Exploring Intercultural Communication

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics

by Zhu Hua, Ron Carter (Series Editor), Guy Cook (Series Editor)

Exploring Intercultural Communication investigates the role of language in intercultural communication, paying particular attention to the interplay between cultural diversity and language practice. This second edition increases and updates the coverage on emerging key topics, including symbolic power, communicative turbulence, conversational inequality, stereotypes, racism, Nationality and Ethnicity talk and the impact and role of technology in intercultural communication. Including global examples from a range of genres, this book is an indispensable resource for students taking language and intercultural communication modules within applied linguistics, TESOL, education or communication studies courses.

Genres: Linguistics

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

As far as textbooks for required college classroom reading, I enjoyed reading this and I learned a lot.