Azerbaijan Bangladesh China Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Pakistan Russia Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Vietnam

Egypt Isreal Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE France Germany Great Britain Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Spain Switzerland

Chile Columbia Ecuador Mexico Botswana Kenya Mauritius Sudan Uganda Zimbabwe

Barbados Bermuda BVI Cayman Island Dominica Dominican Rep. Honduras Jamaica St. Lucia Trinidad & Tobago USA

Asia Middle East Caribbean USA Europe Africa Latin America

65% 10%

8% 8% 6% 3% 1%

First-Year Students

Exchange Students

English Language Centre

Chinese Population

-  Wealthy -  Standards will be the same -  Social conventions are similar -  Academically prepared

Assumptions

Stereotypes vs. Generalizations

Overview of Cultural Norms Chinese Population •  Collectivist •  Ascription •  Affective

Communication Tips

-  Listen intently -  Limit use of acronyms -  Watch for body language -  Check for understanding -  Help navigate bureaucracy

Tips

-  Share Canadian customs -  Learn how to pronounce names -  Be curious -  Don’t stereotype -  Use Pictures -  Connect to ALPs

Tips

Language Lesson

•  Nuances of Chinese names •  First names/last name- given name/family name •  When addressing students use full name

•  Family name first, then given name

Names are Important

First Name (Given)

Last Name (Family)

Pronunciation Preferred Name

Zhirou Huang Ji-roh-oo Stephen

Xiaohan Su Shee-ah-o-han

Xiangdong Zeng Shee-ahng-dong

•  Consonants •  X= Sh •  Q= Ch •  Zh= J •  C= Ts

•  Vowels •  Tall British vowels •  Pronounce each vowel separately

Basics of Pronunciation

Basics of Greeting English Chinese

Hello! Nǐ hǎo! 你好  

Goodbye. Zàijiàn. 再见  

My name is… Wǒ jiào… 我的名字是  

How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma? 你怎么样？