CHAPTER 1 THE IMPORTANCE AND HISTORY OF INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
1.1 The Nature of Intercultural Communication
1.1.1 Defining Intercultural Communication
1.1.2 The Problem of Cultural Difference and Cultural
Seitivity
1.2 The Importance of Intercultural Communication
1.2.1 New Technology and Information Systems
1.2.2 Changes in the World Population
1.2.3 Economic Globalization
1.2.4 Development of Multiculturalism
1.3 An Overview of Intercultural Communication
1.3.1 The Development of Intercultural Communication in the
West
1.3.2 The Contents of Intercultural Communication Study
1.3.3 Intercultural Communication Research Situation in China
1.4 The Significance of Intercultural Communication Research
Questio for Discussion
References
CHAPTER 2 CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION
2.1 Culture
2.1.1 The Essence of Culture
2.1.2 Defining Culture
2.1.3 Laye of Culture
2.1.4 The Elements of Culture
2.1.5 The Basic Functio of Culture
2.1.6 The Characteristics of Culture
2.2 Communication
2.2.1 The Essence of Communication
2.2.2 Defining Communication
2.2.3 Types of Communication
2.2.4 Characteristics of Conmaunication
2.2.5 Mea of Communication
2.2.6 A Major Issue in Communication--Stereotyping
2.3 The Relatiohip between Culture and Communication
Questio for Discussion
References
CHAPTER 3 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
3.1 Language and Communication
3.1.1 The Importance of Language in Intercultural
Communication
3.1.2 The Components of Language
3.1.3 Characteristics of Language
3.1.4 Functio of Language
3.1.5 Changes in Language
3.2 Language, Culture, and Thought Processing
3.2.1 Linguistic Determinism/Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
3.2.2 Language and Cultural Attachment
3.2.3 Culture and the Rules of Interaction
3.2.4 Culture and Meaning of Words
3.3 Language Varieties
3.3.1 Pidgin
3.3.2 Creole
3.3.3 Regional Dialect
3.3.4 Minority Dialect
3.3.5 Indigenized Variety
3.3.6 World Englishes
3.4 Gender and Language
3.4.1 Gender and Gender Stereotypes
3.4.2 Family Influence on Boys and Girls' Communication Manne
3.4.3 Gender Differences in Communication
3.4.4 Gender and Intercultural Communication
Questio for Discussion
References
CHAPTER 4 NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
4.1 The Importance of Nonverbal Communication in Intercultural
Communication
4.2 The Relatiohip between Nonverbal Communication and Culture
4.2.1 Nonverbal Communication Is Culture Bound
4.2.2 What Nonverbal Behavior Communicates
4.2.3 Larger Cultural Patter Reflected in the Nonverbal
Behavior
4.3 Defining Nonverbal Communication
4.3.1 Origin
4.3.2 Definition
4.4 Functio of Nonverbal Communication
4.5 Classificatio of Nonverbal Communication
4.5.1 Kinesies
4.5.2 Haptics:Touching in Communication
4.5.3 Appearance and Dress
4.5.4 Olfaetics
4.5.5 Oeulesies
4.5.6 Paralanguage
4.5.7 Proxemies
4.5.8 Chronemies
4.5.9 Silence
Questio for Discussion
References
CHAPTER 5 IDENTITY AND VALUES
5.1 Identity
5.1.1 The Need to Undetand Identity
5.1.2 Classification of Identity
5.1.3 Immigration and Displacement
5.1.4 Identity Crisis and Identity Recotruction
5.2 Values
5.2.1 What Is Value
5.2.2 Different Values and Misundetandings
Questio for Discussion
References
CHAPTER 6 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND INTERCULTURAL
EDUCATION/MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Culture, Diveity, and Education
6.2.1 Culture
6.2.2 Diveity
6.2.3 The Abandonment of Assimilation Model and the Rise of
the Multiculturalism Model
6.3 The Nature of Intercultural Education/Multicultural
Education
6.4 Barrie to Multiculturalism
6.4.1 Whiteness
6.4.2 Cultural Elitism
6.5 Present Situation for Minority Students in Multicultural
Classroom
6.5.1 Chinese Immigrant Children in Canada
6.5.2 Latin and African American Students
6.5.3 Muslim Students
6.6 Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom
6.6.1 Challenges Faced by Teache in the New Century
6.6.2 Teache' Role in a Multicultural Classroom
6.7 Dilemma for Internationally Educated Professionals
6.8 Intercultural Education in China
6.9 Intercultural Education in Business
Questio for Discussion
References
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