Part I
Chapter 1 Culture and Communication
Text A What Is Culture
Case Study
Text B Elements of Communication
Chapter 2 Cultural Differences
Text A Different Lands, Different Friendships
Case Study
Text B Cultural Information: American Friendship
Text C Comparing and Contrasting Cultures
Chapter 3 Verbal Communication and Nonverbal Communication
Text A Translation Problem
Text B Understanding Language
Case Study
Text C Significance of Nonverbal Communication
Text D Characteristics of Nonverbal Codes
Case Study
Chapter 4 Time and Space in Communication
Text A The Silent Language
Text B Social Time: The Heartbeat of Culture
Case Study
Text C Personal Space
Chapter 5 Managing Intercultural Conflicts
Text A Understanding Intercultural Conflicts
Text B Effective Management of Intercultural Conflicts
Case Study
Chapter 6 Intercultural Team Building
Text A Team Building
Text B Constructing Social Environment for Teamwork
Case Study
Part Ⅱ
Chapter 1 The Chinese Language
Text A The Chinese Language
Text B Some Distinctive Features of the Chinese Language
Text C The National Language
Text D Complex Chinese Characters and Simplified Ones
Text E Language Variety in China
Text F Dialects in Yunnan
Chapter 2 Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Text A Chinese Religion
Text B Mozi and His Philosophy
Text C Taoism
Text D Religions of the Major Minority Ethnic Groups in Yunnan Province
Chapter 3 Chinese Festivals and Folk Customs
Text A Chinese Festivals
Text B Chinese Folklore
Text C Exchange of Gifts
Text D Festivals and Folk Customs in Yunnan
Chapter 4 Chinese Food and Tea Culture
Text A Chinese Dietary Culture
Text B Chinese Tea Culture
Text C The Elegance of Tea Drinking
Text D Chinese Drinking Game
Text E Yunnan Cuisine and Local Snack Food
Text F Unique Tea Culture of Yunnan
Chapter 5 Chinese Clothing Culture
Text A Chinese Clothing
Text B The Silk Kingdom
Text C Dress Code in China
Text D Distinctive Clothing of Yunnan Ethnic Minorities
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