Date

March 5

Week

2

Session/Period

3-4 

Mode

Lecture & Discussion

Content

Orientation

[1]   Intercultural Sensitivity: Anticipation and Reality Exercise

[2]   Cultural Knowledge: Your country / Your people / You

[3]   Course Information: Structure + Textbook + Resources + Assessment

[4]   Need Analysis:  See the Questionnaire

Assignment

[1]   Read Chapter 3 of the textbook

[2]     Choose a topic that interest you and your peer, and make a related literature review (present it next week, and write an short paper on it one more week later)

[3]     Watch certain films / TV series

Compulsory Reading & Extended Reading

Chapter 7 of the textbook

Other recommended materials (see them in Session 2 schedule)

Date

March 12

Week

3

Session/Period

3-4 

Mode

Lecture & Discussion

Content

Culture Identity

[1]   Role + Definition + Examples of Identity

[2]   Acquiring and Developing Identity

[3]   Establishing and Enacting cultural Identities

[4]   Identity in intercultural interactions/a globalized society

[5]   The dark side of identity

Ø   stereotyping

Ø   prejudice

Ø   racism

Ø   ethnocentrism

Assignment

[1]   Read Chapter 3 of the textbook

[2]   Choose a topic that interest you and your peer, and make a related literature review (present it next week, and write a short paper on it one more week later)

[3]   Watch certain films / TV series

Compulsory Reading & Extended Reading

Textbook

CHAPTER 7   Culture and Identity: Situating the Individual 213

Extended Reading

Books:

E-book

Zhang, H. (2018). Managing expatriates in china: a language and identity perspective. Palgrave Macmillan.

Min, Z. (2017). Contemporary Chinese Diasporas. Palgrave Macmillan.

Articles

Zhang, T. (2018). Graduate students’ identities in the intercultural practices on a U.S. campus: a q inquiry. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 64 (May), 77-89.

Tian, M., & Lowe, J. A. (2013). Intercultural identity and intercultural experiences of American students in china. Journal of Studies in International Education, 18(eCAADe), 281-297.

Liu, S. (2015). Searching for a sense of place: identity negotiation of Chinese immigrants. International Journal of Intercultural Relations,46(2), 26-35.

Films

[1]   Crazy Rich Asians 《摘星奇缘》（2018）

[2]   Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?‎ 《岳父岳母真难当》(2014)

[3]   虎妈在英国 Meet Britain's Chinese Tiger Mums (2012)

[4]   Gua Sha 《刮痧》（2001）

Date

March 19

Week

4

Session/Period

3-4 

Mode

Lecture & Discussion

Presentation of Literature Reviws

Content

Orientation

[1]   Intercultural Sensitivity: Anticipation and Reality Exercise

[2]   Cultural Knowledge: Your country / Your people / You

[3]   Course Information: Structure + Textbook + Resources + Assessment

[4]   Need Analysis:  See the Questionnaire

Assignment

[1]   Read Chapter 3 of the textbook

[2]     Choose a topic that interest you and your peer, and make a related literature review (present it next week, and write an short paper on it one more week later)

[3]     Watch certain films / TV series

Compulsory Reading & Extended Reading

Date

March 26

Week

5

Session/Period

3-4 

Mode

Lectures

+ Presentations of Short Papers

Content

Deep Culture: Family

[1]   Size of Family (Nuclear Vs. Extended)

[2]   Changes of Family (Mass Media & Migration + Globalization)

[3]   Functions of Family (Reproductive + economic + social + identity)

[4]   Cultural Variants in Family Interaction

4.1 Gender roles

4.2 Individualism Vs. Collectivism (esp. Childrearing)

4.3 Treatment of the Elderly

4.4 Social Skills

(Aggression + Decision Making+ Conflicts resolution)

Assignment

Compulsory Reading & Extended Reading

Textbook:

Chapter 3. The Deep Structure of Culture: Lessons from the Family

Extended Reading:

Books about Chinese Family in Cross-/inter-cultural Contexts:

Lau-Clayton, C. (2014). British Chinese Families-Parenting Approaches, Household, Childhood Experiences. Palgrave.   

Yang Hu (2016). Chinese-British Intermarriage: Disentangling Gender and Ethnicity. Palgrave Macmillan.

Books about Chinese Family:

Shi, L. (2017). Choosing Daughters: Family Change in Rural China. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

XU, A., DeFrain, J. & LIU, W. (2016). The Chinese Family Today. Routledge.

Liong, M. (2017). Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family- Father Mission. Palgrave Macmillan

Articles

(Intercultural Communication Related to Chinese Parenting)

[1]     Lin, X. , Dow, B. , Boldero, J. , & Bryant, C. . (2018). Parent–child relationships among older immigrants from mainland china: a descriptive study using the solidarity, conflict, and ambivalence perspectives. Journal of Family Studies, 1-16.

[2]     Juang, L. P. , Syed, M. , & Cookston, J. T. . (2012). Acculturation-based and everyday parent–adolescent conflict among Chinese American adolescents: longitudinal trajectories and implications for mental health. Journal of Family Psychology, 26(6), 916-926.

[3]     Dandan, P. , & Proyer René T. . (2018). An initial cross-cultural comparison of adult playfulness in mainland China and German-speaking countries. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 421-.

(Intercultural Communication-Chinese Couple Relationships)

[4]     Hiew, D. N., Halford, W. K., Van, d. V. F. J. R., & Liu, S. (2015). Relationship standards and satisfaction in Chinese, western, and intercultural Chinese–western couples in Australia. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46(5), 684-701.

[5]     Halford, W. K. , Leung, P. , Hung-Cheung, C. , Chau-Wan, L. , Hiew, D. , & Van, d. V. F. J. R. . (2017). Couple relationship standards and migration: comparing Hong Kong Chinese with Australian Chinese. Family Process.

[6]     Epstein, N. B. , Chen, F. , & Beyder-Kamjou, I. . (2010). Relationship standards and marital satisfaction in Chinese and American couples. J Marital Fam Ther, 31(1), 59-74.

Articles (Cultural Knowledge about China):

[1]     Chang, L., Mcbridechang, C., Stewart, S. M., & Au, E. (2015). Life satisfaction, self-concept, and family relations in Chinese adolescents and children. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27(2), 182-189. [Cited 59 times]

[2]     Qi, X. (2015). Filial obligation in contemporary China: evolution of the culture‐system. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 45(1), 141–161. [Cited 9 times]

[3]      Daoyang, W. , Dan, D. , Peixin, N. , & Cuicui, W. . (2018). Factor structure of the Chinese version of the parent adult-child relationship questionnaire. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 315-.  

[4]     Jingjin, S. , Lei, Z. , Yining, R. , Luxia, X. , & Qinghua, Z. . (2018). Parent–child cohesion, basic psychological needs satisfaction, and emotional adaptation in left-behind children in china: an indirect effects model. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1023-.

[5]      Zhang, C. , Fong, V. L. , Yoshikawa, H. , Way, N. , Chen, X. , & Lu, Z. , et al. (2018). How urban Chinese parents with 14-month-old children talk about nanny care and childrearing ideals. Journal of Family Studies, 1-17.

[6]     Chen, & Bin-Bin. (2018). Socialization values of Chinese parents: does parents’ educational level matter?. Current Psychology. 

[7]     Lam, C. M. , To, S. M. , & Kwong, W. M. . (2018). Development and validation of a questionnaire on Chinese parents’ beliefs in parental roles and responsibilities. Applied Research in Quality of Life(7).

Films: (Foreigners in China)

[1]   A Grandson from America《孙子从美国来(《当孙悟空遇上蜘蛛侠》(2012)

[2]   When a Peking Family Meets Aupair洋妞到我家 (2014)

Films: (Chinese in Foreigners Countries)

[3]   Gua Sha 《刮痧》（2001）

[4]   Joy Luck Club 《喜福会》（1993）

[5]   Pushing Hands 《推手》（1991）

TV: (Foreigners in China) ：外国小孩中国爸 (2002) 【Chinese】

TV (Pure Chinese Families)

Contemporary Chinese:

[1]      All is Well. 都挺好 (2019)

[2]   Dad, Where Are We Going? Season I,II，II爸爸去哪儿 / 爸爸！我们去哪儿？ / 宝贝加油 /

Modern Chinese:

[2]   The Story of a Noble Family金粉世家 (2003)

[3]   Moment in Peking京华烟云 (2005)

[4]   The Grand Mansion Gate大宅门 (2001)

[5]   Qiao's Grand Courtyard乔家大院 (2006)

  Ancient China:

[1]   红楼梦 (1987) A Dream in Red Mansions

[2]       《甄嬛传》Empresses in the palace(2011)   

[3]       琅琊榜(Nirvana in Fire)