Understanding Intercultural Communication - Brossura

Ting-Toomey, Stella; Chung, Leeva

Brossura

ISBN 10: 019973979X ISBN 13: 9780199739790

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2012

Riassunto

Written in a conversational style, this book introduces students to the foundations of intercultural communication, a vibrant discipline within the field. Authors Stella Ting-Toomey and Leeva Chung take a multicontextual, inclusive approach that balances international and intercultural communication issues against U.S. domestic diversity issues. In addition to emphasizing a value-oriented perspective on intercultural encounters, the text contains a robust ethical chapter, complete with specific guidelines that will help students become ethical intercultural communicators.

By integrating current empirical research with lively intercultural examples, the authors ask thought-provoking questions and pose ethical dilemmas for students to ponder. The text offers a sprawling treatment of such topics as ethnic and cultural identity change, culture shock and intercultural adjustment, romantic relationships and raising bicultural children, global identity challenges, and decision-making choices in intercultural ethics.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

* Two new special features, "Blog Pic" and "Blog Post," which update all the photos and poignant personal stories found throughout the first edition

* A greater focus on the impact of technology on intercultural communication message exchange processes

* An updated discussion of multiracial and biracial identity in Chapter 4

* Updates to the popular "Jeopardy Boxes"

BL More than 250 new references

* "Live-chat," a special boxed feature, which emphasizes the importance of adaptive code-switching in managing intercultural misunderstanding via lively dialogue

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Recensione

Ting-Toomey and Chung have put a tremendous amount of work and effort into compiling this textbook. The book is certainly worth recognition, and the effect this textbook may have in generating flexible, effective, and competent intercultural communicators is going to be enormous. (Mariya Aida Niendorf, Sociolinguistic Studies)

L'autore

California State University, FullertonUniversity of San Diego

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 019973979X
• ISBN 13: 9780199739790
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 352