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The Influence of Movies and Tv Series on Cultural Stereotypes
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2012届本科生毕业论文(设计)

题 目: 影视作品对文化定型的影响

学院(系): 外语系 专业年级: 英语083 学生姓名: 席蕊 指导教师: 张梅英 完成日期: 2012年6月

The influence of movies and TV series on cultural stereotypes
Contents
中文摘要 III
Abstract IV
Chapter I. Introduction 1
Chapter II. An Overview of Cultural Stereotype 1 2.1 Definitions of Cultural Stereotype 1 2.2Classification of Cultural Stereotype 2 2.3Characteristics of Cultural Stereotype 2 2.3.1 inevitability and University of Cultural Stereotype 2 2.3.2 Stability of Cultural Stereotype 3 2.3.3 Changeability of Cultural stereotype 4 2.4Effects of Cultural stereotype in Intercultural Communication 4 2.4.1 Negative impacts of Cultural stereotype 5 2.4.2 Positive impacts of Cultural stereotype 6 2.5Formation of Cultural Stereotype 6
Chapter III. Mass media, especially movies and TV series, and cultural stereotypes 7 3.1 Mass media‘s impact on cultural stereotype will promote China’s rise in the world 8 3.2 Cultural stereotypes in movies and TV series showing cultural conflicts 9 3.2.1 The Movie 《The Gua Sha》 9 3.2.2 cultural stereotypes showed in the movie 《The Gua Sha》 9 3.3 Movies and TV series in forming cultural stereotypes about China and Chinese people 10 3.3.1 Cultural stereotype about China and Chinese people in Movies and TV series 11 3.3.2 Zhang Yimou’s movies on forming cultural stereotype about China and Chinese people 12
Chapter IV. Conclusion 13
Bibliography 15
Acknowledgements 16

中文摘要

在跨文化交际中,文化定型是不可避免的,是普遍存在的。只有对定型对象的文化有真实、直观的接触和感受,才能建立客观和正确的文化定型。然而让每一个人都出国亲身感受外国文化是不现实的。



Bibliography: [7] Hall, E.T. Beyond Culture[M]. Garden City, NY: Anchor Doubleday, 1977. [11]贾玉新. 《跨文化交际研究》.上海:上海外语教育出版社, 2002. [12]胡文仲. 《跨文化交际学概论》. 北京:外语教学与研究出版社, 2002. [15]周仪. An Introduction to Chinese Culture[M]. 重庆:重庆大学出版社, 2003: [16]高一虹.《语言文化差异的认识与超越》.北京:外语教学与研究出版社,2000

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