从霍尔的人际距离理论分析中英大学生心理距离和空间距离之间的影响_英语论文

A Comparative Analysis of the Influence between Chinese and British Students’ Psychological Distance and Spatial Distance Based on Hall’s Theory of Interpersonal Distance 

摘要

人际距离的处理决定了人际关系的好坏，又由于开放程度的加大导致我们和外国人接触越来越多，人际关系因而越来越多受到重视。本文以霍尔的人际距离理论为基础，结合跨文化理论，通过对回收的 78 份有效调查问卷进行对比分析，并对空间语言使用的不同的亲自观察，采用跨文化比较法和量化与质化研究相结合的研究方法对中英两国大学生的心理距离和空间距离之间的影响进行比较分析，先对英国和中国大学生的不同结果作对比得到中英大学生日常交流的不同之处，然后深度分析心理距离和空间距离之间的影响，从理论上对跨文化交际起到更好的指导作用。

关键词  人际距离  心理距离  空间距离  文化差异  跨文化交流

Abstract

Interpersonal distance determines the interpersonal relations. Moreover, the enhancement of China’s openness leads to our more and more contact with foreigners. Therefore, interpersonal relations are paid more and more attention to, which is the reason why such a research about a comparative analysis of the influence between Chinese and British students’ psychological distance and spatial distance was carried out. It will be conducted in the way of collecting questionnaires, and comparing the results from survey to analyze what the differences of daily communication between Chinese and British students and how psychological distance and spatial distance influence each other. Finally, it can be learned that how people correctly cope with interpersonal distance under different cultural backgrounds so as to realize cross-cultural communication.

Keywords  interpersonal distance  psychological distance  spatial distance  cultural differences  cross-culture communication

Contents

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Significance of the Study 1

1.3 Reasons for Choosing British College Students as the other targets 2

2 Literature Review 3

2.1 Hall's Theory of Interpersonal Distance 3

2.2 Previous Research of Interpersonal Distance 4

3 Research Methodology 6

3.1 Research Questions 6

3.2 Research Objects 6

3.3 Research Objectives 6

3.4 Instruments 6

3.5 Data Collection and Analysis 6

Conclusion 14

Acknowledgements 15

References 16

Appendix Questionnaire 17