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Title
Discovering intercultural communication : from language users to language use / Hyejeong Kim, Cara Penry Williams.
ISBN
9783030765958 (electronic bk.)
3030765954 (electronic bk.)
3030765946
9783030765941
Publication Details
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-76595-8 doi
Call Number
P130.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.44/6
Summary
This textbook provides a succinct, contemporary introduction to intercultural communication with a focus on actual language use. With English as a lingua franca and Communicative Accommodation Theory as the underpinning concepts, it explores communication, language use, and culture in action. Each chapter includes discourse extracts so that students can apply what they have learned to real text examples, and supplementary instructor materials including suggestions for discussion points and activities are hosted on springer.com. The book will be key reading for students taking modules on Intercultural Communication or Language, Culture and Communication as part of a degree in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, or English Language both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Hyejeong Kim is a Teacher and Researcher in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Cara Penry Williams is a Lecturer in English Language at the University of Derby, UK and an Honorary Research Fellow at La Trobe University, Australia.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Chapter 1: Shared Language, Different Cultures, and Common Communicative Goals
Chapter 2: Adjustments as Strategies for Successful Communication
Chapter 3: Barriers in Intercultural Communication
Chapter 4: Communities of Practice and Writing Cultures
Chapter 5: Speaking and Embodying Cultures
Chapter 6: Learning and Goals in Education
Chapter 7: Communication in Workplaces: Equal Services and Professional Discourses.