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It is said that in Rome, in front of a shoe store, there was such a sign to attract English-speaking customers: “Shoes for street walking. Come in and have a fit.” The sign caught the attention of many English-speaking tourists, but not to look at the shoes displayed in the windows, but to read the sign and then break out into laughter. The Italian shop owner did not realize that "a street walker" means a prostitute, while "to have a fit" does not mean to have a try, but to become suddenly and violently angry or upset. No wonder the amusement and laughter! (Deng Yanchang et al., 1989)
Question for discussion
1. What did the Italian shop owner want to express in his sign?
2. Why did tourists from English-speaking countries break out into laughter after they read the sign?
3. Why did the Italian shop owner make such a blunder?
-Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1 Background / Lead-in
-Section 2.1 Culture
--2.1课堂讨论
--2.1随堂练习
-Section 2.2 Communication
--2.2课堂讨论
--2.2随堂练习
-Section 2.3 Interultutal communication
--Section 2.3 Interultutal communication
--2.3课堂讨论
--2.3随堂练习
-Section 3.Test
--Section 3单元测试
-Section 4. Extended Resources
-Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1.1 General Introduction
--Section 1.2 Cultural Values and Patterns
-Section 2.1 Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Model
--Section 2.1.1 Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Model--Human-Nature
--Section 2.1.2 Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Model--Man and Nature
--Section 2.1.3 Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Model--Activity and Time
--Section 2.1.4 Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Model--Person-Relation
--Section 2.1随堂练习
-Section 2.2 Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
--Section 2.2.1 Hofstede's Cultural Dimension--Individulism Vs Collectivism
--Section 2.2.2 Hofstede's Cultural Dimension--Power Distance
--Section 2.2.3 Hofstede's Cultural Dimension--Uncertainty Avoidance, Masculinity Vs Femininity
--Section 2.2 随堂练习
-Section 2.3 Hall's Culture Context Model
--Section 2.3 Hall's Culture Context Model
--Section 2.3 随堂练习
-Section 3.Test
--Section 3 单元测试
-Section 4. Extended Resources
-Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1. Background / Lead-in
-Section 2.1 Language and Culture
--Section 2.1 Language and Culture
--2.1课堂讨论
--2.1随堂练习
-Section 2.2 The Meaning of Words
--Section 2.2 The Meaning of Words
--2.2课堂讨论
--2.2随堂练习
-Section 2.3 Verbal Communication Styles
--Section 2.3 Verbal Communication Styles
--2.3课堂讨论
--2.3随堂练习
-Section 2.4 Norms of Social Interaction
--Section 2.4 Norms of Social Interaction
--2.4课堂讨论
--2.4随堂练习
-Section 3.Test
--Section 3单元测试
-Section 4. Extended Resources
-Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1 Background & Lead-in
-Section 2.1 Basic Concepts
--Section 2.1 随堂练习
-Section 2.2 General Appearance, Attire, Kinesics
--Section 2.2 General Appearance, Attire, Kinesics
--Section 2.2 随堂练习
-Section 2.3 Facial expression, Eye contact and Touch
--Section 2.3 Facial expression, Eye contact and Touch
--Section 2.3 随堂练习
-Section 2.4 Time
--Section 2.4 随堂练习
-Section 2.5 Space
--Section 2.5随堂练习
-Section 3.Test
--Section 3 单元测试
-Section 4. Extended Resources
-Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1 随堂练习
-Section 2.1 Ethnocentrism
--Section 2.1 随堂练习
-Section 2.2 Stereotype
--Section 2.2 随堂练习
-Section 2.3 Cultural Shock and Adaptation
--Section 2.3 Cultural Shock and Adaptation
--Section 2.3 随堂练习
-Section 2.4 Acculturation
--Section 2.4 随堂练习
-Section 2.5 Identity
--Section 2.5 随堂练习
-Section 3.Test
--Section 3 单元测试
-Section 4. Extended Resources
-Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1. Background / Lead-in
--Section 1 随堂练习
-Section 2.1 Education Context
--Section 2.1 Education Context
--Section 2.1 随堂练习
-Section 2.2 Business Context
--Section 2.2 Business Context
--Section 2.2 随堂练习
-Section 3.Test
--Section 3. 单元测试
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