Background Genre CONTEMPORARY 现代大学英 A Short Story Plot:"My"experience in a small Brazilian village and what "I concluded. Setting:a small village in the central area of Brazil Protagonists:an American traveler (I),several Brazilian people .Theme of the story:What do you think?
Background Genre A Short Story Plot: “My” experience in a small Brazilian village and what “I” concluded. Setting: a small village in the central area of Brazil Protagonists: an American traveler (“I”), several Brazilian people Theme of the story: What do you think? W B T R
Background Culture Tips CONTEMPORARY 现代大学英语 Ethnocentris NWhat is ethnocentrism? "Ethnic"refers to cultural heritage,and "centrism"refers to the central starting point or the tendency of people to put their own group at the center. "ethnocentrism"basically refers to judging other groups from one's own cultural point of view,or misinterpreting other cultures because one uses the concepts of his own culture
Background Ethnocentris m W B T R • What is ethnocentrism? – "Ethnic" refers to cultural heritage, and – "centrism" refers to the central starting point or the tendency of people to put their own group at the center. – "ethnocentrism" basically refers to judging other groups from one’s own cultural point of view, or misinterpreting other cultures because one uses the concepts of his own culture. Culture Tips
Background Culture Tips CONTEMPORARY 现代大学英 Ethnocentris m What may happen? Ethnocentrism can lead to making false assumptions about others'ways based on one's own limited experience. The key word is assumptions,because we are not even aware that we are being ethnocentric(People don't understand that they don't understand) Everybody can be ethnocentric,as all of us around the world assume things about other people's ways. Q
Background Ethnocentris m W B T R • What may happen? – Ethnocentrism can lead to making false assumptions about others' ways based on one’s own limited experience. – The key word is assumptions, because we are not even aware that we are being ethnocentric (People don't understand that they don't understand). – Everybody can be ethnocentric, as all of us around the world assume things about other people's ways. Culture Tips
Background Culture Tips CONTEMPORARY 现代大学英看 Ethnocentris hy are people ethnocentric? Limited life experience: People will never be able to experience every life situation of everyone around the world,so assumptions about life have to be based on existing limited experience.It is normal to assume things and interpret new experience and others'behavior on the basis of one's own experience. >Lack of cross-cultural awareness B
Background Ethnocentris m W B T R • Why are people ethnocentric? Ø Limited life experience: People will never be able to experience every life situation of everyone around the world, so assumptions about life have to be based on existing limited experience. It is normal to assume things and interpret new experience and others’ behavior on the basis of one’s own experience. Ø Lack of cross-cultural awareness Culture Tips
Background Culture Tips CONTEMPORARY 现代大学英 Ethnocentris m What consequences? Attitudes of: Superiority Stereotype - Hostility -Discrimination -Violence -Xenophobia Verbal aggressiveness
Background Ethnocentris m W B T R • What consequences? Ø Attitudes of: – Superiority – Stereotype – Hostility – Discrimination – Violence – Xenophobia – Verbal aggressiveness Culture Tips