Overview

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of intercultural communication, drawing on the expertise of leading scholars from diverse backgrounds. The Handbook is structured in five sections and covers historical perspectives, core issues and topics, and new debates in the field, with a particular focus on the language dimension. Among the key themes addressed are: the foundation of intercultural communication; core themes and issues; putting intercultural communication theory into practice; new debates and future directions. The Handbook includes an introduction and overview by the editor, which provides readers with an indication of the focus of each section and chapter. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication is the ideal resource for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of applied linguistics, TESOL/TEFL and communication studies.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jane Jackson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.452kg
ISBN:  

9780415572545

ISBN 10:   0415572541
Pages:   610
Publication Date:   30 November 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction  Jane Jackson Section I: Foundations of Language and Intercultural Communication The history and development of the study of intercultural communication and applied linguistics   Judith N. Martin, Thomas K. Nakayama and Donal Carbaugh Culture, communication, context and power   Adrian Holliday Language, identity and intercultural communication   Kimberly A. Noels, Tomoko Yashima and Rui Zhang Interculturality and intercultural pragmatics   Istvan Kecskes Conceptualizing intercultural (communicative) competence and intercultural citizenship   Michael Byram Section II: Core Themes and issues Culture and verbal/nonverbal communication and culture  Linguaculture and transnationality: the cultural dimensions of language  Karen Risager Intercultural rhetoric and intercultural communication  Dwight Atkinson Nonverbal communication: The messages of emotion, action, space and silence  David Matsumoto and Hyi-sung Hwang Speech acts, facework and politeness: Relationship-building across cultures Winnie Cheng Language, identity, and intercultural communication Gender, language, identity and intercultural communication  Xingsong Shi and Juliet Langman Cultural identity, representation and Othering  Fred Dervin Other-language learning, identity and intercultural communication in contexts of conflict   Constadina Charalambous and Ben Rampton Intercultural contact, hybridity and third space  Claire Kramsch and Michiko Uryu Understanding intercultural transitions: From adjustment to acculturation Beyond cultural categories: communication, adaptation and transformation   Young Yun Kim Acculturating intergroup vitalities, accommodation and contact   Howard Giles, Douglas Bonilla and Rebecca B. Speer Intercultural communicative competence: Multiple conceptual approaches Language: An essential component of intercultural communicative competence  Alvino E. Fantini Understanding intercultural conflict competence: Multiple theoretical insights Stella Ting-Toomey The intercultural speaker and the acquisition of intercultural/global competence Jane Wilkinson World Englishes, intercultural communication and requisite competencies   Farzad Sharifian Section III: Theory into practice: Towards intercultural (communicative) competence and citizenship An intercultural approach to second language education and citizenship  Peih-ying Lu and John Corbett Intercultural communicative competence through telecollaboration   Robert O’Dowd Critical language and intercultural communication pedagogy   Manuela Guilherme Intercultural training in the global context   Kathryn Sorrells Multiple strategies for assessing intercultural communicative competence   Alvino E. Fantini Section IV: Language and Intercultural Communication in Context Second language teacher education   Michael Kelly The English as a foreign or international language classroom   Phyllis Ryan The multicultural classroom   Jennifer Mahon and Ken Cushner Education abroad   Jane Jackson Business and management education   Prue Holmes Professional and workplace settings   Martin Warren Translation, interpreting and intercultural communication   Juliane House Culture and health care: Intergroup communication and its consequences Bernadette Watson, Cindy Gallois, David G. Hewett and Liz Jones Legal contexts   Christoph A. Hafner Tourism   Gavin Jack and Alison Phipps Section V: New Debates and future directions A global agenda for intercultural communication research and practice  Malcolm N. MacDonald and John P. O'Regan Index

Reviews

'This stimulating volume dwells in the realm of the inter, engaging the complexity of the interdisciplinary perspective and the interrelated theories and models that inform our intercultural work. The text is beautifully constructed for both seasoned professionals and nonspecialists, with each chapter articulately unfolding a lucid review of core concepts, significant controversies, and new directions. It serves to remind us that we labor in disciplinary isolation at our own peril, and that the synthesis of powerful ideas is particularly vital for intercultural work. The Handbook is just such an integration, offering expertise, insight, and resources for teaching and learning language and culture.' -- Janet M. Bennett, Ph. D, Executive Director, Intercultural Communication Institute, USA 'Jane Jackson has managed to assemble a multidisciplinary volume of amazing breadth. In a field as fragmented and contested as Intercultural Communication, the diversity and polyphony of research traditions, approaches and contexts brought together in this handbook is an impressive achievement.' -- Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University, Australia 'Essential. This timely project brings varied disciplinary spheres together via well-researched work from scholars across the globe... The essays coalesce into a tour de force that embraces the multi-layered interactions involving language choice defined by psychological, economical, political, religious, and ethical factors.' -- K. Liu, CUNY, CHOICE Magazine

'This stimulating volume dwells in the realm of the inter, engaging the complexity of the interdisciplinary perspective and the interrelated theories and models that inform our intercultural work. The text is beautifully constructed for both seasoned professionals and nonspecialists, with each chapter articulately unfolding a lucid review of core concepts, significant controversies, and new directions. It serves to remind us that we labor in disciplinary isolation at our own peril, and that the synthesis of powerful ideas is particularly vital for intercultural work. The Handbook is just such an integration, offering expertise, insight, and resources for teaching and learning language and culture.' Janet M. Bennett, Ph. D, Executive Director, Intercultural Communication Institute, USA 'Jane Jackson has managed to assemble a multidisciplinary volume of amazing breadth. In a field as fragmented and contested as Intercultural Communication, the diversity and polyphony of research traditions, approaches and contexts brought together in this handbook is an impressive achievement.' Ingrid Piller, Macquarie University, Australia

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Jane Jackson is Professor of Applied English Linguistics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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