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Intercultural Communication examines culture as a variable in interpersonal and collective communication. It explores the opportunities and problems arising from similarities and differences in communication patterns, processes, and codes among various cultural groups. It explores cultural universals, social categorization, stereotyping and discrimination, with a focus on topics including race, ethnicity, social class, religion, gender and sexuality as they relate to communication.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Educating Teachers for a Multicultural School Environment -- Abstract -- Introduction -- References -- Part 1: Readiness of a Teacher to Work with Children While Playing -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Play Activity in Russian Daycare Centres -- 3.2. Quality of Pre-School Education -- 3.3. National and Regional Peculiarities of Russian Pre-school Education -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Part 2: Technology of the Didactic Game -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Characteristics of Mothers -- 3.2. Readiness of Children for Studying at School -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Part 3: Multicultural Language Development of Pre-school Children in Russia -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Concepts -- 3. Conclusions -- References -- Part 4: Preparing to Work with Text in Kindergarten -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methods -- 3. Concepts -- 4. From Model to Technologies -- 5. Experimental Strategy -- 6. Experimental Technique -- 7. Parametre Definitions -- 8. Logical Statement Structure -- 9. Efficiency Check -- References -- Biographical Sketches -- Chapter 2 -- International Managerial Communication: An Analysis of Project Team Communication in a China-Based Country Organization -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Review of Literature -- English as World's Business Language and Lingua Franca -- Theory and Practice of Project Management -- National Culture -- Language Competency and Link-Pin Communication in International Business Context -- Research Method -- Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis -- Findings -- Stage 1: Making Initial Contact -- Stage 2: Forming Project Team and Visiting Potential Customer -- Stage 3: Communicating with Commercial Manager for Costing -- Stage 4: Adding Product Line Manager to Relay the State-of-the-Art Technology

This handbook takes a multi-disciplinary approach to offer a current state-of-art survey of intercultural communication (IC) studies. The chapters aim for conceptual comprehension, theoretical clarity and empirical understanding with good practical implications. Attention is mostly on face to face communication and networked communication facilitated by digital technologies, much less on technically reproduced mass communication. Contributions cover both cross cultural communication (implicit or explicit comparative works on communication practices across cultures) and intercultural communication (works on communication involving parties of diverse cultural backgrounds). Topics include generally histories of IC research, theoretical perspectives, non-western theories, and cultural communication; specifically communication styles, emotions, interpersonal relationships, ethnocentrism, stereotypes, cultural learning, cross cultural adaptation, and cross border messages;and particular context of conflicts, social change, aging, business, health, and new media. Although the book is prepared for graduate students and academicians, intercultural communication practitioners will also find something useful here. Ling Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.

Intro -- Instead of an introduction: Conceptual issues in analyzing intercultural communication -- I. Socio-'political contexts of intercultural communication -- Socio-political influences on cross-cultural encounters: Notes towards a framework for the analysis of context -- II. Socio-psychological perspectives of intercultural communication -- Attribution theory and intercultural communication -- Contact between German and Turkish adolescents: A case study -- III. Language choice -- Language choice in multilingual societies: A Singapore case study -- Why speak English? -- IV. Discourse processes -- Keeping the gate: How judgements are made in interethnic interviews -- Foreigner talk, code switching and the concept of trouble -- The man (or woman) in the middle: Discoursal aspects of non-professional interpreting -- V. Selected elements of discourse -- Multiple formulae. Aspects of Turkish migrant workers' German in intercultural communication -- The use of alors in French-Dutch negotiation: A case study -- What interactants do with non-talk across cultures -- About the Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names.

The urgency of the problem under study lies in the fact that the problems of intercultural communication of the peoples of Russia, which were on the agenda during the ХIХth - early XXth centuries, did not lose their relevance in the 21st century. The Volga-Ural region with its multinational and multi-confessional population is of special interest in this respect. The article reveals the significance of the cultural and historical experience of Islamic and Christian culture interaction in the Volga region and the Urals as the most important basis for the development of tolerant relations and the confirmation of the dialogue of cultures at the present stage. It is also stressed that intercultural exchange is the best way to harmonize ethnic-confessional relations. Attention is paid to the theory of intercultural dialogue by N.S. Trubetskoy. The fruitfulness of Trubetskoy's ideas for the development of intercultural dialogue ideas is marked by modern scientists and politicians. The purpose of the article is to show the development of interethnic and interconfessional dialogue of the Volga-Ural region peoples in the process of communication at the household level and in the sphere of education. ; peer-reviewed

This Element asserts how identity as a construct enables a critical awareness of how speakers position themselves and are positioned by others in intercultural encounters. It discusses how identity vis-à-vis culture has been theorized through social psychological, poststructuralist, and critical lenses, and how identity is discursively constructed and mediated. Rejecting essentialist notions of language and culture, this Element demonstrates how inscriptions of identity such as race, ethnicity, nationality, and class can be used to critically examine the dynamics of situated intercultural encounters and to understand how such interactions can index competing and colluding ideologies. By examining identity research from different parts of the world, it casts a light on how identities are performed in diverse intercultural contexts and discusses research methodologies that have been employed to examine identity in intercultural communication.

Intro -- Preface -- To the Student -- PART I Foundations of Intercultural Communication -- Chapter 1 Why Study Intercultural Communication? -- The Self-Awareness Imperative -- The Demographic Imperative -- Changing U.S. Demographics -- Changing Immigration Patterns -- The Economic Imperative -- The Environmental Imperative -- Floods and Droughts Lead to Migration -- Wildfires -- Water Rights -- The Technological Imperative -- Technology and Human Communication -- Access to Communication Technology -- The Peace Imperative -- The Ethical Imperative -- Relativity Versus Universality -- Being Ethical Students of Culture -- Internet Resources -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Activities -- Key Words -- References -- Credits -- Chapter 2 The Study of Intercultural Communication -- The Early Development of the Discipline -- Interdisciplinary Contributions -- Perception and Worldview of the Researcher -- Three Approaches to Studying Intercultural Communication -- The Social Science Approach -- The Interpretive Approach -- The Critical Approach -- A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Culture and Communication -- Combining the Three Traditional Paradigms: The Dialectical Approach -- Six Dialectics of Intercultural Communication -- Keeping a Dialectical Perspective -- Internet Resources -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Activities -- Key Words -- References -- Credits -- Chapter 3 Culture, Communication, Context, and Power -- What is Culture? -- Social Science Definitions: Culture as Learned, Group-Related Perceptions -- Interpretive Definitions: Culture as Contextual Symbolic Patterns of Meaning, Involving Emotions -- Critical Definitions: Culture as Heterogeneous, Dynamic, and a Contested Zone -- What is Communication? -- The Relationship Between Culture and Communication -- How Culture Influences Communication.

"Written in a conversational style, this book introduces students to the foundations of intercultural communication, a vibrant discipline within the field. Authors Stella Ting-Toomey and Leeva Chung take a multicontextual, inclusive approach that balances international and intercultural communication issues against U.S. domestic diversity issues. In addition to emphasizing a value-oriented perspective on intercultural encounters, the text contains a robust ethical chapter, complete with specific guidelines that will help students become ethical intercultural communicators. By integrating current empirical research with lively intercultural examples, the authors ask thought-provoking questions and pose ethical dilemmas for students to ponder. The text offers a sprawling treatment of such topics as ethnic and cultural identity change, culture shock and intercultural adjustment, romantic relationships and raising bicultural children, global identity challenges, and decision-making choices in intercultural ethics"--