Intercultural Competence (7th Edition)

Intercultural Competence (7th Edition)

<div sercontent=""> <div sercontent=""> <p style="margin:0px;"> <b>Intercultural Competence <i>provides students with the tools to succeed in today€s intercultural world.</i> </b> </p> <p style="margin:0px;"> <b> </b> </p> <p style="margin:0px;">Blending both the practical and theoretical, this text offers students the requisite knowledge, the appropriate motivations, and the relevant skills to function competently with culturally-different others. The text provides a discussion of important ethical and social issues relating to intercultural communication and encourages students to apply vivid examples that will prepare them to interact better in intercultural relationships.</p> <p style="margin:0px;"> <b> </b> </p> <p style="margin:0px;"> <u> <b>Learning Goals</b> </u> </p> <p style="margin:0px;">Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:</p> <ul> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px">Appreciate the impact of cultural patterns on intercultural communication</div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px">Use both practical and theoretical ideas to understand intercultural communication competence</div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px">Understand some of the central contexts €" in health, education, business, and tourism €" in which intercultural communication occurs</div> </li> <li> <div style="MARGIN: 0px">Discuss cultural identity and the role of cultural biases </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div sercontent=""> <br> </div>