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Lustig, Myron W.; Koester, Jolene

 
9780205453528: Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures
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ISBN 10: 020545352X ISBN 13: 9780205453528
Editorial: Pearson, 2005

Sinopsis

Striking a unique balance between skills and theory, Intercultural Competence provides readers with the background and confidence to succeed in today's multicultural environment. Blending both the practical and theoretical, the concrete and abstract, this book is both enjoyable to read and thoroughly researched. By clearly explaining different theories and the significance of cultural patterns and having readers practice what they learn via examples in the book, Intercultural Competence better prepares readers to interact in intercultural relationships. The book also provides a discussion of important ethical and social issues relating to intercultural communication. The authors cover U.S. cultures as well as global cultural issues.

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Striking a unique balance between skills and theory, Intercultural Competence provides students with the background and confidence to succeed in today's multicultural environment. Blending both the practical and the theoretical, the concrete and the abstract, this textbook is both enjoyable to read and thoroughly researched. By clearly explaining different theories and the significance of cultural patterns and having students practice what they learn via examples in the book, Intercultural Competence better prepares students to interact in intercultural relationships.

New to the Fifth Edition

  • Approximately half of the ?Culture Connections? boxes are new to this edition and provide students the opportunity to feel some aspect of intercultural competence. impact of new information technologies on intercultural communication has been expanded in the new edition.
  • Each of the pedagogical features in the text has been revised and updated to help students learn important intercultural communication concepts effectively.
  • Nearly half of the photographs are new to this edition. Each photo has been selected and placed to highlight more clearly the concepts and issues being illustrated.

Praise for Intercultural Competence

Because Lustig and Koester both provide the essential communication theory but also provide increasingly good examples from persons of different cultures speaking in their own voices. . .[the competition] falls short of giving students the richness of reading that this book does. C. Thomas Preston, University of Missouri St. Louis

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Editorial
Pearson
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
020545352X
ISBN 13 
9780205453528
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
5
Número de páginas
400
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
Riccardo Bacigalupo
riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it

Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �
Milano
20135
Italia

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9780321006127: Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures

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ISBN 10:  0321006127 ISBN 13:  9780321006127
Editorial: Pearson, 1998
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