Intercultural competence : interpersonal communication across cultures
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Intercultural competence : interpersonal communication across cultures
Allyn & Bacon, c2010
6th ed
Available at 11 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Presenting balanced coverage of skills and theory, Intercultural Competence provides readers with the knowledgeable background and necessary skills to succeed in today's multicultural environment.
Blending both the practical and theoretical, this thoroughly researched book offers readers an enjoyable read and contemporary coverage of the impact of technology on intercultural communication and cutting-edge interpersonal scholarship. Intercultural Competence provides a discussion of important ethical and social issues relating to intercultural communication and encourages readers to apply theory through vivid examples to better prepare them to interact in intercultural relationships.
Table of Contents
Preface.
I. COMMUNICATION AND INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE.
1. Introduction to Intercultural Competence.
Imperatives for Intercultural Competence
Communication
The Challenge of Communicating in an Intercultural World
2. Culture and Intercultural Communication.
Culture.
Why Cultures Differ.
Intercultural Communication.
3. Intercultural Communication Competence.
The United States as an Intercultural Community.
Competence and Intercultural Communication.
Basic Tools for Improving Intercultural Competence.
II. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN COMMUNICATION.
4. Cultural Patterns and Communication: Foundations.
Defining Cultural Patterns.
Components of Cultural Patterns.
Characteristics of Cultural Patterns.
Cultural Patterns and Intercultural Competence.
5. Cultural Patterns and Communication: Taxonomies.
Hall's High- and Low-Context Cultural Taxonomies
Hofstede's Cultural Taxonomies
The GLOBE Cultural Taxonomy
Cultural Taxonomies and Intercultural Competence.
6. Cultural Identity and Cultural Biases
Cultural Identity.
Cultural Biases.
Identity, Biases, and Intercultural Competence
III. CODING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION.
7. Verbal Intercultural Communication.
The Power of Language in Intercultural Communication.
Definition of Verbal Codes.
Language, Thought, Culture, and Intercultural Communication.
Verbal Codes and Intercultural Competence.
8. Nonverbal Intercultural Communication.
Definition of Nonverbal Codes.
Cultural Universals in Nonverbal Communication.
Cultural Variations in Nonverbal Communication.
Nonverbal Messages in Intercultural Communication.
Synchrony of Nonverbal Communication Codes.
Nonverbal Communication and Intercultural Competence.
9. The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural Communication.
Preferences in the Organization of Verbal Codes
Cultural Variations in Persuasion
Cultural Variations in the Structure of Conversations
Effects of Code Usage on Intercultural Competence
IV. COMMUNICATION IN INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS.
10. Intercultural Competence in Interpersonal Relationships.
Cultural Variations in Interpersonal Relationships
The Maintenance of Face in Interpersonal Relationships
Improving Intercultural Relationships
Interpersonal Relationships and Intercultural Competence
11. Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural Interactions.
Social Episodes in Intercultural Relationships.
Contexts for Intercultural Communication.
Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural Competence.
12. The Potential for Intercultural Competence.
Intercultural Contact
The Ethics of Intercultural Competence.
The Perils and Prospects for Intercultural Competence.
Resources.
Intercultural Films.
Online Resources.
Notes.
Credits.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
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