本书从中国文化元素入手，结合英美文化的主流价值观，系统地讲解了文化与交际两大主题。描述了跨文化交际的起源、发展和影响，分析和总结了跨文化交际在全球化背景下的重要性。注重理论和实践相结合，每个章节附有课前思考问题、课堂讨论和课后任务，能满足学生对文化与语言关系的学习要求。

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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