跨文化交际选择题部分简答题说课讲解
I. Multiple Choice (2 points each)
Directions: There are some statements in this ction. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D, choo the ONE that best completes the statement.
1. When you talk with your friends about Picasso, Beethoven, you are talking about culture from ______ perspective.
A.anthropologic
B. intellectual
C. social
D. psychological
2. The dialogues at the United Nations, for example, would be termed _________.
A.interracial communication
B. interethnic communication
C.international communication
D. interpersonal communication
3. _____ is the process of putting an idea into a symbol.
A. Decoding
B. Channel
C. Encoding
D. Source
4. _____ refers to anything that distorts the message the source encodes.
A. Noi
B. Message
C. Source
D. Context
5._____ refers to the respon of a receiver to a nder’s message.
A. Receiver
B. Decoding
C. Encoding
D. Feedback
6. Definitions of communication from many Asian countries stress ________, which is most notable in cultures with a Confucian tradition.
A. harmony
B. exchanging information
C. respect
D. instrumental function
7. Communication does not occur in isolation or in a vacuum, but rather it takes place in a physical and a social context; both establish the rules that govern the interaction. It reflects _____.
A. communication is symbolic
B. communication is systematic
C. communication is irreversible
D. communication is transactional
8. In China, if a Tibetan communicates with a Han, it is _____.
A. interracial communication
B. interethnic communication
C.international communication
D. interpersonal communication
9. The _____ is the person with an idea he or she desires to communicate.
A. message
B. context
C. source
D. feedback
10. _____ refers to the exchange of messages between members of the dominant culture within a country.
A. Interethnic Communication
B. Intercultural Communication
C. international Communication
D. Interregional Communication
11._____ occurs when the nder and the receiver exchanging messages are from different races with different physical characteristics.
A. Interethnic Communication
B. Interracial Communication
C. Intracultural communication
D. Intercultural communication
12. _____ refers to one’s n of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group.
A. Cultural identity
B. Cultural value
C. Cultural norm
D. Subculture
13. _____ is the environment in which the communication takes place and which helps define the communication.
A. Receiver respon
B. Source
C. Context
D. Feedback
14. Mr. Wang, a Chine immigrant in U.S, has adapted himlf so well to American cultu
re that he gradually lost his Chine cultural identity. This process is called_____.
A. paration and gregation
B. integration
C. assimilation
D. marginalization
15. Liming, a Chine student, just began his study in a university in the United States. In his first week in U.S, he thought everything was new and exciting, and he enjoyed himlf a lot. Liming is in_____ stage of culture shock.
A. honeymoon
B. crisis
C. reintegration
D. gradual adjustment
16. _____ refers to maintaining one’s original culture and not participating in the new culture.
A. Separation and gregation
B. Assimilation
C. Marginalization
D. Integration
17. _____ refers to an individual’s learning and adopting the norms and values of the new host culture.
A. Acculturation
B. Deculturation
C. Marginalization
D. Assimilation
18. _____ is the socialization process you go through to adapt to your society.
A. Deculturation
B. Acculturation
C. Assimilation
D. Enculturation
19. _____ takes place when individuals become an integral part of the new culture while maintaining their cultural integrity.
A. Culture shock
B. Integration
C. Cultural identity
D. Acculturation
20. An American company that operates in Japan almost caud a disaster in the United States—Japane relations by addressing 500 red Christmas cars to its Japane joint-venture partner, since funeral notices are red in Japan. This ca has reflected that each country has its art for _____.
A. tipping
B. greeting
C. card exchange
D. giving gift
21. In______, the handshake is accompanied with a light kiss; even males kiss both cheeks after a handshake.
