Handbook of Intercultural Communication

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-11-018471-6
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 560 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1089 g

Reihe: Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

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: - provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of intercultural communication
- presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field
- offers solutions of everyday language-related problems
- international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

Zielgruppe

Research Libraries, Academics, who are interested in Bilingualism, e. g. Linguists, Specialists on Minority Languages and Immigration, but also Politicans, Sociologists etc., Advanced Students of Linguistics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spencer-Oatey, Helen

Kotthoff, Helga

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachkontaktforschung

Über Autor(innen)

Helga Kotthoff, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Freiburg/Br., Germany;Helen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick, UK.