Handbook of Intercultural CommunicationHelga Kotthoff, Helen Spencer-Oatey In today's globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for social harmony and organisational success. This handbook takes a ?problem-solving? approach to the various issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. The editors have brought together experts from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology and anthropology, to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the field, whilst simultaneously anchoring it in Applied Linguistics. Key features:
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Assessing and developing intercultural competence | 5 |
Editors introduction | 9 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Handbook of Intercultural Communication Volume 7 of Handbooks of applied linguistics |
| Editors | Helga Kotthoff, Helen Spencer-Oatey |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Mouton de Gruyter, 2007 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | May 11, 2011 |
| ISBN | 3110184710, 9783110184716 |
| Length | 560 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General |
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