單擊此處編輯母版標(biāo)題樣式,單擊此處編輯母版文本樣式,第二級(jí),第三級(jí),第四級(jí),第五級(jí),*,*,*,Chapter 8 Language and Culture,English Linguistics:An Introduction,Chapter 8 Language and Culture,0.,Warm-up Questions,1.,What Is Culture?,2.,Language vs.Culture,3.,Case studies,4.,Pedagogical Implication,5.,Intercultural Communication,0.Warm-up Questions,What is culture?What are different aspects of culture?,How are culture and language related to each other?,Can you produce some linguistic evidence of different cultures?,What are your suggestions for polite conversations?,What implications can we draw from the relationship,for both language learning and intercultural communication?,1.What Is Culture?,Few statements about culture:,The set of shared attitudes,values,goals,and practices that characterizes an institution,organization or group.,A learned pattern of behavior and ways in which a person lives his or her life.,A term used by social scientists for a peoples whole way of life.,人類在社會(huì)歷史發(fā)展過程中所創(chuàng)造的物質(zhì)和精神財(cái)富的總和。,人們普遍的社會(huì)習(xí)慣，如衣食住行、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣、生活方式、行為規(guī)范等。,2.Language vs.Culture,2.1 The Relationship(p146),Language is an indispensable part and,carrier,of culture.,Culture finds a better,representation,through language use.,2.2 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis(p149),Our language helps,mould,our way of thinking and,consequently,different languages may probably express speakers unique ways of understanding the world.,2.Language vs.Culture,2.2 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis(p149),Two versions of the SWH:,Linguistic,Determinism,:Language determines thought.(strong version),Linguistic,Relativity,:Language merely influences thought.(weak version),3.Case studies,3.1 Cultural Difference(p154),Greetings,How are you?,你吃過了嗎？到哪去?。?Terms of address,Ms,同志，師傅，主任，,Uncle:,叔父伯父舅父姨父姑父,Thanks and compliments,：,Im glad to be of help.,不客氣。,Thank you.,哪里哪里？,Colour,words,Green eyes,blue blood,green hand,掃黃，紅軍，,3.Case studies,3.2 Cultural Overlap and Diffusion,Cultural overlap,文化重合,爸爸，媽媽，,Professor,，,Have daddy told you that?,Cultural diffusion,文化擴(kuò)散,你,OUT,了。,Happy,去。唱,KTV,。,Call,我。借我,Copy,一下。,CCTV,MTV,3D,IE,網(wǎng)絡(luò),，漢堡包，,tofu,hold,不住,.,4.Pedagogical Implication,4.1 Culture in Language Learning(p155),Learning a language is,inseparable,from learning its culture,as language is deeply rooted in culture.,Acculturation,helps achieve pragmatic or communicative competence,as well as linguistic competence.,Culture makes language learning more,enjoyable,as focus is shifted away from language towards the people who use the language:how they live,think,behave,etc.,4.Pedagogical Implication,4.2 Culture in Language Teaching(p156),Three objectives for cultural teaching;,To get students,familiar,with cultural differences;,To help students,transcend,their own culture and see things as the members of the target culture will;,To,emphasize,the inseparability of understanding language and understanding through various classroom practices.,5.Intercultural Communication,5.1 Definition,Also known as,cross-cultural communication,is frequently used to refer to communication between people from different cultures.,5.2 Principles(p163),Successful communication occurs when,the hearer can see,feel,and understand issues from the speakers,point of view,the speaker and hearer know each others,intention,the two parties adopt a,dynamic,dialogue pattern,5.Intercultural Communication,5.3 Strategies,When in Rome do as the Romans do.(,你，您,),Put yourself in others shoes.(atomic bombs on Japan),One cultures meat is another cultures poison.(Love me,love my bird.),Honesty and sincerity are key points to mutual understanding.,