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The Cambridge Introduction to Intercultural Communication

Guido Rings author Sebastian M Rasinger author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Dec '22

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Provides concise, up-to-date overviews of key topics, a variety of staggered tasks, and 18 case studies for in-depth discussions and more.

Ideal for undergraduate introductory courses as well as the training and coaching of practitioners in Intercultural Communication, International Communication and Cross-cultural Communication. Provides concise, up-to-date overviews of key topics, a variety of tasks, and eighteen case studies for in-depth discussions, homework, and assessments.Uniquely interdisciplinary and accessible, The Cambridge Introduction to Intercultural Communication is the ideal text for undergraduate introductory courses in Intercultural Communication, International Communication and Cross-cultural Communication. Suitable for students and practitioners alike, it encompasses the breadth of intercultural communication as an academic field and a day-to-day experience in work and private life, including international business, public services, schools and universities. This textbook touches on a range of themes in intercultural communication, such as evolutionary and positive psychology, key concepts from critical intercultural communication, postcolonial studies and transculturality, intercultural encounters in contemporary literature and film, and the application of contemporary intercultural communication research for the development of health services and military services. The concise, up-to-date overviews of key topics are accompanied by a wide variety of tasks and eighteen case studies for in-depth discussions, homework, and assessments.

'… technical communicators interested in the theory of intercultural communication would find this text an invaluable addition to their collection. I learned several new facts and even a new theory that I plan to integrate into my teaching and research. The detailed reference sections alone make this book worth the purchase price for an academic researcher.' Nicole St. Germaine, Technical Communication

ISBN: 9781108842716

Dimensions: 260mm x 183mm x 19mm

Weight: 660g

262 pages