Kotthoff / Spencer-Oatey Handbook of Intercultural Communication

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-11-019858-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 7, 582 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 10 g

Reihe: Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

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 of everyday language-related problems
- international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

Zielgruppe

Research Libraries, Academics, who are interested in Bilingualism

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kotthoff, Helga

Spencer-Oatey, Helen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachkontaktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;1
2;Contents;19
3;1. Introduction;23
4;Editors’ introduction;31
5;2. Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective;35
6;3. A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture;53
7;4. Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication;77
8;5. Emotion and intercultural adjustment;99
9;6. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of conflict, culture and communication;121
10;Editors’ introduction;145
11;7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres;149
12;8. Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace;175
13;9. Ritual and style across cultures;195
14;10. Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts;221
15;11. The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour;241
16;Editors’ introduction;261
17;12. Intercultural communication in healthcare settings;265
18;13. Differences and difficulties in intercultural management interaction;285
19;14. Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts;307
20;15. Schools and cultural difference;325
21;16. The cultural context of media interpretation;345
22;17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships;363
23;Editors’ introduction;385
24;18. Discrimination in discourses;387
25;19. Power and dominance in intercultural communication;417
26;20. Communicating Identity in Intercultural Communication;437
27;21. Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication;463
28;Editors’ introduction;487
29;22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project;489
30;23. Intercultural Training;513
31;24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training;541
32;Backmatter;559

Über Autor(innen)

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