Part One Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication
Unit 1 Culture Behind Language
Reading 1 Language,Thought,Culture,and Intercultural Communication
Reading 2 Language Mirrors Values
Unit 2 Communicating Interculturally
Reading 1 The Link Between Culture and Communication
Reading 2 Intercultural Awareness and Communication
Unit 3 Barriers in Intercultural Communication
Reading 1 Experiencing Intercultural Communication
Reading 2 Cultural Biases and Intercultural Communication
Unit 4 Intercultural Adaptation
Reading 1 Internationalisation and Intercultural Competences
Reading 2 Studying Abroad and Culture Shock
Part Two Intercultural Skills
Unit 5 Understanding Cultural Differences
Reading 1 Dynamics of Intercultural Communication
Reading 2 Understanding Values Behind Businesspeople
Unit 6 Time and Culture
Reading 1 Time and Culture
Reading 2 Managing Change in a Past-Oriented Culture
Unit 7 Communicating Nonverbally
Reading 1 Defining Nonverbal Communication
Reading 2 Nonverbal Communication
Unit 8 Different Communication Styles
Reading 1 Ways of Reasoning
Reading 2 Teaching Culture:Perspectives in Practice
Part Three Applications of Intercultural Communication
Unit 9 Innovation and Education
Reading 1 Differences That Make a Difference
Reading 2 The Global Campus:Challenges and Opportunities
Unit 10 Intercultural Training
Reading 1 What Are Intercultural Services?
Reading 2 Working Abroad and Expatriate Adjustment
Unit 11 Intercultural Business Communication
Reading 1 The Theoretical Foundation for Intercultural Business Communication:A Conceptual Model(Part 1)
Reading 2 The Theoretical Foundation for Intercultural Business Communication:A Conceptual Model(Part 2)
Reading 1 China Needs More Public Diplomacy,Zhao Says
Reading 2 Public Diplomacy Gains Ground
Acknowledgements