The Status Que of Intercultural CommunicationDirectory1. DigestP22. The key wordP23. The main bodyP24. The conclusionP45. AcknowledgmentP4Digest : Economic globalization has brought more opportunities for Chinese to encounter and communicate with foreigners.However,there are upsetting problems arising,with the intercultural communication gaining its own popularity.Not just ranging from the background of culture to the stereotype of thinking,but the patriotism and the ethnocentrism in individual mind,are all obstacles,in the sake for building effective and precise communication between different culture.Therefore,we are supposed to utilize the scientist methods to handle a series of typical problems.The key words : intercultural communication;the stereotype of thinking;cultural exchangeThe main body :Even if the individuals talk with each other in the same language,we still cannot make sure that the can catch the correct and precise meanings form others.Its because the way they think is distinct,the background of culture they live in is different and the method they use to handle trouble differs from ones.Moreover,due to the cultural conflicts and obstacles,the communications tend to be accompanied by misunderstandings and distortions in the current conditions.So when it comes to communication dilemma, people tend to judge the behaviors and words of others in their own cultural acknowledgment,which makes intercultural communication with obvious patriotism and ethnocentrism.With the degree of intercultural communication growing, between different cultures will have a certain degree of mutual penetration. For example,common words, such as vitamin, the Internet and radar are the direct transliteration of English. Words such as Kung Fu,the paper tiger and lose face had joined into the Oxford Dictionary. Obviously, with the process of cultural exchange, cultural representation in the property reached a stage of mutual understanding, then followed must be deeper cultural integration.We need to break the stereotype of intercultural communication,.For example,majority of Chinese think Americans may be in favor of individualism but Asian prefer collectivism.Actually, facts is not so.In Oysermans researches, Americans in many field more prefer the model of collectivism, like the grade system, and maintaining groups harmony.Compared with that,Japanese just like such collectivism like working in the group. Also,people usually think Arab talking with others will sit nearly,which means they can smell personal odor and frequently touch others body show their enthusiasm. However, according to descriptions of people who lived in Arab countries, this is not the case. They say Arab do not sit nearly any more when talking.Obviously, if we intend to clear up the obstacles of intercultural communication, understanding the status quo is the top priority. Otherwise, the efforts of establishing on previous concepts and ideas are in vain.The conclusion:Overall, intercultural communication is inevitable in the global economic environment.Then, how to communicate in a efficient and accurate way, it still needs explore and practice. We must make clear that reducing barriers in intercultural communication is not that one submits to the other ,but the people entirely understand their own culture and then look for cultural common and attributes between two cultures.Initial communication is based on the common thing,then with the talk deeper,the attributes would make the conversation go on.Acknowledgment : 1Oyserman, D. Coon, H. M. & Kemmelmeier, M. Rethinking individualism and collectivism:Evaluation of theoretical assumptions and meta-analysesJ.Psychological Bulletin,2002,128:3-72.5