Introduction to Encounters with Westerners
Critical Incident Exercises and Encounters with Westerners
Teaching Encounters with Westerners
Unit 1 IntercuItural Communication
Letter to Fran:
Pete's First Day in China
IntercuIturaI Communication:
Intercultural Communication and Understanding Westerners
Encounter:
The Gift
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Can We Generalize About“ Western Culture”?
Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 2:Interpreting Intercultural Encounters
Encounter:
The Taxi
-Intercultural Communication:
Interpreting What Foreigners Mean
Letter to Fran:
A Helping Hand
-Generalizing About Western Culture:
Individualist and Collectivist Cultures
-Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 3:Speaking in a Foreign Language
Encounter:
Mistakes
IntercuItural Communication:
Speaking in a Foreign Language and Stress
Encounter:
The Compliment
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Difierence in Rank and Power
Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 4:Culture Shock
Letter to Fran:
The Shopper
IntercuIturaI Communication:
Culture Shock and Culture Fatigue
Letter to Fran:
Not Eating
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Western Communication Styles
Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 5:Expectations and Intercultural Encounters
Encounter:
The Invitation
IntercuItural Communication:
Expectations and Projected Cultural Similarity
Letter to Fran:
The Goodnight Kiss
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Conformity in Western Cultures
Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 6:Ethnocentrism
Letter to Fran:
Who Pays?
IntercuIturaI Communication:
Ethnocentrism
Encounter:
Living Together
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Family Relationships in the US
Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 7:Ingroups and Outgroups
Encounter:
Left Out of the Conversation
InterculturaI Communication:
Ingroups and Outgroups
Letter to Fran:
Critics
Generalizing About Western Culture:In/Outgroups in Collectivist and Individualist Cultures
——Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 8:Telling Stories About Encounters
Letter to Fran:
Exceptions
IntercuItural Communication:
War Stories
Encounter:
Grandma
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Dealing with Conflict
——-Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 9:The Benefit of the Doubt
Letter to Fran:
An American Friend
IntercuIturaI Communication:
Giving the Benefit of the Doubt
Letter to Fran:
Cars
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Friendship Patterns
Learning About Other Cultures
Unit 10:Being an Effective Intercultum Communicator
Encounter:
Made in the USA
IntercuItural Communication:
Being an Effective Intercultural Communicator
Encounter:
Democracy
Generalizing About Western Culture:
Advice for Communicating with Westerners .
Learning About Other Cultures、
AdditionaI Encounter Exercises
References