Unit One An Introduction to the Chinese Culture
1.1 A brief introduction to Chinese history and civilization
1.2 The richness of Chinese culture
1.3 Two important doctrines of Chinese culture
I. 4 Chinese language and Chinese patterns of thought
1.5 Cultural awareness in a diversified and changing world
Unit Two Intercultural Communication
2. 1 The global village
2. 2 The concept of intercultural communication
2. 3 The main factors of facilitating intercultural communication
2.4 The origin and development of intercultural communication
2. 5 The popularity of intercultural communication in China
2o 6 The awareness cultivation of intercultural communication
Unit Three Culture
3. 1 Culture
3.2 The characteristics of culture
3.3 Functions of culture
3.4 Language
3.5 Language and culture
Unit Four Communication
4. 1 Communication
4. 2 The major ingredients of communication
4. 3 The characteristics of communication
4. d Culture and communication
Unit Five Cultural Dimensions
5. 1 The major elements of cultural differences
5.2 The different value orientations
5.3 Cultural value dimensions
5.4 The Confusion dynamism dimension
5.5 Chinese concept of collectivism
5.6 American culture
Unit Six Culture Shock and Misunderstanding
6. 1 Culture shock and culture misunderstanding
6. 2 The major symptoms of culture shock
6. 3 Experiencing culture shock
6.4 Fighting against culture shock
6. 5 Some barriers to culture shock
6. 6 Cultural differences in discourse
Unit Seven Nonverbal Communication
7. 1 Introduction to nonverbal communication
7.2 Definition of nonverbal communication
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Unit Eight Culture and Education
Unit Nine Interpersonal Relationship
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