摘要
中国学生在课堂上的寡言少语与美国学生的能言善辩形成鲜明对比。本文旨在探究两国文化差异对形成这种对比所产生的作用。文章首先比较了中美学生参与课堂活动的方式,然后对一项有关言语观的调查研究进行了分析,总结出中美两国人对言语所持的不同态度。文章重点对比阐述了导致中美言语观差异的五种价值取向对比:高语境文化vs.低语境文化;主张和谐vs.主张对抗;集体主义vs.个人主义;顺从vs.激进;给他人面子vs.留自己面子。
It is argued in this paper that Chinese students' preference to reticence and American students' to eloquence in class are respectively reflections of the cultural values held by the two peoples. The purpose of this paper is to explore the reasons for the differences in class participation between Chinese and American students from the perspective of cultural values. The learning behaviors of both Chinese and American students are described based on the author's observation and research. A questionnaire delivered to a number of Chinese and American students is then briefly analyzed. The paper focuses on five dimensions of contrastive values held by the Chinese and Americans, which lead to their different views about talk: high-context culture vs. low-context culture; harmony vs. confrontation; collectivism vs. individualism; obedience vs. aggression; face giving vs. facing saving.
