Description
Book SynopsisIdeal for undergraduate introductory courses as well as the training and coaching of practitioners in Intercultural Communication, International Communication and Cross-cultural Communication. Provides concise, up-to-date overviews of key topics, a variety of tasks, and eighteen case studies for in-depth discussions, homework, and assessments.
Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. Introducing Intercultural Communication: 1. From culture to cultural identity concepts; 2. What is intercultural communication?; 3. Rethinking intercultural competence; Part II. Theories, Key Concepts and Approaches: 4. Critical intercultural communication and postcolonial studies; 5. Contrastive theories; 6. Imagological perspectives in literature and cinema; 7. Linguistic approaches to intercultural communication; 8. Anthropological perspectives; 9. Sociological approaches; 10. Psychological perspectives; 11. Raising intercultural awareness through storytelling; Part III. Application: 12. Communicating in the digital sphere; 13. Migration and intercultural communication; 14. Intercultural business communication; 15. Intercultural communication in health services; 16. Enhancing intercultural competence in military services; 17. Intercultural competence revisited: development and assessment; 18. Reflections on the future of intercultural communication; Glossary.
