Exploring intercultural communication : language in action /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2019.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Routledge introductions to applied linguistics.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Transcription conventions; Series editors' introduction; Notes on using this book; PART I Intercultural communication in everyday life; 1 Language classrooms; 1.1 Culture and language learning and teaching (Does learning a language mean learning a culture?); 1.2 Culture of learning (How many times do I need to practise?); 1.3 Multicultural classrooms (Why is she so quiet in the classroom?); 1.4 Chapter summary; 2 The workplace; 2.1 Meetings (Has anything been decided in the meeting?)
- 2.2 Small talk (Haven't seen you for ages!)2.3 Humour (I didn't get that!); 2.4 Chapter summary; 3 Business; 3.1 Advertising (Buy it, sell it, love it); 3.2 International business negotiation (Why do they talk a lot about nothing really?); 3.3 More language and communication matters (Dear Respected Mr Lin, how are you?); 3.4 Chapter summary; 4 Family and migration; 4.1 Migrant families (I'm British on paper, but am I English?); 4.2 Intercultural couples (Can love speak without words?); 4.3 Language choice and learning at home (Good boy! Well done habeebi (My darling)); 4.4 Chapter summary
- 5 Study abroad and tourism5.1 Study abroad (Does 'real' experience help with my language and intercultural learning?); 5.2 Tourism (Can I take a picture with you?); 5.3 Chapter summary; PART II Developing intercultural communicative competence; 6 What are culture-specific ways of communication and why?; 6.1 High versus low context: relationship and networks; 6.2 High involvement: solidarity and connectedness; 6.3 Directness or indirectness: face, politeness and rapport; 6.4 Turn-taking: universals vs. cultural variations; 6.5 Space: the silent language; 6.6 Chapter summary
- 7 What causes turbulence in intercultural communication?7.1 Communicative turbulence; 7.2 Symbolic power; 7.3 Pragmatic mismatch; 7.4 Clash of styles; 7.5 Mismatch in schemas and cultural stereotypes; 7.6 Mismatch in contextualisation and framing; 7.7 Chapter summary; 8 What contributes to successful communication?; 8.1 Accommodating towards your audience; 8.2 Negotiation as the way of engagement; 8.3 Interpreting and mediating interaction; 8.4 Understanding professional and institutional discourse; 8.5 Chapter summary; 9 How to develop intercultural communicative competence
- 9.1 ICC in foreign language teaching and learning9.2 A multidisciplinary overview of ICC; 9.3 Intercultural learning through education and training; 9.4 Intercultural learning from a language socialisation perspective; 9.5 Chapter summary; PART III Understanding intercultural communication critically; 10 The relation between language, culture and thought: the classical question; 10.1 The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis: language controls or influences thought; 10.2 Colour terms: language influences, but does not determine, perception