Intercultural Interaction : A multidisplinary approach to imtercultucal communication / Helen Spencer Oatey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Description: xv, 367 p.: ill; 22 cmContent type:
  • Text
Media type:
  • Unmediated
Carrier type:
  • Volume
ISBN:
  • 978-1-4039-8631-3
LOC classification:
  • 302.2 Sp32i
Contents:
Unpacking culture -- Intercultural interaction competence (ICIC) -- Achieving understanding in intercultural interaction -- Promoting rapport in intercultural interaction -- Confronting disadvantage and domination in intercultural interaction -- Adapting to unfamiliar cultures -- Assessing competence in intercultural interaction -- Developing competence in intercultural interaction -- Research topics in intercultural interaction -- Culture and the research process -- Resources.
Summary: "Part 1 explores conceptual issues: the nature of culture and intercultural interaction competence; the impact of language and culture on understanding, rapport and impression management; cultural and adaptation processes. Part 2 deals with practical applications: how competence in intercultural interaction can be assessed and developed. Part 3 focuses on research: topic areas that can be investigated and methods and approaches for doing so. Part 4 provides a rich list of resources for further study."--Publisher.
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Includes references and index

English

Unpacking culture -- Intercultural interaction competence (ICIC) -- Achieving understanding in intercultural interaction -- Promoting rapport in intercultural interaction -- Confronting disadvantage and domination in intercultural interaction -- Adapting to unfamiliar cultures -- Assessing competence in intercultural interaction -- Developing competence in intercultural interaction -- Research topics in intercultural interaction -- Culture and the research process -- Resources.

"Part 1 explores conceptual issues: the nature of culture and intercultural interaction competence; the impact of language and culture on understanding, rapport and impression management; cultural and adaptation processes. Part 2 deals with practical applications: how competence in intercultural interaction can be assessed and developed. Part 3 focuses on research: topic areas that can be investigated and methods and approaches for doing so. Part 4 provides a rich list of resources for further study."--Publisher.

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