案例分析 Directions: In this section you are suppo...
案例分析 Directions: In this section you are supposed to analyze the following cases from the perspective of intercultural communication. Then write down the answers on the Answer Sheet. Shen-Lan, who is from Taiwan, was satisfied for her first twenty-five years of life because she was surrounded by the people who have loved her and whom she has loved. She had never left home before she came to America. When she came to America, culture shock obviously influenced her self-concept, self-esteem, and self-presentation. In Chinese culture, she was taught to be interdependent. She had to care not only about herself but also about the people who were around her. However, in American society, she noticed that everyone was very independent and nobody cared about one another. Because she did not want to get hurt, she knew that she had to make some changes. In her self-concept, she changed her interdependent view to an independent view. Using a different language, the major reason for culture shock, really injured her self-esteem. When she came to America, she was supposed to be good at English, but she was not. After this realization, she tried to study hard in English to match her standards. However, she had studied English for one year, yet she did not improve greatly. She lacked self-confidence to speak English, so her self-esteem decreased. Can she become an American woman? After a few years, we will see. What changes took place in her? How could she have avoided or lessened the culture shock?