INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 1 COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE 4
Communication 4
Culture 5
Culture and Communication 9
Culture and Society 11
Intercultural Communication 11
Exercises 13
Explanations 13
CHAPTER 2 THE HIDDEN CORE OF CULTURE 24
World Views 24
What Values Are 27
Characteristics of Values 29
Comparison of Cultural Values 30
Exercises 42
Explanations 43
CHAPTER 3 VERBAL COMMUNICATION 61
Language 61
Language and Culture 63
Culture and Word Meaning 64
Discourse Patterns 70
Other Differences in Writing between English and Chinese 76
Thinking Patterns 77
Exercises 78
Explanations 79
CHAPTER 4 NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 100
Movements of Our Bodies 103
Paralanguage 112
Our Use of Time 113
Our Use of Space 119
Functions of Nonverbal Communication 121
Explanations 122
Exercises 122
CHAPTER 5 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 140
Family 140
Friends 145
Exercises 151
Explanations 151
CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL INTERACTION CUSTOMS 163
Forms of Address 164
Greetings 165
Farewells 165
Compliments and Responses 166
Gratitude and Thanks 168
Invitations 168
Appointment and Visiting 169
Hospitality 170
Exercises 172
Ladies First 172
Explanations 175
CHAPTER 7 CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT 190
The Role of a Teacher 191
Modes of Teaching and Learning 193
Education Traditions 198
Exercises 200
Explanations 203
Developing Cultural Awareness 209
CHAPTER 8 IMPROVING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNI-CATION 209
Potential Problems in Intercultural Communication 212
Things We Can Do 217
Intercultural Communication Competence 220
Exercises 220
Explanations 223
APPENDIXⅠ 235
APPENDIXⅡ 243
REFERENCES 245