Intercultural competence: interpersonal communication across cultures

Preface -- Communication and intercultural competence -- Introduction to intercultural competence -- Culture and intercultural communication -- Intercultural communication competence -- Cultural differences in communication -- Cultural patterns and communication: foundations -- Cultural patterns and communication: taxonomies -- Cultural identity and cultural biases -- Coding intercultural communication -- Verbal intercultural communication -- Nonverbal intercultural communication -- The effects of code usage in intercultural communication -- Intercultural competence in interpersonal relationships -- Episodes, contexts, and intercultural interactions -- The potential for intercultural competence -- For further reading -- Notes -- Text credits -- Name index -- Subject index