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...
