Handbook of intercultural communication / edited by Helga Kotthoff and Helen Spencer-Oatey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kotthoff, Helga.

Spencer-Oatey, Helen, 1952-

Series:

Handbooks of applied linguistics ; v. 7.

Handbooks of applied linguistics ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercultural communication.

Applied linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (582 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

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

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

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

22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project

23. Intercultural Training

24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612169991

9781282169999

1282169998

9783110198584

3110198584

OCLC:

437233361