Intercultural Competence provides students with the tools to succeed in today's intercultural world. Blending both the practical and theoretical, this text offers students the requisite knowledge, the appropriate motivations, and the relevant skills to function competently with culturally-different others. The text provides a discussion of important ethical and social issues relating to intercultural communication and encourages students to apply vivid examples that will prepare them to interact better in intercultural relationships. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Appreciate the impact of cultural patterns on intercultural communication Use both practical and theoretical ideas to understand intercultural communication competence Understand some of the central contexts - in health, education, business, and tourism - in which intercultural communication occurs Discuss cultural identity and the role of cultural biases

In this Section: 1) Brief Table of Contents 2) Full Table of Contents 1) Brief Table of Contents Part 1: Communication and Intercultural Competence Chapter 1: Introduction to Intercultural Competence Chapter 2: Culture and Intercultural Communication Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication Competence Part 2: Cultural Differences in Communication Chapter 4: Cultural Patterns and Communication: Foundations Chapter 5: Cultural Patterns and Communication: Taxonomies Chapter 6: Cultural Identity and Cultural Biases Part 3: Coding Intercultural Communication Chapter 7: Verbal Intercultural Communication Chapter 8: Nonverbal Intercultural Communication Chapter 9: The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural Communication Part 4: Communication In Intercultural Relationships Chapter 10: Intercultural Competence in Interpersonal Relationships Chapter 11: Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural Interactions Chapter 12: The Potential for Intercultural Competence 2) Full Table of Contents Part 1: Communication and Intercultural Competence Chapter 1: Introduction to Intercultural Competence Imperatives for Intercultural Competence Communication The Challenge of Communicating in an Intercultural World Chapter 2: Culture and Intercultural Communication Culture Why Cultures Differ Intercultural Communication. Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication Competence The United States as an Intercultural Community Competence and Intercultural Communication Basic Tools for Improving Intercultural Competence Part 2: Cultural Differences in Communication Chapter 4: Cultural Patterns and Communication: Foundations Defining Cultural Patterns Components of Cultural Patterns Characteristics of Cultural Patterns Cultural Patterns and Intercultural Competence Chapter 5: Cultural Patterns and Communication: Taxonomies Hall's High- and Low-Context Cultural Taxonomies Hofstede's Cultural Taxonomies The GLOBE Cultural Taxonomy A Synthesis of Cultural Taxonomies Chapter 6: Cultural Identity and Cultural Biases Cultural Identity Cultural Biases Identity, Biases, and Intercultural Competence Part 3: Coding Intercultural Communication Chapter 7: Verbal Intercultural Communication. The Power of Language in Intercultural Communication Definition of Verbal Codes Language, Thought, Culture, and Intercultural Communication Verbal Codes and Intercultural Competence Chapter 8: Nonverbal Intercultural Communication Characteristics of Nonverbal Codes Cultural Universals in Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal Functions in Intercultural Communication Cultural Variations in Nonverbal Communication Nonverbal Messages in Intercultural Communication Synchrony of Nonverbal Communication Codes Nonverbal Communication and Intercultural Competence Chapter 9: The Effects of Code Usage in Intercultural Communication Preferences in the Organization of Verbal Codes Cultural Variations in Persuasion Cultural Variations in the Structure of Conversations Effects of Code Usage on Intercultural Competence Part 4: Communication In Intercultural Relationships Chapter 10: Intercultural Competence in Interpersonal Relationships Cultural Variations in Interpersonal Relationships The Maintenance of Face in Interpersonal Relationships Improving Intercultural Relationships Interpersonal Relationships and Intercultural Competence Chapter 11: Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural Interactions Social Episodes in Intercultural Relationships Contexts for Intercultural Communication Episodes, Contexts, and Intercultural Competence Chapter 12: The Potential for Intercultural Competence Intercultural Contact The Ethics of Intercultural Competence The Perils and Prospects for Intercultural Competence Resources Intercultural Films Online Resources Notes Credits Author Index Subject Index