Unit2 Daily Verbal Communication(Ⅰ)

• 2.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 2.2 Form of Address

  • Form of Address

• 2.3 Greeting

  • Greeting

• 2.4 Initiating Conversation and Topic

  • Initiating Conversation and Topic

• 2.5 Visiting

  • Visiting

• 2.6 Parting

  • Parting

Unit3 Daily Verbal Communication(Ⅱ)

• 3.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 3.2 Compliments and Compliment Responses

  • Compliments and Compliment Responses

• 3.3 Social Functions of Compliments

  • Social Functions of Compliments

• 3.4 Differences Between Chinese and English Compliments

  • Differences Between Chinese and English Compliments

• 3.5 The Semantic Formula

  • The Semantic Formula

• 3.6 The Syntactic Formula

  • The Syntactic Formula

• 3.7 Common Response formulas of English and Chinese Compliments

  • Common Response formulas of English and Chinese Compliments

• 3.8 Cultural Assumption

  • Cultural Assumption

• 3.9 Expressions of Gratitude and Apology in English and Chinese

  • Expressions of Gratitude and Apology in English and Chinese

Unit4 Verbal Communication

• 4.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 4.2 Culturally Loaded Words

  • Culturally Loaded Words

• 4.3 Cultural Reflections on Proverbs

  • Cultural Reflections on Proverbs

• 4.4 Taboos

  • Taboos

• 4.5 Differences in Cultural Thought Patterns

  • Differences in Cultural Thought Patterns

Unit5 Nonverbal Communication

• 5.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 5.2 Nonverbal Communication, Its Underestimated Status

  • Nonverbal Communication, Its Underestimated Status

• 5.3 Nonverbal Communication, Its Study Areas

  • Nonverbal Communication, Its Study Areas

• 5.4 Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication

  • Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication

• 5.5 Time Language

  • Time Language

• 5.6 Space Language

  • Space Language

• 5.7 Body Language

  • Body Language

• 5.8 Paralanguage

  • Paralanguage

Unit6 Cross-gender Communication

• 6.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 6.2 Sex and Gender

  • Sex and Gender

• 6.3 Feminine and Masculine Communication Cultures

  • Feminine and Masculine Communication Cultures

• 6.4 Understanding Cross-gender Communication

  • Understanding Cross-gender Communication

• 6.5 Six Principles for Effective Cross-gender Communication

  • Six Principles for Effective Cross-gender Communication

Unit7 Cultural Variations in Negotiation Styles

• 7.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 7.2 Cultural Variations in Conducting Business

  • Cultural Variations in Conducting Business

• 7.3 Cultural Variations in Selecting Negotiators

  • Cultural Variations in Selecting Negotiators

• 7.4 Cultural Variations in Decision-making

  • Cultural Variations in Decision-making

• 7.5 Organizational Structure

  • Organizational Structure

Unit8 Humor Interpretation in Intercultural Encounters

• 8.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 8.2 Humor as a Pathway to Intercultural Communication Competence

  • Humor as a Pathway to Intercultural Communication Competence

• 8.3 Converting Enthymeme into Syllogism

  • Converting Enthymeme into Syllogism

• 8.4 Locating Analogous Cultural Contexts

  • Locating Analogous Cultural Contexts

• 8.5 The Metastep

  • The Metastep

Unit9 Intercultural Personhood:An Integration of Eastern and Western Perspectives

• 9.1 Warm-up Cases

  • Warm-up Cases

• 9.2 Eastern and Western World Views

  • Eastern and Western World Views

• 9.3 Knowledge

  • Knowledge

• 9.4 Time

  • Time

• 9.5 Communication

  • Communication

• 9.6 A Synthesis

  • A Synthesis

• 9.7 Toward Intercultural Personhood

  • Toward Intercultural Personhood