ISBN:
3110184710
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (1541 KB, 582 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Series Statement:
Handbooks of Applied Linguistics, v. 7 v.v. 7
Series Statement:
Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL] Ser v.7
Parallel Title:
Print version Handbook of Intercultural Communication
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Applied linguistics
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Intercultural communication
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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 real-life intercultural interaction. The editors have brought together experts from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology and anthropology, to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the field, whilst simultaneously anchoring it in Applied Linguistics. Key features: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of intercultural communication presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field offers solutions of everyday language-related problems international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field.
Description / Table of Contents:
Frontmatter; Contents; 1. Introduction; 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; Editors' introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres8. 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; 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
Description / Table of Contents:
16. The cultural context of media interpretation17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships; 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; 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;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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