题目
Write about communication in your culture. Do people tend to communicate more directly or indirectly? What kinds of body language and gestures are common or frowned upon? What advice about communicating effectively would you give to someone visiting your country?
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1. Verb Tense (VT) - When you talked about communication in your culture, I noticed that you didn't use the correct form of the verb, e.g. "do have." Remember that if you want to talk about what you did in the past, that you should use the past tense form of the verb. Instead of saying, "there do have" you should have said "there are". 2. I was impressed with your writing correction. You did great using adjectives to describe the Chinese communication style.
Communication is all-inclusive and complex. It varies from occasions to occasions which are altered by the timing, places, people, events, etc. Should you adjust yourself accordingly? There are no stereotyped patterns, but there are some principles and directions, with which, I am able to advise foreign friends who are visiting China and enjoying some social life here. Chinese people prefer to express themselves indirectly, especially when communicating in Chinese. The non-specific nature of the Chinese language tends to speak in a roundabout manner. It can be very frustrating for Westerners in China to be constantly met with vague answers and inconclusive feedback. However, no matter how vague and indirect they are, the speaker must have a purpose, must desire something, too. Therefore, it is important to have a clear understanding of context and what is not said, allowing for the tendency of language to be vague; and it's important to know the meaning of certain body language and gestures. Revolving around protocol and etiquette, you don’t expect a productive discussion in formal meetings, waiting until the after meeting to discuss details and specifics of things in a more informal setting. Would you, to some extent, adapt to the indirect way? Maybe the most effective communication is that you do it in some Chinese way. Because when you have learned some Chinese mentality and Chinese manners, you may find the mental distance between you and your counterpart is gone, and intimacy is there instead. Chinese people prefer to keep some physical distance in socials, but they do desire a kind of mind closeness, or tacit understanding, for which you cannot account, only being aware of it consciously. In this way, it becomes easier to maintain relationships and create harmonious atmosphere. Likely, be restrained and humble; hold back a little bit when you feel like saying something; avoid the negative and emphasize the positive; give refusals in private; when in doubt, follow up with specific questions. Speak precisely, with your personality and temperament assisting you. Use your body language in a simple, mild and reserved manger. In addition, keep some other factors in your mind: giving or losing face, observing social hierarchies and prestige, greetings, use of names and titles and certain rules to observe gift giving and compliments, etc.
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