该课程为大连海事大学新开设的跨文化交际类英语课程。课程简述“21世纪海上丝绸之路”沿线国家社会文化的基本方面和主要线索。既有关于各国地理、历史、信仰、态度和行为习惯的描述，也有对普通人家庭生活、工作和娱乐、饮食特色、社交礼仪的介绍。
学生通过课程的学习，不仅可以知晓相关国家的风土人情，还能了解深层次的文化传统和价值观念，提高对文化差异的敏感度和宽容度，提升使用英语进行跨文化交际的能力。
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Intercultural Communication & the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
- Chapter I Indonesia
- 1.0 Lead-in
- 1.1 The core values of Indonesians
- 1.2 The cultural features of Indonesian life
- 1.3 Social etiquette in Indonesian culture
- 1.4 Languages used in Indonesia
- Chapter II Sri Lanka
- 2.0 Lead-in
- 2.1 Aromatic Sri Lanka: ceylon tea culture
- 2.2 Miraculous Sri Lanka: lifestyles
- 2.3 Courteous Sri Lanka: etiquette
- 2.4 Trilingual Sri Lanka: means of communication
- Chapter III Pakistan
- 3.0 Lead-in
- 3.1 The unique Pakistanis
- 3.2 Distinctive ways of Pakistani life
- 3.3 Socializing with Pakistanis
- 3.4 Languages used in Pakistan
- Chapter IV Kenya
- 4.0 Lead-in
- 4.1 Factors leading to the diversity of Kenya
- 4.2 Colors in Kenyan Culture
- 4.3 Social Life in Kenya
- 4.4 Languages and communication in Kenya
- 期中考试
- Midterm Exam
- Chapter V Morocco
- 5.0 Lead-in
- 5.1 Overview of Morocco
- 5.2 Ramadan in Morocco
- 5.3 Moroccan hospitality
- 5.4 Communication in Morocco
- Chapter VI France
- 6.0 Lead-in
- 6.1 Significance of France on the Silk Road
- 6.2 Visiting a French family
- 6.3 Social etiquette in France
- 6.4 Languages and communication in France
- Summary
- Theories and cases
- 期末考试
- Final Exam
Taught by
Tianxue Lian, Fan Qi, Shuhua Song, Ke Fu, and Yanning Wang
