Handbook of Intercultural Communication / Edition 1

by Helga Kotthoff, Helen Spencer-Oatey

Overview

In today’s globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for social harmony and organisational success. This handbook takes a "problem-solving" approach to the various issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. The editors have brought together experts from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology and anthropology, to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the field, whilst simultaneously anchoring it in Applied Linguistics.

Key features:

• provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of intercultural communication
• presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field
• offers solutions for everyday language-related problems
• international handbook with contributions from renowned experts in the field

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110214314
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	08/28/2009
Series:	Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL] , #7
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	581
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Helga Kotthoff, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Freiburg/Br., Germany;Helen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the handbook series   Karlfried Knapp   Gerd Antos     v
Acknowledgements     xvii
Introduction   Helen Spencer-Oatey   Helga Kotthoff     1
Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural communication
Editors' introduction     9
Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective   John Gumperz   Jenny Cook-Gumperz     13
A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture   Vladimir Zegarac     31
Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language and intercultural communication   Madeleine Brabant   Bernadette Watson   Cindy Gallois     55
Emotion and intercultural adjustment   David Matsumoto   Seung Hee You   Jeffrey A. LeRoux     77
Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the 'Bermuda Triangle' of conflict, culture and communication   Nathalie van Meurs   Helen Spencer-Oatey     99
Intercultural perspectives on communicative practices and processes
Editors' introduction     123
Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres   Susanne Gunthner     127
Humour across cultures: joking in themulticultural workplace   Meredith Marra   Janet Holmes     153
Ritual and style across cultures   Helga Kotthoff     173
Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts   Christiane Meierkord     199
The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour   Helen Spencer-Oatey   Jianyu Xing     219
Intercultural communication in different sectors of life
Editors' introduction     239
Intercultural communication in healthcare settings   Celia Roberts     243
Differences and difficulties in intercultural management interaction   Peter Franklin     263
Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts   Diana Eades     285
Schools and cultural difference   Albert Scherr     303
The cultural context of media interpretation   Perry Hinton     323
Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships   Ingrid Piller     341
Issues and Debates
Editors' introduction     363
Discrimination in discourse   Martin Reisigl     365
Power and dominance in intercultural communication   Winfried Thielmann     395
Communicating identity in intercultural communication   Janet Spreckels   Helga Kotthoff     415
Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication   Saskia Corder   Miriam Meyerhoff     441
Assessing and developing intercultural competence
Editors' introduction     465
Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA project   Elisabeth Prechtl   Anne Davidson Lund     467
Intercultural training   Martina Rost-Roth     491
Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace communication training   Jonathan Newton     519
Contributors     537
Index     543

Editorial Reviews

"Dieser State-of-the-art-Band gliedert ein schwer überschaubares multidisziplinäres Gebiet, formuliert Vorschläge für weitere mögliche Theoriebildung und Forschungsrichtungen, bietet Lösungen zu Problemen und regt zu weiteren Reflexionen an, wodurch er eine gute Aufnahme bei Forschern, Praktikern und Studierenden finden kann."
Maria Balaskó in: Info DaF 2/3/2011

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