Lesson Plan
School of Foreign Languages and Literature Course: Inter-cultural Communication
Students Number:
Related Subjects: Listening, Western Civilization, Chinese Culture Semester: 1st .Semester, 2010
Week Periods: 2 Semester Periods: 10
Textbook: Intercultural Communication: A Practical Textbook Testing Type: Informal Unit One
Topic: Introduction Date: Tuesday, Friday Objectives:
1.Students will be able to get a general ideas of intercultural communication. Important/Difficult Point(s):
Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure: Period 1,2
Step 1. Warming-up Cases a. Case 1 Showing Concerns b. Case 2 First Offer
c. Case 3 Same Language, Different Behavior Step 2.The Concept of “Culture”
Ask the Ss to read Page 5 to Page7 and give their definitions of “culture”
Step 3 Ask the students to give as many examples as they can to show the cultural differences between Chinese culture and the western culture
Step 4. Communication and Intercultural Communication/ Models of Intercultural Communication
Period 3,4 Step 1. Exercises: 1). Discussions
a. Discuss the four trend that make our world more interdependent.
b. Discuss the relationship between the technological development and the
intercultural communication Step 2. Video Watching
Ask the Ss to watch the video < Gua Sha> and pick out the cultural differences demonstrated in the video
Plan for Follow Up Lesson:
1.Our next class will begin with Unit
2. The students will be reminded at the end of this class to prepare the readings for next week.
2.The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class
discussions. Unit Two
Topic: Daily Verbal Communication (I) Date: Tuesday, Friday
Objectives:
Students will be able to get the basic information of the difference of daily verbal communication between Western and Eastern culture
Important/Difficult Point(s): Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure: Period 1,2
Step 1. Two major sources of western culture: Hellenism and Hebraism Step 2. Warm-up Cases
a. Case 1 Twelve Cups of Tea
b. Cases 2 Have you had your lunch?/ Where are you going? c. Case 3 Sitting Down
d. Ca se 4 Li Hongzhang’s Embarrassment e. Case 5. Different Attitude Towards a Fly in a Beer f. Case 6 Borrow Money and Lend Money Step 3. Form of Address Step 4. Greeting
Step 5. Initiating Conversation and Conversation Topic a. Age b. Money c. Health d. Family 6. Visiting
7. Parting 8. Exercise
1).Questions for Discussion
a. What topics should be avoided in initiating conversations? b. What are the differences in parting between Chinese and English cultures?
2) Compare the American friendship with the Chinese friendship
Plan for Follow Up Lesson:
1.Our next class will begin with Unit 3. The students will be reminded at the end of
this class to prepare the readings for next week.
2.The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class
discussions. Unit Three
Topic: Daily Verbal Communication (II) Date: Tuesday, Friday Objectives:
To learn more differences in daily verbal communication between culture and western culture
Important/Difficult Point(s): Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure:
Period 1,2
Step 1. Warming-up
a. Case 1. An Invitation to Dinner
b. Case 2. The Cancellation of the Dinner party c. Case 3 Why should they do like this?
d. Case 4. The Embarrassment Caused by “ No Etiquette” 2. Compliments and Compliment Responses 3. Social Functions of Compliments
4. Differences Betwween Chinese and English Compliments a. The Semantic Formula b. The Syntactic Formula
5. Common Responses Formulas of English and Chinese Compliments
6. Cultural Assumption
7. Expressions of Gratitude and Apology in English and Chinese
8. Exercise
1) Questions for Discussion
a. Discuss the different syntactic formulas in English and Chinese compliments
b. Skill Practice: Initiating Conversations with Compliments 2) Role-play Exercises on page 65 Plan for Follow Up Lesson:
1.Our next class will begin with Unit 4. The students will be reminded at the end of
this class to prepare the readings for next week.
2.The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class
discussions.
Topic: Verbal Communication
Date: Tuesday, Friday
Objectives: To get to know more examples showing the differences in verbal communication
Important/Difficult Point(s): Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure: Period 1,2
Step 1. Warming-up
a. Case 1 Shoes for Street Walking
b. Case 2 A Misunderstanding Caused by a Joke c. Case 3. Look Out 2. Culturally loaded Words 3. Cultural Reflections on Proverbs 4. T aboos
5. Differences in Cultural Thought Patterns 6. Questions for Discussion
1) What does “gilding the lily” mean? 2) What is taboo?
Plan for Follow Up Lesson:
1.Our next class will begin with Unit 5. The students will be reminded at the end of
this class to prepare the readings for next week.
2.The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class
discussions.
Topic: Non-Verbal Communication Date: Tuesday, Friday, Objectives:
To get to know differences in nonverbal communication between Chinese culture and western culture
Important/Difficult Point(s): Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure: Period 1,2
Step 1. 1. Warming-up question Case 1. Personal Space
Case 2. The Problem with Using the Local Language Case 3. Left in the Cold
Case 4. She is Not Supposed to Be Wearing Trousers Case 5. Love vs. Language
Case 6. Gesture Issues of Some Famous Figures Case 7. A Misunderstanding of Seating Culture Case 8. This is not a Love Signal
2. Nonverbal Communication, Its underestimated Status 3. Nonverbal Communication, Its Study Areas 4. Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication 5. Time Language 6. Space Language
7. Body Language a. Posture b. Gesture
c. Facial Expressions d. Eye Contact e. Smell 8. Paralanguage 9. Exercise
1). Questions for Discussion
a. What are the major differences between verbal and nonverbal language
b. Discover the meaning of some common gestures in English
Plan for Follow Up Lesson:
1.Our next class will begin with Unit Seven. The students will be reminded at the
end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2.The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class
discussions. Unit Seven
Topic: Cultural V ariations in Negotiation Styles Date: Tuesday, Friday
Objectives: To get to know about some Cultural V ariations in Negotiation Styles
Important/Difficult Point(s): Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure: Period 1,2
Step 1. Warming-up
a. Case 1. Low vs. High Context Culture b. Case 2. A Refusal of an Offer of Coffee c. Case 3. Unhappy with the Money Paid d. Case 4. Kindness Can Kill
2. Cultural V ariations in Conducting Business a. Negotiation Atmosphere b. Detail: Depth vs. Breadth 3. Communication Style
4. Cultural V ariations in Decision-Making a. Problem-solving Process b. Organizational Structure 5. Conclusion 6. Exercises
1)Questions for Discussion
a. Discuss the cultural differences in selecting negotiations in America
and Japan
b. Discuss the concepts of high context culture and low context culture
Plan for Follow Up Lesson:
1.Our next class will begin with Unit Eight. The students will be reminded at the
end of this class to prepare the readings for next week. 2.The next class will be structured through small group work
and whole class
discussions. Unit Eight
Topic: Humor Interpretation in Intercultural Encounters Date: Tuesday, Thursday Objectives:
To get to know the differences of the sense and the interpretation of humor between Chinese culture and western culture
Important/Difficult Point(s): Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure: Period 1,2
Step 1. Warming-up
Ask the students to say as many examples of humor both in Chinese and English and to summerize the diffences between the two
2. Humor as a Pathway to Intercultural Communication Competence
1) Stage 1 Making New Conversational Rules 2) Stage 2 Explaining Humor
3. Converting Enthymene into Syllogism 4. Locating Analogues Cultural Contexts 5. The Metastep
6. Conclusion 7. Exercise
Questions for Discussion
a. T ell the differences between syllogism and enthymeme. b. Discuss the possibility of humor interpretation Plan for Follow Up Lesson:
1.Our next class will begin with Unit Nine. The students will be reminded at the end
of this class to prepare the readings for next week.
2.The next class will be structured through small group work and whole class
discussions. Unit Nine
Topic: Intercultural Personhood Date: Tuesday, Friday Objectives:
To get to know the objective of learning the course: developing an integration of eastern and western perspectives
Important/Difficult Point(s): Materials and Resources:
1.Students Journals (to be provided by instructor)
2.Assorted colorful cards and posters created by the teacher before class
3.Poster board cards for students to write on 4.Colorful pens and markers 5.Chalk, chalkboard Procedure: Period 1,2
Step 1. Warming-up
a. Case 1. Different Philosophies
b. Case 2. Does adopting a businesslike atmosphere work in this situation?
c. Case 3. Asian Style of Communication vs. American Style of Communication
2. Eastern and Western World Views a. Universe and Nature b. Knowledge c. Time
d. Communication 3. A Synthesis 4. Complementarity
5. T oward Intercultural Personhood 6. Conclusion 7. Exercise
1) Questions for Discussion
a. What is intercultural personhood?
b. Discuss the feasibility of a synthesis Western culture.
2) Classroom Activity on page 199
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