Spoken English II

Fujian Normal University

Expressing Point of View

Course Website

www. shaolinenglish.wikispaces.com

Spoken English II

for: lessons

handouts

homework

notices

Warm Up: Non Verbal Communication gestures facial expressions eye contact personal space

• Guess the meaning!

Discussion1. In groups of 4, discuss the following questions

for the case study given to you.

a. What kind of nonverbal communication was used in this situation?

b. What do you think the nonverbal behavior means to the person or persons from each culture?

2. One person read the case aloud

3. One person report the group’s answers

Gestures in China• Which gestures discussed in class are also

used in China?

• Tell me about eye contact in China. Compare this to the West.

• Tell me something about personal space in China. Compare this to the West.

Pronunciation

L N R

Lei 累 Nan 南 Ren 人Lu 路 Neng 能 Re 热Liang 两 Nian 年 Ri 日

Lice Nice Rice

Low Know Row

Light Night Right

Pooling Pruning Pouring

n

Tongue Twisters

Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry

Practice saying this 5 times quickly every day.

It’s not nice to have lice in your rice!

Did Ned arrive alive?

Nate threw the liver in the river.

Vocabulary Matching Game: Aspects of Culture

 

Do you have the definition for (read the word) ?

Do you have the word that means (read the definition) ?

Culture

Customs

Beliefs

Attitudes

Values

History

Expectations

Communication Style

World View

Diverse

Generalization

Miscommunication

A way of life shared by a group of people

Ways of behavingIdeas about what is true, right or wrongFeelings about somethingWhat is considered to be importantWhat has happened in the pastWhat is considered to be reasonable or usualThe ways we use language to express ourselvesA person or group’s way of looking at the world around themHaving differencesA fact which is common among a group of peopleA failure to tell your meaning clearly or understand someone else’s meaning clearly

Cultural Point of View DialogueTerry: Excuse me, Melinda. I have some questions about

American customs. Do you have a minute?

Melinda: Sure.

Terry: I’m going to invite some of my American classmates to go out to lunch with me. In Chinese culture, people usually expect the person who makes the invitation to pay for everyone. How about in the U.S.?

Melinda: Well, have they taken you out before? I mean, did they pay for you?

Terry: No.

Cultural Point of View DialogueMelinda: Then they’d probably feel more comfortable if

each person paid for their own meal.

Terry: What should I say in this situation?

Melinda: It depends. If you want to pay, then you can say, “Can I take you to lunch?” or “Let’s have lunch.

It’s on me.” But if you just want to eat with them, you can say, “Do you have any plans for lunch?” or “Would you like to have lunch with me?”

Terry: Thanks, Melinda. I’ll try that.

Sentence PatternsIn my culture, people usually (don’t) _____.

* In China, people often / rarely _____.

people would (not) _____.

people are (not) expected to _____.

people feel comfortable/uncomfortable__.

 

* It depends. If __________, then __________.

Practice

1. How do people in China usually make meal invitations? (By letter, in person, by phone, by e-mail?)

2. What words would people in China use to invite someone to go out for a meal with them?

3. Who would be expected to pay? Should the guest offer to pay?

4. What words would people in China use to invite someone for a meal in their home?

5. In Canada, people often take flowers as a gift for the person who invited them to their home for a meal. How about in China?

Positive Negative

Vocabulary of Feelings: Brainstorm

Describing feelings

I felt__(adjective)__ when

__(what happened)__.

Examples:

I felt anxious when I started to teach at Fujian Normal University.

I felt proud when my son went to kindergarten in Fuzhou for the first time.

Homework1. Practice the sentence patterns for talking about

cultural point of view.

2. Review the vocabulary of feeling (pronunciation, syllable stress, & meaning).

3. Write 3-4 sentences using the pattern for describing feelings and say them aloud

4. Tongue Twister practice for R and L