1st Edition
Acting Chinese An Intermediate-Advanced Course in Discourse and Behavioral Culture 行为汉语
Preface
Teacher's guide 教材使用指南
List of abbreviations and symbols
List of characters in communication scenarios
Unit one
Cultural perspective: group mentality 群体意识
- Lesson one
Text: 一起吃饭是缘分
Behavior highlighted: love to be part of the fun 爱凑热闹
- Lesson two
Text: 人多力量大
Behavior highlighted: follow the pack 从众行为
- Lesson three
Text: 人人都是一个"角色"
Behavior highlighted: relation-based conduct 关系本位
Unit two
Cultural perspective: the concept of li 礼的观念
- Lesson four
Text: 礼多人不怪
Behavior highlighted: li-based civilities 礼俗客套
- Lesson five
Text: 中国人到底有没有礼貌？
Behavior highlighted: humble oneself and exalt others 自谦敬人
Unit three
Cultural perspective: harmony orientation 贵和思想
- Lesson six
Text: 礼之用，和为贵
Behavior highlighted: harmony as priority 以和为贵
- Lesson seven
Text: 忍字头上一把刀
Behavior highlighted: forbear and forgive 忍字当头
- Lesson eight
Text: 保持中道
Behavior highlighted: (take) the middle road 中庸之道
Unit four
Cultural perspective: face psychology 面子心理
- Lesson nine
Text: 面子??打开中国人性格之锁
Behavior highlighted: saving face 保全面子
- Lesson ten
Text: 伤什么也不能伤面子
Behavior highlighted: face work 面子运作
Unit five
Cultural perspective: rules of renqing 人情法则
- Lesson eleven
Text: 来而不往非礼也
Behavior highlighted: reciprocation 礼尚往来
- Lesson twelve
Text: 多个朋友多条路
Behavior highlighted: networking 建立人脉
Unit six
Cultural perspective: differentiated mode of association 差序格局
- Lesson thirteen
Text: 看不懂的中国人（一）
Behavior highlighted: distinguish people based on relationships 亲疏有别
- Lesson fourteen
Text: 看不懂的中国人（二）
Behavior highlighted: distinction between the upper and lower status 上下有别
Appendixes: reflection worksheet for cultural exploration 文化探索
Traditional Chinese character texts 課文繁體字版
Indexes
Pinyin-English vocabulary
English-Chinese vocabulary
Speech pattern index by lesson
Biography
Yanfang Tang, Kunshan Carolyn Lee, Li Xu, Jin Zhang, Peng Yu
