Intercultural Communication Competence

Conceptualization and its Development in Cultural Contexts and Interactions
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4438-5490-0
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 395 Seiten

Intercultural communication competence is an indispensable ability for people to interact appropriately and effectively across nations and regions in the globalized world. Competent intercultural communication enables people to reach mutual understanding as well as reciprocal relationships. In recent decades, considerable progress has been made in the research of intercultural communication competence. However, due to its complexity, many problems remain unanswered and need to be addressed.

This book seeks to conceptualize intercultural communication competence from diverse perspectives, explore its re-conceptualization in globalization, and investigate its development in cultural contexts and interaction scenarios. A group of leading international scholars in different academic disciplines join to map out a comprehensive picture, providing an in-depth and up-to-date work on intercultural communication competence. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach and enhances readers’ understanding on the concept of intercultural communication competence. It is a useful source for educators, researchers, students and professionals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dai, Xiaodong

Chen, Guo-Ming

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion

Über Autor(innen)

Xiaodong Dai is Associate Professor of the Foreign Languages College of Shanghai Normal University, P. R. China. He is a Fulbrighter and serves as the Vice President of China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC). His research interests include identity negotiation, intercultural communication competence and intercultural dialogue. His most recent books are Identity and Intercultural Communication: Theoretical and Contextual Construction (co-edited with Steve J. Kulich), Intercultural Communication Theories, and Intercultural Adaptation: Theoretical Explorations and Empirical Studies (co-edited with Steve J. Kulich).

Guo-Ming Chen is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He is the Executive Director of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies and the co-editor of China Media Research. His primary research interests are in intercultural/organizational/global communication. Chen has published numerous papers and books, including Foundations of Intercultural Communication, A Study of Intercultural Communication Competence, Communication and Global Society, and Theories and Principles of Chinese Communication.