目錄
Unit One Intercultural Communication: An Overview
Studying Intercultural Communication
Notes in the History of Intercultural Communication
Unit Two Language and Culture
Communicative Codes: Linguistic Aspects
Language and Culture: Sounds and Actions
Unit Three Cultural Identity and Intercultural Communication
Intercultural Dilemma in Multicultural Setting: Doing vs. Being
Identity and Interpersonal Bonding
Unit Four Verbal Communication
Verbal Intercultural Communication
Relationships in Face-to-Face Communication
Unit Five Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal Intercultural Communication
Nonverbal Codes and Cultural Space
Unit Six Cultural Patterns and Perception
Cultural Patterns and Communication: Taxonomies
The Allegory of the Cave
Unit Seven Intercultural Communication--East and West
Individualism -Collectivism and Personality
Intercultural Conflict Styles: A Face-Negotiation Theory
Unit Eight Intercultural Barriers
Attitudes toward the Culturally Different: The Role of Intercultural
Communication Barriers, Affective Responses, Consensual Stereotypes, and Perceived Threat
Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication
Unit Nine Intercultural Communication in Business, Management and Negotiation
Negotiating Across Cultures
Reconciling Cultural Dilemmas
Unit Ten Cultural Adaptation and Intercultural Competence
Cross-Cultural Adaptation : Axioms
The Potential for Intercultural Competence
Unit Eleven Theories of Intercultural Communication
Theorizing about Intercultural Communication: An Introduction
Measuring Culture: The Utility of Verifying Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
Unit Twelve Scholarship on Chinese Communication
Chinese Communication Scholarship as an Expansion of the Communication and Culture Paradigm
Construction of a Water and Game Theory for Intercultural Communication
Glossary
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