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This textbook provides a succinct, contemporary introduction to intercultural communication with a focus on actual language use. With English as a lingua franca and Communicative Accommodation Theory as the underpinning concepts, it explores communication, language use, and culture in action. Each chapter includes discourse extracts so that students can apply what they have learned to real text examples, and supplementary instructor materials including suggestions for discussion points and activities are hosted on springer.com. The book will be key reading for students taking modules on Intercultural Communication or Language, Culture and Communication as part of a degree in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, or English Language both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.



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​Chapter 1: Shared Language, Different Cultures, and Common Communicative GoalsChapter 2: Adjustments as Strategies for Successful CommunicationChapter 3: Barriers in Intercultural CommunicationChapter 4: Communities of Practice and Writing CulturesChapter 5: Speaking and Embodying CulturesChapter 6: Learning and Goals in EducationChapter 7: Communication in Workplaces: Equal Services and Professional Discourses

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      Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG
      Published 19 October 2021
      ISBN-13 9783030765941
      978-3030765941
      ISBN-10 3030765946
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Bilingualism and multilingualism Communication studies Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This textbook provides a succinct, contemporary introduction to intercultural communication with a focus on actual language use. With English as a lingua franca and Communicative Accommodation Theory as the underpinning concepts, it explores communication, language use, and culture in action. Each chapter includes discourse extracts so that students can apply what they have learned to real text examples, and supplementary instructor materials including suggestions for discussion points and activities are hosted on springer.com. The book will be key reading for students taking modules on Intercultural Communication or Language, Culture and Communication as part of a degree in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, or English Language both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.



      Table of Contents
      ​Chapter 1: Shared Language, Different Cultures, and Common Communicative GoalsChapter 2: Adjustments as Strategies for Successful CommunicationChapter 3: Barriers in Intercultural CommunicationChapter 4: Communities of Practice and Writing CulturesChapter 5: Speaking and Embodying CulturesChapter 6: Learning and Goals in EducationChapter 7: Communication in Workplaces: Equal Services and Professional Discourses

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