Overview
Provides a clear and accessible contemporary overview of the key concepts and theories in the field
Examines communication across both writing and speaking cultures
Includes discourse extracts in each chapter to illustrate actual language use
Features activities to help consolidate students' knowledge and understanding throughout
Offers instructor materials hosted on springer.com with suggestions for discussion points and activities
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- workplace communication
- cross-cultural communication
- interculturality
- interaction
- discourse
- cultural differences
- communicative competence
- lingua franca
- native speakerism
- Communication Accommodation Theory
- English as a Lingua Franca
- ethnocentrism
- othering
- essentialism
- socialisation
- healthcare
- law
- aviation
- business
About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Discovering Intercultural Communication
Book Subtitle: From Language Users to Language Use
Authors: Hyejeong Kim, Cara Penry Williams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76595-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76594-1Published: 19 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76595-8Published: 18 October 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 173
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Intercultural Communication, Communication Studies, Multilingualism, Applied Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Management