How Different are We?: Spoken Discourse in Intercultural Communication by Helen

Description: How Different are We? by Helen Fitzgerald This book examines the influence of cultural values and communication styles on intercultural communication and demonstrates how training can develop intercultural communication competencies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This text examines the influence of cultural values and communication styles on intercultural communication and demonstrates how training can develop intercultural communication competencies. A large number of interactions between well-educated immigrants from all continents and from more than a hundred countries, together with some including native speakers, are examined and participants answers to questionnaires compared with their actual communicative behaviour. The author raises questions of interest to many groups: linguists, educators, business people and sociologists. Which values are most salient and enduring, and which cause clashes between cultural groups? To what extent do people retain the communication style identified with their first language and how do these different styles impact on others? Author Biography Dr Helen FitzGerald has had extensive experience teaching English to immigrants and international students in both Australia and Asia. At present she is an advanced skills teacher at the Canberra Institute of Technology teaching immigrants in the Adult Migrant Education Program. For the last ten years, she has also had an overlapping career as an intercultural communication consultant and trainer, designing and delivering customised courses and briefings for a wide range of Australian organisations in both the private and public sectors. During this time, she has written a textbook, Cross-Cultural Communication for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, and written and co-authored a number of articles, training courses and online courses on intercultual communication, on English writing and grammar, and on equity and diversity issues. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Data 3. Cultural Value Systems: An Overview of the Literature 4. Data Analysis: Cultural Values Reflected in the Discourse 5. Communication Styles: An Overview of the Literature 6. Data Analysis: Discourse Organisation and Rhetorical Strategies 7. Data Analysis: Turn-taking Patterns and the Distribution of Talk 8. Data Analysis: Assertiveness, Disagreement and Conflict 9. Developing Communication Competencies: Intercultural and Linguacultural 10. Conclusion Long Description This book examines the influence of cultural values and communication styles on intercultural communication and demonstrates how training can develop intercultural communication competencies. A large number of interactions between well-educated immigrants from all continents and from more than a hundred countries, together with some including native speakers, are examined and participants answers to questionnaires compared with their actual communicative behaviour. The author raises questions of interest to many groups: linguists, educators, business people and sociologists. Which values are most salient and enduring, and which cause clashes between cultural groups? To what extent do people retain the communication style identified with their first language and how do these different styles impact on others? Details ISBN1853596191 Series Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education Year 2002 ISBN-10 1853596191 ISBN-13 9781853596193 Format Paperback Subtitle Spoken Discourse in Intercultural Communication Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 401.9 Publisher Channel View Publications Ltd Place of Publication Bristol Imprint Multilingual Matters Publication Date 2002-11-08 Author Helen Fitzgerald Pages 272 Short Title How Different Are We? Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9781853596193 Series Number 4 AU Release Date 2002-11-08 NZ Release Date 2002-11-08 UK Release Date 2002-11-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161903223;

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