Unit 1 Culture & Intercultural Communication Lead-in Activities Just Ask: Who Pays? Before You Read: Definition of Culture Cultural Puzzles: Addressing In-class Learning Start to Read: Culture Read More: What Is Intercultural Communication Read for Fun: Insulting or Just Lost in Translation? In-class Exchange Group Activities Activity One: Brainstorming——Nike Commercial: An Insult to Nationa Dignity Activity Two: Small Group Task——Interpreting Behavior Entering the Case Case One: A Fly in a Beer Case Two: Where Are You Going? Interpretation: Chinese Traditional Culture Vocabulary After-class Reviewing Hot Words Know a Little About Movie to See: Gua Sha the Treatment Unit 2 British Culture Lead-in Activities Just Ask: A Helping Hand Before You Read: Background About British Culture Cultural Puzzles: Proper Expression In-class Learning Start to Read: The English Character Read More: The British Royal Family Read for Fun: what' s Typical British? In-class Exchange Group Activities Activity One: Survey——Virtues Activity Two: Debate——Image of Mother Entering the Case Case One: A Call Case Two: The Wrong Answer Interpretation: Colors After-class Reviewing Hot Words Know a Little About Movie to See: The Queen Unit 3 American Culture Lead-in Activities Just Ask: An American Friend Before You Read: Background About American Culture Cultural Puzzles: Invitation In-class Learning Start to Read: American Culture, the Culture of its Own Read More: American and Chinese Views on Friendship Read for Fun: New York: The Big Apple In-class Exchange Group Activities Activity One: Survey——The Image of Friend Activity Two: Presentation——Yi Qi Entering the Case Case One: Left in the Cold Case Two: Why Didn't He Explain Directly? Interpretation: Animals After-class Reviewing Hot Words Know a Little About Movie to See: The Pursuit of Happyness Unit 4 Verbal Communication Lead-in Activities Just Ask: The Shopper Before You Read: Translation on Culture Loaded Words Cultural Puzzles: Visiting In-class Learning Start to Read: Culture Loaded Words Read More: Verbal Language in Intercultural Communication Read for Fun: The Cultural Content of Vocabulary. In-class Exchange Group Activities Activity One: Group Task——The Lucky Symbols of 2010 Asian Games Activity Two: Survey——How Do You Feel When You Speak English? Entering the Case Case One: Li Hongzhang's Embarrassment Case TWo: You Must Be Tired! Interpretation: Proverbs After-class Reviewing Hot Words Know a Little About Movie to See: The Slumdog Millionaires Unit 5 Nonverbal Communication Lead-in Activities Just Ask: The Goodnight Kiss Before You Read: International Students Handbook Cultural Puzzles: Smile In-class Learning Start to Read: Kinesics Read More: Functions of Nonverbal Communication Read for Fun: Non-etiquette Custom In-class Exchange Group Activities Activity One: Survey——Body Movement Activity Two: Presentation——Interview Pitfalls Entering the Case Case One: Too Close to Comfort Case Two: How Can You Still Smile? Interpretation: Borrowed Language After-class Reviewing Hot Words Know a Little About Movie to See: My Big Fat Greek Wedding Unit 6 Cultural Values Lead-in Activities Just Ask: Out of the Nest Before You Read: Proverb Matching Cultural Puzzles: Asking Questions …… Unit 7 Cultural Shock & Intercultural Adaption Unit 8 Intercultural Competence After-class Reviewing Hot Words Know a Little About Movie to See: Babel