Unit 1 Introduction to Intercultural Communication 1
Text A Why Study Intercultural Communication 1
Text B The Development of Intercultural Communication Study 6
Unit 2 Culture and Communication 12
Text A Understanding Culture 12
Text B The Communication Process 17
Unit 3 Culture Diversity 23
Text A Cultural Perception 23
Text B Intercultural Communication Barriers 28
Unit 4 Culture Pattern and Context 35
Text A Cultural Pattern 35
Text B Context-Culture Theory 40
Unit 5 Culture Value 47
Text A Kluckhohns and Strodtbecks Value Orientation 47
Text B Independence Self vs. Interdependence Self 53
Unit 6 Dimensions of Cultural Variability 60
Text A Hofstedes Dimensions of Cultural Variability I 60
Text B Hofstedes Dimensions of Cultural Variability II 66
Unit 7 Language and Culture 73
Text A How Language and Culture Shape Each Other 73
Text B Language Variations 79
Unit 8 Verbal Communication 85
Text A Verbal Communication Styles 85
Text B The Way People Speak 90
Unit 9 Nonverbal Communication I 96
Text A The Nature of Nonverbal Communication 96
Text B Body Language and Conversational Management 101
Unit 10 Nonverbal Communication II 106
Text A Categories of Body Language and Paralanguage 106
Text B Space and Time across Cultures 112
Unit 11 Intercultural Adaptation 119
Text A Cultural Shock 119
Text B Acculturation: Adjusting to a New Culture 125
Unit 12 Intercultural Competence 131
Text A The Components of Intercultural Competence 131
Text B Improving Intercultural Competence 136