EXERCISE 2: Read this dialogue. Han, a Chinesse student, has been in L.A high school for two weeks. Linda : Hi, Han! Remember me? I‘m in your math class…
Han : (blushing) Sure. You sit in the second row.
Linda : I think you are really good with numbers.
Han : thanks…
Linda : BTW, a bunch of our friends are getting together at
Dana‘s house this evening. Want to come along? We
are all meeting in my house at 7pm. We will walk over
to Dana‘s together.
Han : I‘d love to.
(later in the class, Han is talking to James) Han : Hey James… I have a date tonight.
James : Really?Who is the lucky girl?
Han : Linda.
Discuss it! 1.
What is the case of stereotype in intercultural communication
above?
2.
What is the misunderstanding here? Explain!
3.
How to cope with that kind of misunderstanding above?