第一章Why do we need to communicate interculturally?

In this chapter, we will mainly discuss “Why do we need to communicate inter-culturally? “ from the following perspectives: What is the definition of Globalization? What are the 3 eras of Globalization? What is global competence? How to be a global citizen? Why global competence matters? What is intercultural communication? Why do we need to communicate cross culturally?

●1.1Globalization

1.Definition of Globalization 2. Global Interdependence

●1.2Global Competence---being a global citizen

1. Why Global Competence matters? 2. What Is Global Competence？

●1.3Understanding others---intercultural communication

1. What Is Intercultural Communication? 2. Why Is Intercultural Communication Important?

●1.4Understanding ourselves---to have China' stories retold

1. “Chinese Culture Aphasia” 2. Chinglish vs. China English 3. President Xi Jinping's emphasis on fine traditional Chinese culture

第二章What is Inter-cultural Communication ？

In this chapter, we will focus on the following 3 questions: What is culture? How do we categorize culture? What metaphors do we use to describe culture? What are the characteristics of culture?

●2.1What is culture?

1.Definitions of Culture；2. Types of Culture；3. Components of Culture

●2.2Metaphors of Culture

1.Culture is like an iceberg；2. Culture is like an onion；3.Culture is like the software of our mind；4. Culture is like the water a fish swims in；5. Culture is like a pair of glasses.

●2.3Characteristics of Culture

5 characteristics of culture
---Culture is learned.
--- Culture is shared.
--- Culture is based on symbols.
--- Culture is dynamic.
---Culture is integrated.

第三章How do we perceive the world？

This chapter discusses how people perceive the world. People from different cultures tend to have very different perceptions. This results in cultural conflicts and integration between different groups of people, for example, men and women, natives and immigrants, blacks and whites, Chinese and westerners ... These conflicts and integration constitute the focus of this chapter.

●3.1Perception: Definition and Process

1. Definition of Perception 2. Process of Perception

●3.26 Barriers in Interculture Communication

6 Barriers of Intercultural Communication
anxiety,
assuming similarity instead of difference,
ethnocentrism,
stereotypes and prejudice,
nonverbal misinterpretation,
language

●3.3Cultural conflicts and integration

Cultural Conflicts and Integration

●3.4Cultural diversity, inclusivity and cultural translation

Cultural Diversity, Inclusivity and Cultural translation

第四章Language, Thought and Culture: Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

This chapter mainly focuses on how language, thought and culture are intertwined with each other from different perspectives. Our discussion aims to clarify three questions. 1. What is the relationship between language and culture? 2. What is linguistic determinism? 3. What is linguistic relativity?

●4.1Language, Thought and Culture

1. Definition of language and culture. 2. The relationship between language and culture.

●4.2Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis: Linguistic Determinism

1. Definition of linguistic determinism. 2. Criticism on linguistic determinism.

●4.3 Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis: Linguistic Relativity

1. Definition of linguistic relativity. 2. Inspirations from the Eskimos, Hopi, Dani and Zuni people.

第五章Verbal and Non-verbal Communication

Verbal communication and nonverbal communication are of equal importance in the interaction process. In this chapter, we will pay special attention to 3 questions: 1. What are the definitions of verbal and nonverbal communication? 2. Why verbal communication problems are intensified in semantic, syntactic and pragmatic aspects? 3. What are the forms of nonverbal communication? What functions do various kinds of nonverbal cues serve?

●5.1Communication Overview

1. Definition of Communication; 2. Components of Communication

●5.2Verbal Communication

1. Definition of verbal communication 2. Verbal communication problems are intensified in three aspects.

●5.3non-verbal Communication

1. introduction  2. body language and silence  3. proxemics   4. Chronemics

第六章 How to Understand Cultural Diversity?

Scholars developed cultural models to help us navigate cultural differences more systematically. They identified cultural dimensions that seem to capture most of the likely differences between cultures, and rated a large sample of countries on these dimensions. In this chapter, we will discuss three major cultural models:

●6.1The Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck Value Orientations Theory

Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Value Orientations Theory; 
1. human nature；2. the relationship between human beings and the natural world；3. time ；4. human activity；5. social relations

●6.2Edward Hall’s High-context and low-context culture theory

1. Definition and Characteristics of High-and Low- Context Cultures；
2. Impacts of high-context and low-context cultures
3. Case study
4. Expectations of high-context and low-context cultures
5. Strategies to cope with high-context and low-context cultures

●6.3 Hofstede’scultural dimensions theory

Hofstede's Six Dimensional Model of Values.

1.Power distance；
2. Individualism vs. Collectivism；
3.Masculinity vs. Femininity；
4. Uncertainty Avoidance
5. long-term vs. short-term orientation
6. indulgence vs. self-restraint

第七章Roots and Origins of Chinese Culture

n this chapter, we will talk about the geographic and economic background of Chinese people, examine the concepts of He (和，Harmony, Ren (仁, Benevolence), Reversal is the movement of Tao and the Unity of Heaven and Man, and reflect on their contemporary significance.

●7.1Geographical and economic background of Chinese people

1.Influence on Chinese thoughts. 2. Influence on traditional Chinese family system.

●7.2The concept of He(Harmony) in Chinese culture

1. The origin and development of the concept of He(harmony) 2. Harmony Without Uniformity and a Community of Shared Future.

●7.3Confucius’ thought of He (Harmony) between individuals: Ren (Benevolence)

1. The essence of benevolence 2. Two aspects of loving others：filial piety & fraternal duty and "All within the four seas are brothers. 3. Highly-held philosophies by the Chinese nation

●7.4Confucius’ thought of He (Harmony) between individuals: how to practice Ren (Benevolence)

1. "Do not do to others what you do not wish yourself"--golden rule 2. put oneself in others' shoes 3. critical thinking--integrity, empathy and fairmindedness.

●7.5The Concept of “tiānrénhéyī”(天人合一, the Unity of Heaven and Man)

1. "Know Heaven & Fear Heaven" 2. Vigorous movement and Profound generosity3. a feasible path towards tackling the destruction of the natural world

●7.6Reversal is the movement of Tao（反者道之动）

1. A theory maintained by both Taoism and Confucianism 2. Remaining cautious even in times of prosperity (居安思危) 3. The doctrine of the golden mean

第八章Virtues in Cultures

In this Chapter, we will explore cultures from the perspective of values. We will focus mainly on 1. the virtues in western culture and traditional Chinese culture respectively; 2. Core values in western culture, reflected by views on family and morality.

●8.1Virtues

1. Virtues in western cultures  2.Traditional Chinese Virtues

●8.2Core values in western cultures

Core values in western cultures
1.Husband and wife relationship
2. Parents and children relationship
3.What is taboo？
4. Food and drinks taboo

第九章 Literature and Paintings

Literature and paintings are of great value for our human beings. This chapter briefly introduces Chinese and Western literature and paintings, including 1. The development of Chinese literature (mythology, and Chinese famous romantic and realistic literature works). 2. The development of Western literature (Origin, and western famous romantic and realistic literature works). 3. Chinese ink -and-wash painting.

●9.1Chinese Literature

1. A brief overview of traditional Chinese literature 2. Mythology and special features of Chinese mythology 2. Shijing (《诗经》)and the the Six Basic Elements of poetry(诗六艺) 3. Chuci (《楚辞》) and the Sao-style

●9.2 Western Literature Orientation

 1. Typical features of Classicism literature. 2. Typical features of Romanticism literature.  3. Typical features of Realistic literature.

●9.3Chinese painting: ink-and-wash painting

1. The theoretical and phisological background of ink-and-wash painting. 2. Principle of perspective vs. principle of shaping beyond likeness 3. Guo Xi's theory on landscape painting. 4. Representative painters of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties