Intercultural Competence

Intercultural Competence

<P>This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.</P><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> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Use both practical and theoretical ideas to understand intercultural communication competence</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Understand some of the central contexts – in health, education, business, and tourism – in which intercultural communication occurs</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Discuss cultural identity and the role of cultural biases </DIV></LI></UL></DIV></DIV> <DIV sercontent><B>Note: </B>MySearchLab with eText does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit:</DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205912044 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205912049</P>