新编跨文化交际英语教程 参考答案(13)

superior to the Indians? learning. They didn?t expect that what they considered as good for the Indian youth would be taken as totally good for nothing by the Indians, to whom, the white people?s learning and sciences could be inapplicable in their living environment and irrelevant to the way they preferred to live. On the other hand, the Indians were also somewhat ethnocentric when they implied that their education was better by asking the white people to send their sons to be educated by the Indians and promising that they would be able to make men of them through instructing them in all the Indians knew. Besides, the Indians, because of their limited scope of knowledge and experience, didn?t realize that they could also learn something useful from the white people.

Case 30

It is said that the event which really marked a dividing point in Western images of China was the visit of U. S. President Richard Nixon to China in February 1972. A week that changed the world was Nixon?s characterization of his own trip and his view was shared by many Americans, because it symbolized that the U. S. no longer regarded China as a major enemy, perhaps even not as an enemy at all. Images of contemporary China were changed drastically in the process. That was the time when color television came into widespread use in the Western world, and when television achieved an undoubted lead over every other medium as a formation of popular images. Much of Nixon?s visit to China was telecast as it was happening. Journalists and China specialists were

interviewed endlessly on television. There was an expansion of interest in Chinese food, art, fashions and acupuncture. The number of Americans going to China rose quickly. There was a mania for everything Chinese.

Case 31

It seems that Ian and Peter have the same problem, that is, they are both strongly stereotyped by other people and are seldom seen as they actually are. The pinning of qualities and abilities onto individuals and stereotyping them as either ?artistic and expressive? or ?practical and sensible? may run deep within some societies. It would seem that a person needs to be one or the other —

obviously not the case in this example of the two brothers. To be categorized as an artist would seem to deprive one of the right of being serious about ?more important? issues in life, whereas to be categorized as a scientist or ?non-artist? is to mean that one is perhaps not capable of being a colorful and interesting person. In this way, people are reduced in their potentials according to such crude labels that are used to explain them.

Case 32

This case clearly shows two very different perceptions of what is going on. Jeremy believes he is being supportive, inclusive and understanding, whereas Jabu feels she is being treated badly and indeed the victim of racism. Jeremy is obviously trying his best to do what he can for Jabu; but he is making a basic mistake which derives from his notion of her culture, which prevents him from dealing with her as she sees herself. Jeremy does not base his understanding of Jabu on what he observes of her, but on impressions he himself has had from his own experience in her country, South Africa, and the basis of his impressions is likely to have been stereotypical. The way Jeremy treats Jabu often implies that Jabu and her culture are inferior and backward. By making her

?special?, what Jeremy has done to Jabu actually inhibits her ability to integrate and makes her feel labeled less capable than the other students. The final straw for Jabu is when she overhears Jeremy in the corridor saying that her lateness in meeting deadlines is caused by her being a ?black African?. The error in this judgment is revealed by Jabu?s observation that she certainly is not being treated equally with other students. Indeed, it is Jeremy?s overgeneralization that her lateness is a product of her national culture which prevents him from seeing a far more common explanation — that she is really more like other students than different to them.

Unit 9

Intercultural Adaptation

Reading I

Comprehension questions

Adapting to a New Culture

1. What are the terms that can be applied to the concept of “culture shock”?

Terms that can be applied to the concept of ―culture shock are culture stress, adaptation, transition shock, adjustment, socialization, and so on.

2. What are the symptoms of a person at his or her “honeymoon stage” in the process of adapting to a new culture?

In this stage, one feels a sense of excitement, pleasure, and self-satisfaction for making the decision to come to this beautiful place. In his or her view, nearly everything appears wonderful.

3. Does everybody experience the Stage Two? How to cope with the negative feelings one may have at this stage?

No, some people never experience this stage. In order to cope with the negative feelings one may have at this stage, one should not withdraw from all contact with the new culture and instead try to have more contact with the host nationals.

4. According to the author, what is the best thing to do when one is experiencing culture shock? The best thing to do when you are experiencing culture shock is to admit that you are

experiencing culture shock, try to identify your stage of culture shock, and work toward becoming more familiar with the new culture.

5. What are the problems that people are confronted with when they return to the home culture from overseas?

Upon their first returning home, there is a sense of relief and excitement about being in familiar surroundings. However, a sense of depression and negative outlook follows the initial reentry cycle, for a person may find that the home culture is no longer the same. The …… 此处隐藏：7747字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……