Unit One Challenges in the Multicultural WorldLesson 1 GlobalizationText A Living Between Three WorMsText B Growing Up Asian in AmericaGroup DiscussionIn-Class DebateInterview TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 1 -3Additional Reading Communication in the Global VillageLesson 2 Communication Across CulturesText A Misunderstanding Other CulturesText B Palestinian Like MePair WorkSurvey TaskWriting TaskCases for Further Study : Cases 4 - 6Additional Reading Intercultural Communication: A Challenging VentureUnit Two Culture and Cultural DifferencesLesson 3 What Is Culture?Text A Cultural PerspectivesText B Culture as Software of the MindFill-in WorkGroup DiscussionWriting TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 7 -9Additional Reading HypercultureLesson 4 Cultural DiversityText A Where Fat Is a Mark of BeautyText B The Basic Unit of Society: The Individual or the Collective?Cross-Cultural QuizInternet SearchSurvey TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 10 -12Additional Reading Studying Cultural PatternsUnit Three Understanding CommunicationLesson 5 Communication in Our LifeText A How Long Does It Take to Say I'm Getting Married?Text B A Wide-Angle View of CommunicationPair WorkInterview TaskObservation WorkCases for Further Study: Cases 13 -15Additional Reading The Sounds of SilenceLesson 6 Communication Is CultureAdditional Reading High-Context and Low-Context CommunicationsUnit Four Language Use in CommunicationLesson 7 Language and CultureText A A Bilingual ChildhoodText B Culture and Our Use of LanguageGroup DiscussionTranslation TaskSurvey TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 19 -21Additional Reading What Is Language for UsLesson 8 Cultural Variation in Verbal CommunicationText A Why Don't You Say What You Mean?Text B Speaking English with a Japanese MindObservation WorkPair WorkWriting TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 22 -24Additional Reading Culturally Different Verbal StylesUnit Five Culture and Nonverbal CommunicationLesson 9 The Silent LanguageText A Our Body LanguageText B Who's Wrong?Cross-Cultural QuizPair WorkWriting TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 25 -27Additional Reading What We Use to Communicate NonverbaUyLesson 10 Time and Space Also SpeakText A The Heartbeat of CultureText B Discovering the Japanese SpaceGroup DiscussionFill-in WorkSurvey TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 28 - 30Additional Reading Cultural Conceptions of Time and SpaceUnit Six Communication Between Co-CulturesLesson 11 Cross-Gender CommunicationText A Put Down That Paper and Talk to Me！Text B He Says She SaysPair Workobservation WorkWriting TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 31 -33Additional ReadingCases for Further Study: Cases 34 -36Additional R Four Generations of AmericansUnit Seven Culture and International BusinessLesson 13 Business Across CulturesText A Cross-Cultural MarketingText B Negotiating Across CulturesTranslation TaskPair WorkGroup DiscussionCases for Further Study: Cases 37 -39Additional Reading Cultural Risks in Multinational BusinessLesson 14 Intercultural ManagementText A Two Casts of MindText B Cultural Views Toward ManagementIn-Class DebateFill-in WorkWriting TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 40 -42Additional Reading Effective Communication in International BusinessUnit Eight Developing Intercultural CompetenceLesson 15 Intercultural PerceptionText A Shakespeare in the BushText B The FirstLesson at UniversityFill-in WorkPair WorkSurvey TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 43 -45Additional Reading How We Measure Other People's CornLesson 16 Culture Shock and AdaptationText A Living in Two CulturesText B Culture ShockInterview TaskGroup DiscussionWriting TaskCases for Further Study: Cases 46 -48Additional Reading Think Locally， AGloballyAcknowledgement
