Full Description
Intercultural Competence provides students with the tools to succeed in today's intercultural world. Blending both the practical and theoretical, this text offers students the requisite knowledge, the appropriate motivations, and the relevant skills to function competently with culturally-different others. The text provides a discussion of important ethical and social issues relating to intercultural communication and encourages students to apply vivid examples that will prepare them to interact better in intercultural relationships.Learning GoalsUpon completing this book, readers will be able to:Appreciate the impact of cultural patterns on intercultural communication Use both practical and theoretical ideas to understand intercultural communication competence Understand some of the central contexts - in health, education, business, and tourism - in which intercultural communication occurs Discuss cultural identity and the role of cultural biases
Contents
In this Section:1) Brief Table of Contents2) Full Table of Contents1) Brief Table of Contents Part 1: Communication and Intercultural CompetenceChapter 1: Introduction to Intercultural CompetenceChapter 2: Culture and Intercultural CommunicationChapter 3: Intercultural Communication CompetencePart 2: Cultural Differences in CommunicationChapter 4: Cultural Patterns and Communication: FoundationsChapter 5: Cultural Patterns and Communication: TaxonomiesChapter 6: Cultural Identity and Cultural BiasesPart 3: Coding Intercultural Communication Chapter 7: Verbal Intercultural CommunicationChapter 8: Nonverbal Intercultural CommunicationChapter 9: The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural CommunicationPart 4: Communication In Intercultural RelationshipsChapter 10: Intercultural Competence in Interpersonal RelationshipsChapter 11: Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural InteractionsChapter 12: The Potential for Intercultural Competence2) Full Table of Contents Part 1: Communication and Intercultural CompetenceChapter 1: Introduction to Intercultural CompetenceImperatives for Intercultural CompetenceCommunication The Challenge of Communicating in an Intercultural World Chapter 2: Culture and Intercultural CommunicationCultureWhy Cultures DifferIntercultural Communication.Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication CompetenceThe United States as an Intercultural CommunityCompetence and Intercultural CommunicationBasic Tools for Improving Intercultural CompetencePart 2: Cultural Differences in CommunicationChapter 4: Cultural Patterns and Communication: FoundationsDefining Cultural PatternsComponents of Cultural PatternsCharacteristics of Cultural PatternsCultural Patterns and Intercultural CompetenceChapter 5: Cultural Patterns and Communication: TaxonomiesHall's High- and Low-Context Cultural Taxonomies Hofstede's Cultural TaxonomiesThe GLOBE Cultural TaxonomyA Synthesis of Cultural TaxonomiesChapter 6: Cultural Identity and Cultural BiasesCultural IdentityCultural BiasesIdentity, Biases, and Intercultural CompetencePart 3: Coding Intercultural Communication Chapter 7: Verbal Intercultural Communication. The Power of Language in Intercultural CommunicationDefinition of Verbal CodesLanguage, Thought, Culture, and Intercultural CommunicationVerbal Codes and Intercultural CompetenceChapter 8: Nonverbal Intercultural CommunicationCharacteristics of Nonverbal CodesCultural Universals in Nonverbal CommunicationNonverbal Functions in Intercultural Communication Cultural Variations in Nonverbal CommunicationNonverbal Messages in Intercultural CommunicationSynchrony of Nonverbal Communication CodesNonverbal Communication and Intercultural CompetenceChapter 9: The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural CommunicationPreferences in the Organization of Verbal CodesCultural Variations in PersuasionCultural Variations in the Structure of ConversationsEffects of Code Usage on Intercultural CompetencePart 4: Communication In Intercultural RelationshipsChapter 10: Intercultural Competence in Interpersonal RelationshipsCultural Variations in Interpersonal RelationshipsThe Maintenance of Face in Interpersonal RelationshipsImproving Intercultural RelationshipsInterpersonal Relationships and Intercultural CompetenceChapter 11: Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural InteractionsSocial Episodes in Intercultural RelationshipsContexts for Intercultural CommunicationEpisodes, Contexts, and Intercultural CompetenceChapter 12: The Potential for Intercultural CompetenceIntercultural ContactThe Ethics of Intercultural CompetenceThe Perils and Prospects for Intercultural CompetenceResourcesIntercultural FilmsOnline ResourcesNotesCreditsAuthor IndexSubject Index
