The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)

A highly interdisciplinary overview of the wide spectrum of current international research and professional practice in intercultural communication, this is a key reference book for students, lecturers and professionals alike. Key examples of contrastive, interactive, imagological and interlingual approaches are discussed, as well as the impact of cultural, economic and socio-political power hierarchies in cultural encounters, essential for contemporary research in critical intercultural communication and postcolonial studies. The Handbook also explores the spectrum of professional applications of that research, from intercultural teaching and training to the management of culturally mixed groups, facilitating use by professionals in related fields. Theories are introduced systematically using ordinary language explanations and examples, providing an engaging approach to readers new to the field. Students and researchers in a wide variety of disciplines, from cultural studies to linguistics, will appreciate this clear yet in-depth approach to an ever-evolving contemporary field. Front Matter Contents Figures Tables Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction 1 - What Is Culture 2 - What Is Intercultural Communication 3 - Rethinking Intercultural Competence 4 - Interculturality or Transculturality 5 - Critical Intercultural Communication and the Digital Environment 6 - From Shared Values to Cultural Dimensions 7 - Towards Integrative Intercultural Communication 8 - The Power of Literature in Intercultural Communication 9 - Psychoanalytic Approaches to Memory and Intercultural Communication 10 - Sociological Approaches to Intercultural Communication 11 - Introducing Intercultural Ethics 12 - Decolonizing Gender and Intercultural Communication in Transnational Contexts 13 - Migration in the Digital Social Mediasphere 14 - Linguistic Politeness 15 - Contemporary Literature and Intercultural Understanding 16 - Enhancing Intercultural Skills through Storytelling 17 - Cinema as Intercultural Communication 18 - Intercultural Memory and Violence in Jewish Literature 19 - Intercultural Communication in Social Work Practice 20 - Intercultural Education in Study Abroad Contexts 21 - Intercultural Communication in the Courtroom 22 - Intercultural Communication in the Context of the Hypermobility of the School Population in and out of Europe 23 - Culture and Management 24 - Language and Othering in Contemporary Europe 25 - Black British Writing 26 - Cultural Encounters in Contemporary Latin American Cinema 27 - Religion and Intercultural Communication 28 - Irish–English Cultural Encounters in the Diaspora 29 - Intercultural Dimensions in Academic Mobility 30 - Defining, Developing and Assessing Intercultural Competence 31 - Effects of Social Media Use on Cultural Adaptation 32 - A Constructivist Approach to Assessing Intercultural Communication Competence Index "This volume seeks to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and state-of-the-art exploration of intercultural communication. To this aim, across it five parts, it offers (I) a thorough discussion of key concepts, (II) an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical approaches, (III) a survey of particularly helpful methods and methodologies, (IV) a multi-disciplinary overview of current research in various domains of application, and (V) a presentation of key issues pertaining to the assessment of intercultural communication and competence. In particular, the volume addresses the relationship between intercultural communication and power, and provides a contextual exploration of contrastive, interactional, imagological and ethical aspects"-- Provided by publisher "This volume seeks to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and state-of-the-art exploration of intercultural communication. To this aim, across it five parts, it offers (I) a thorough discussion of key concepts, (II) an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical approaches, (III) a survey of particularly helpful methods and methodologies, (IV) a multi-disciplinary overview of current research in various domains of application, and (V) a presentation of key issues pertaining to the assessment of intercultural communication and competence. In particular, the volume addresses the relationship between intercultural communication and power, and provides a contextual exploration of contrastive, interactional, imagological and ethical aspects."-- Résumé de l'éditeur With an interdisciplinary overview of a wide spectrum of current international research in intercultural communication, this Handbook will be a key reference book for students, lecturers and professionals. Theories are introduced systematically and explained clearly using a variety of examples, making them accessible to a wide range of readers.