Written in a highly accessible style and in four parts, this book provides rapid and authoritative access to current ideas and practice in intercultural communication. It draws on concepts and findings from a range of different disciplines and uses authentic examples of intercultural interaction to illustrate points.
List of Figures General Editors' Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION Unpacking Culture Intercultural Interaction Competence Achieving Understanding in Intercultural Interaction Promoting Rapport in Intercultural Interaction Confronting Disadvantage and Domination in Intercultural Interaction Adapting to Unfamiliar Cultures PART II: PROMOTING COMPETENCE IN INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION Assessing Competence in Intercultural Interaction Developing Competence in Intercultural Interaction PART III: RESEARCHING INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION Research Topics in Intercultural Interaction Culture and the Research Process PART IV: RESOURCES ON INTERCULTURAL INTERACTION Resources References Index
