AcknowledgementsHowtimeflies!Myfouryears’studyatXianyangNormalUniversitywillsoonbeover.Here,Iwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetoallthepeoplewhohavehelpedmeduringmycollegeyears.MydeepestgratitudegoesfirsttoZhangShasha,mysupervisor,forhervaluablesuggestionsandconstantguidanceonmythesisthroughoutallthestages.Withoutherpatientassistanceandfriendlyencouragement,itwouldnotbepossibleformetocompletethisthesisinsuchashortperiodoftime.Inaddition,mythankswouldgotoourschoollibrary,whichprovidesmewithsomanyusefulreferencebooksandcollecteddata.Last,Ideeplyappreciatethecontributiontothisthesismadeinmanywaysbymyfriendsandclassmates.AbstractNowadays,withtheformationofglobalintegrationandtheaccelerationofeconomicglobalization,interculturalcommunicationhasbecomeanunavoidablesituation.Asoneofthesignificantaspectsofnonverbalcommunication,timeorientationplaysamoreandmoreimportantroleininterculturalcommunication.Diverseculturesshapedifferenttimeorientations.Differentunderstandingofthetimewillinevitablyleadtothebarriersofpeople’scommunication.Therefore,ithaspracticalsignificanceandutilitarianvaluetostudyontimeorientation.Thepaperaimsatabetterunderstandingofdifferenttimeorientations,whichcanenhancetheabilityofinterculturalcommunication.Thispaperismainlystudiedthroughthemethodsofdocumentaryanalysisandqualitativeanalysis.Thepaperlists,comparesandanalyzesthedifferencesandcausesofdifferenttimeorientationsbetweenChinaandAmerica.Besides,thepapergivesussomefeasiblestrategiesfocusedonthedifferencesandpointsoutlearningdifferenttimeorientationsnotonlyhelptoreduceconflictsbutalsoabsorbmutualbeneficialcomponentstocomplementeachother.KeyWords:interculturalcommunication;culturaldifferences;timeorientations摘要当今世界，随着经济一体化的形成和经济全球化的加快，跨文化交际已经成为不可避免的局势。时间取向作为非语言交际的重要方面，它在跨文化交际中起着举足轻重的作用。不同的文化形成了不同的时间取向，人们对时间的不同认识不可避免地会造成交际障碍。因此，对时间取向差异的研究具有实际意义和实用价值。本文旨在让人们对不同的时间取向有较好的认识以便促进人们跨文化交流的能力。该文主要运用了文献分析法和定性分析法。本文通过列举、对比和分析的方法指出了中美两国不同时间取向的差异及成因，并基于差异给出了一些可行性策略。此外，文章还指出学习差异不仅可以减少矛盾，还可以相互取长补短。关键词：跨文化交际；文化差异；时间取向ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction12.TheBriefIntroductionofTimeOrientation22.1TheDefinitionofTimeOrientation22.2ChineseTimeOrientation32.2.1ThePastTimeOrientation32.2.2CircularTimeOrientation42.2.3PolychronicTimeOrientation42.3AmericanTimeOrientations42.3.1FutureTimeOrientation52.3.2LinearTimeOrientation52.3.3MonochronicTimeOrientation62.4.ContrastsinTimeOrientationbetweenChineseandAmericans62.4.1Punctuality62.4.2AppointmentsandSchedules72.4.3OfficeTimeandPrivateTime82.4.4DifferentUnderstandingofTimeinLanguage92.4.5Reflectioninsociallife113.FactorsofDifferentTimeOrientations123.1DifferentHistoricalBackground133.2DifferentReligionsandBeliefs143.3DifferentCulturalBackground143.4NationalCharacter154.StrategiesfortheDifferences174.1PayingattentiontotheEffectofDifferences174.2MaintainingCulturalOpenness184.3Referencingtoother’sBeneficialIngredients194.4ObservingtheDifferencesinFurtherEyes204.5ConstructingtheConsciousnessofTimeManagement205.Conclusion:21Bibliography23OntheCulturalDifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericafrom...
