Discovering intercultural communication : from language users to language use /

Discovering intercultural communication : from language users to language use /

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Author / Creator:	Kim, Hyejeong, author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Description:	xviii, 173 pages : illustrations (black and white, color) ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Languages in contact. Intercultural communication. Intercultural communication. Languages in contact.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12643338

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Other authors / contributors:	Penry Williams, Cara author.
ISBN:	9783030765941 3030765946 9783030765958 (PDF ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Other form:	Electronic version: Kim, Hyejeong. Discovering intercultural communication. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021 9783030765958

Table of Contents:

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.