UID:
almafu_9959241875002883
Format:
1 online resource (582 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-16999-8
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9786612169991
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3-11-019858-4
Series Statement:
Handbooks of applied linguistics ; v. 7
Content:
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
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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1. Introduction --
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I. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural communication --
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Editors' introduction --
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2. Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective --
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3. A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture --
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4. Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication --
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5. Emotion and intercultural adjustment --
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6. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the 'Bermuda Triangle' of conflict, culture and communication --
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II. Intercultural perspectives on communicative practices and processes --
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Editors' introduction --
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7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres --
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8. Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace --
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9. Ritual and style across cultures --
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10. Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts --
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11. The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour --
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III. Intercultural communication in different sectors of life --
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Editors' introduction --
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12. Intercultural communication in healthcare settings --
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13. Differences and difficulties in intercultural management interaction --
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14. Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts --
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15. Schools and cultural difference --
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16. The cultural context of media interpretation --
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17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships --
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IV. Issues and Debates --
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Editors' introduction --
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18. Discrimination in discourses --
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19. Power and dominance in intercultural communication --
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20. Communicating Identity in Intercultural Communication --
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21. Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication --
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V. Assessing and developing intercultural competence --
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Editors' introduction --
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22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project --
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23. Intercultural Training --
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24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training --
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Backmatter
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-018471-0
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
DOI:
10.1515/9783110198584
