The paper tentatively studies the function of the indirect speech act in Chinese cultural communication, namely, domestic communication. Two aspects are shown in this paper: communication between people of different ...The paper tentatively studies the function of the indirect speech act in Chinese cultural communication, namely, domestic communication. Two aspects are shown in this paper: communication between people of different social status, genders and casual relationships, and communication between people of same social status, genders and close relationships. Therefore, the study result can be concluded like this: whether the use of indirect speech act is successful or not always influences people's communication significantly.展开更多
Intercultural communication can be simply defined as communication between people ol dltterent cultures. As various aspects of culture determin and guid communication behavior, it is impossible to successfully communi...Intercultural communication can be simply defined as communication between people ol dltterent cultures. As various aspects of culture determin and guid communication behavior, it is impossible to successfully communicate with people of different cultures without understanding how they think. By saying "language is the archives of history", Ralph Waldo Emerson is telling us that we will never seperate our language from our culture. Culture is everything and everywhere and the need for learning intercultural communication is by no means insignificant. This essay mainly disccusses the significance and necessity of understanding different culture values in intercultural communication, and shows by some misunderstanding cases how misunderstanding between different people from different cultures happens.展开更多
The behaviors remolding of foreign language teachers (FLT) are effective and influential in eliciting the learners' interest and motivation as well as enhancing the learning proficiency. Nonverbal communication (N...The behaviors remolding of foreign language teachers (FLT) are effective and influential in eliciting the learners' interest and motivation as well as enhancing the learning proficiency. Nonverbal communication (NVC) is an essential component of human verbal communication. Sometimes it is even more powerful and expressive than verbal interactions, for they can convey such subtle feelings and fine emotions that verbal entries feel impotent of. This paper intends to make a survey on the notion of nonverbal communication and further explore the function and the significance of body language on remolding teachers' behaviors in foreign language teaching.展开更多
With the development of information technology in the past 10 years, computers have been widely used in the field of English teaching. This paper, based on a computer-mediated communication (CMC) program carried out i...With the development of information technology in the past 10 years, computers have been widely used in the field of English teaching. This paper, based on a computer-mediated communication (CMC) program carried out in Civil Aviation Flight University of China, aims to investigate the effectiveness of the use of online chat in college English teaching practice.展开更多
文摘The paper tentatively studies the function of the indirect speech act in Chinese cultural communication, namely, domestic communication. Two aspects are shown in this paper: communication between people of different social status, genders and casual relationships, and communication between people of same social status, genders and close relationships. Therefore, the study result can be concluded like this: whether the use of indirect speech act is successful or not always influences people's communication significantly.
文摘Intercultural communication can be simply defined as communication between people ol dltterent cultures. As various aspects of culture determin and guid communication behavior, it is impossible to successfully communicate with people of different cultures without understanding how they think. By saying "language is the archives of history", Ralph Waldo Emerson is telling us that we will never seperate our language from our culture. Culture is everything and everywhere and the need for learning intercultural communication is by no means insignificant. This essay mainly disccusses the significance and necessity of understanding different culture values in intercultural communication, and shows by some misunderstanding cases how misunderstanding between different people from different cultures happens.
文摘The behaviors remolding of foreign language teachers (FLT) are effective and influential in eliciting the learners' interest and motivation as well as enhancing the learning proficiency. Nonverbal communication (NVC) is an essential component of human verbal communication. Sometimes it is even more powerful and expressive than verbal interactions, for they can convey such subtle feelings and fine emotions that verbal entries feel impotent of. This paper intends to make a survey on the notion of nonverbal communication and further explore the function and the significance of body language on remolding teachers' behaviors in foreign language teaching.
文摘With the development of information technology in the past 10 years, computers have been widely used in the field of English teaching. This paper, based on a computer-mediated communication (CMC) program carried out in Civil Aviation Flight University of China, aims to investigate the effectiveness of the use of online chat in college English teaching practice.