This eye-opening reader explores how communication values and styles can be similar or different for members of various cultures and communities. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: A READER focuses on practical strategies you can use to communicate more effectively in a variety of contexts, including interpersonal, rhetoric, group, business, education, health care, and organizational. This broad-based, highly engaging reader, compiled by the authors who defined the course, includes a balanced selection of articles-some commissioned solely for this text-that discusses the classic ideas that laid the groundwork for this field, as well as the latest research and ideas. Material is presented in such a way that you can read, understand, and then apply course concepts to your own life. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
A collection of essays covering cultural identity, understanding diversity, co-cultures in the United States, and how to improve your intercultural communication skills.
But after seeing the American woman smile , the Ifaluk woman sitting next to her reprimanded her by saying , “ Don't smile at her — she'll think you're not justifiably angry ” ( Lutz , 1987 : 290 ) . The Ifaluk woman thus evaluated the ...
This reader is composed of 40 short articles on a broad range of subjects. The first section introduces basic concepts; subsequent chapters contain articles on international cultures, nondominant US cultures,...
Translating Theory into Practice Globalizing Intercultural Communication: A Reader introduces students to intercultural communication within the global context, and equips them with the knowledge and understanding to grapple with the ...
The essential guide to intercultural communication. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's. Willis-Rivera, J. L., & Meeker, M. (1997). De Que Colores: A critical examination of multicultural children's books. Communication Education, 51(3), ...
This book focuses on practical strategies you can use to communicate more effectively in a variety of contexts;Worldview in Intercultural Communication: A Religio-Cosmological Approach, Constructing, Negotiating and Communicating Jewish ...
Translating Theory into Practice Globalizing Intercultural Communication: A Reader introduces students to intercultural communication within the global context, and equips them with the knowledge and understanding to grapple with the ...
There is a final section offering advice on how to perform research in this area. This is an essential text for all students and researchers in the area of language and intercultural communication.
Understanding Intercultural Communication
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