Intercultural Communication
In: Social Issues, Justice and Status
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