The Cambridge Introduction to Intercultural Communication
The Cambridge Introduction to Intercultural Communication
Sebastian M. Rasinger, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
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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.
- Truly interdisciplinary and easy-to-read, it puts the concept of Critical Intercultural Communication at the centre of the field
- Demonstrates how theories relate to real-life applications through a wide variety of application tasks, connecting theory with practice in an engaging way
- Explores the link between intercultural communication and global business, health, psychology and military services, making concepts accessible to students without humanities backgrounds
- Draws on recent high-profile research from the Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication (ed. by Rings & Rasinger 2020), which won the Choice Outstanding Academic Title award in 2021
Reviews & endorsements
'… 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
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No date availablePaperback
9781108822541
262 pages
255 × 178 × 15 mm
0.51kg
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Introducing Intercultural Communication:
- 1. From culture to cultural identity concepts
- 2. What is intercultural communication?
- 3. Rethinking intercultural competence
- Part II. Theories, Key Concepts and Approaches:
- 4. Critical intercultural communication and postcolonial studies
- 5. Contrastive theories
- 6. Imagological perspectives in literature and cinema
- 7. Linguistic approaches to intercultural communication
- 8. Anthropological perspectives
- 9. Sociological approaches
- 10. Psychological perspectives
- 11. Raising intercultural awareness through storytelling
- Part III. Application:
- 12. Communicating in the digital sphere
- 13. Migration and intercultural communication
- 14. Intercultural business communication
- 15. Intercultural communication in health services
- 16. Enhancing intercultural competence in military services
- 17. Intercultural competence revisited: development and assessment
- 18. Reflections on the future of intercultural communication
- Glossary.
