Handbook of intercultural communication

In today's globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for social harmony and organisational success. This handbook takes a ?problem-solving? approach to the various issues that arise in r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kotthoff, Helga (-), Spencer-Oatey, Helen, 1952-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter c2007.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Handbooks of applied linguistics ; v. 7.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • I. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural communication
  • Editors' introduction
  • 2. Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective
  • 3. A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture
  • 4. Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication
  • 5. Emotion and intercultural adjustment
  • 6. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the 'Bermuda Triangle' of conflict, culture and communication
  • II. Intercultural perspectives on communicative practices and processes
  • Editors' introduction
  • 7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres
  • 8. Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace
  • 9. Ritual and style across cultures
  • 10. Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts
  • 11. The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour
  • III. Intercultural communication in different sectors of life
  • Editors' introduction
  • 12. Intercultural communication in healthcare settings
  • 13. Differences and difficulties in intercultural management interaction
  • 14. Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts
  • 15. Schools and cultural difference
  • 16. The cultural context of media interpretation
  • 17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships
  • IV. Issues and Debates
  • Editors' introduction
  • 18. Discrimination in discourses
  • 19. Power and dominance in intercultural communication
  • 20. Communicating Identity in Intercultural Communication
  • 21. Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication
  • V. Assessing and developing intercultural competence
  • Editors' introduction
  • 22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project
  • 23. Intercultural Training
  • 24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training
  • Backmatter