Introduction to Encounters with Westerners Critical Incident Exercises and Encounters with Westerners Teaching Encounters with Westerners Unit 1 IntercuItural Communication Letter to Fran: Pete's First Day in China IntercuIturaI Communication: Intercultural Communication and Understanding Westerners Encounter: The Gift Generalizing About Western Culture: Can We Generalize About“ Western Culture”? Learning About Other Cultures Unit 2:Interpreting Intercultural Encounters Encounter: The Taxi -Intercultural Communication: Interpreting What Foreigners Mean Letter to Fran: A Helping Hand -Generalizing About Western Culture: Individualist and Collectivist Cultures -Learning About Other Cultures Unit 3:Speaking in a Foreign Language Encounter: Mistakes IntercuItural Communication: Speaking in a Foreign Language and Stress Encounter: The Compliment Generalizing About Western Culture: Difierence in Rank and Power Learning About Other Cultures Unit 4:Culture Shock Letter to Fran: The Shopper IntercuIturaI Communication: Culture Shock and Culture Fatigue Letter to Fran: Not Eating Generalizing About Western Culture: Western Communication Styles Learning About Other Cultures Unit 5:Expectations and Intercultural Encounters Encounter: The Invitation IntercuItural Communication: Expectations and Projected Cultural Similarity Letter to Fran: The Goodnight Kiss Generalizing About Western Culture: Conformity in Western Cultures Learning About Other Cultures Unit 6:Ethnocentrism Letter to Fran: Who Pays? IntercuIturaI Communication: Ethnocentrism Encounter: Living Together Generalizing About Western Culture: Family Relationships in the US Learning About Other Cultures Unit 7:Ingroups and Outgroups Encounter: Left Out of the Conversation InterculturaI Communication: Ingroups and Outgroups Letter to Fran: Critics Generalizing About Western Culture:In/Outgroups in Collectivist and Individualist Cultures ——Learning About Other Cultures Unit 8:Telling Stories About Encounters Letter to Fran: Exceptions IntercuItural Communication: War Stories Encounter: Grandma Generalizing About Western Culture: Dealing with Conflict ——-Learning About Other Cultures Unit 9:The Benefit of the Doubt Letter to Fran: An American Friend IntercuIturaI Communication: Giving the Benefit of the Doubt Letter to Fran: Cars Generalizing About Western Culture: Friendship Patterns Learning About Other Cultures Unit 10:Being an Effective Intercultum Communicator Encounter: Made in the USA IntercuItural Communication: Being an Effective Intercultural Communicator Encounter: Democracy Generalizing About Western Culture: Advice for Communicating with Westerners . Learning About Other Cultures、 AdditionaI Encounter Exercises References