NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 II: Preview
Unit 3
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NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
1.Educational Differences between East
and West at the Micro-Level
Case Study Based on the Film
“TheGua Sha Treatment”
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NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
In one scene, Datong’s son Denise had a fight with his American friend, whose father was the colleague of Datong. Datong slapped Denise, which shocked John. Datong explained later that slapping his son was an act of showing respect and giving “Mianzi” (face) to him.
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NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
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①Why does John feel shocked?
②What cultural differences are presented here?
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John couldn’t understand the Eastern culture which honors the truth that gold needs to be hammered, and the child must be beaten. (玉不琢不成器，铁不打不成钢) Chinese people think that beating children is out of love for them, while Americans think beating children is an violation of their rights.
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NHCE-BIII-Unit 3 III: Leading-in
2.Educational Differences between East and West at the Macro-Level
Case Study Based on a True Incident
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