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Introducing Intercultural Communication
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Introducing Intercultural Communication
Global Cultures and Contexts

Fourth Edition
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April 2023 | 368 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Taking a global and critical perspective, this textbook presents the concepts, theories and applications from the field of intercultural communication in a lively and easy-to-follow style.

Covering all the essential topics, from immigration and intercultural conflict, to intercultural health communication and communication in the workplace, this cutting-edge 4th edition:

  • Explains the key theories and concepts you need to know.
  • Brings theory to life with a range of global case studies.
  • Ties key ideas and debates to the reality of intercultural skills and practice.
  • Adds a new chapter on intercultural communication and business.
  • Expands coverage of topical areas such as health and crisis communication and virtual communication in the workplace.

Introducing Intercultural Communication is the ideal guide to becoming a critical consumer of information and an effective global citizen. It is essential reading for students of intercultural communication across media and communication studies, and international business and management. 

 
Intercultural communication in a global community
 
Culture and people
 
Communication and culture
 
Perception and categorization
 
Value orientations and behaviour
 
Identities and subgroups
 
Verbal communication and culture
 
Nonverbal communication and culture
 
Business and culture
 
Immigration and acculturation
 
Intercultural and intergroup relations
 
Media and cultural change
 
Intercultural competence in a global community

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For lecturers

  • Discussion questions and activities
  • Multiple choice questions and short answer questions 
  • Instructor notes
  • PowerPoint slides
  • Further readings

This is an exceptionally versatile textbook. It is easily accessible for students, covering a wide range of areas of and approaches to intercultural communication. The articulated focus on discourse and various areas related to language study (such as intercultural pragmatics) make this book stand out from similar texts.  With highly relevant case studies and thought-provoking tasks, this is a key resource to equip undergraduates with a global mindset and those all-important people skills necessary in today’s workplaces.

Erika Darics
Aston University
Previous Edition Review

good supplemental information and theory to self created course structure

Mr Matthias Koeppen
Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences Deggendorf
November 24, 2024

The book covers a wide range of subjects but doesn't go into much detail. Also, the lack of examples and self-tests and exercises makes it not suitable for Bachelor level at our institute.

Ms Anne-Marie Dingemans
International Business Management, TIO University of Applied Sciences
June 20, 2024

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