Experiencing Intercultural Communication: An Introduction - Brossura

Martin, Judith; Nakayama, Thomas

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ISBN 10: 0071327967 ISBN 13: 9780071327961

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education / Asia, 2011

Riassunto

This introductory level textbook offers students a framework to begin building their intercultural communication skills. "Experiencing Intercultural Communication: An Introduction" provides a number of pedagogical aids to help students achieve fluency in these skills, including chapter outlines, chapter objectives, suggested websites and other resources for further learning, key terms, activities in each chapters, bulleted chapter summaries, and more. As an introductory text, the material is accessible and encourages students to seek out more information. By giving the students a framework to begin understanding the complexities of intercultural interaction, students begin the process of learning about both other cultures and their relationships with their own culture.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Judith N. Martin is currently Herberger Professor of Communication in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. She received her Ph.D. in speech communication from the Pennsylvania State University. She also studied at the Universitï¿ de Grenoble for a year, and was involved in study aboard administration for a number of years. She also has experience in cross cultural training and has co-authored three books with Prof. Tom Nakayama. Her current research interests focus on: the role of communication in cross cultural transitions, white identity and and communication, and pedagogical issues in teaching intercultural communication.

Contenuti:

Preface

Part I: Foundations of Intercultural Communication

Chapter 1: Studying Intercultural Communication

Chapter 2: Intercultural Communication: Building Blocks and Barriers

Chapter 3: History and Intercultural Communication

Chapter 4: Identity and Intercultural Communication

Part II: Intercultural Communication Processes

Chapter 5: Verbal Issues in Intercultural Communication

Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication Issues

Part III: Intercultural Communication in Everyday Life

Chapter 7: Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication

Chapter 8: Culture, Communication, and Conflict

Chapter 9: Intercultural Relationships in Everyday Life

Part IV: Intercultural Communication in Applied Settings

Chapter 10: Intercultural Communication in Tourism Contexts

Chapter 11: Intercultural Communication and Business

Chapter 12: Intercultural Communication and Education

Chapter 13: Intercultural Communication and Health Care

Glossary

Credits

Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education / Asia
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0071327967
• ISBN 13: 9780071327961
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 384