercultural communication. What is “stereotype”? Why we take stereotypes as a barrier of intercultural communication?As we know, a word in one language does not necessarily have a counterpart in the other language; words or terms in both languages appear to refer to the same object or concept only on the surface, but actually refer to quite different things. Explain the cultural differences of the following pairs of words: 龙vs. dragon, 知识分子 vs. intellectuals, 社会科学 vs. social sciences, 书 vs. book, 狗vs. dog.
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