本书主要介绍了交际与文化、文化感知和价值观、语言与文化、非言语交际与文化、跨文化人际关系的发展、跨文化冲突处理、跨文化适应、文化多样性与文化多元主义、跨文化交际能力、跨文化培训、伦理问题和未来等内容。对于中国学者在未来构建具有中国特色的跨文化交际理论和跨文化交际学科具有借鉴和启示意义。

《跨文化交际学基础》一书从“基础研究”、“文化语境”、“跨文化互动”、“跨文化应用”和“跨文化交际伦理问题与未来”五个方面对跨文化交际学过去几十年的发展历程、所进行的研究、所取得的成果及其理论研究的最新进展进行全面而深刻的介绍和评论，并对跨文化交际活动和跨文化交际研究的未来进行预测。本书信息量大，内容编排设计精心，着重理论探讨，集理论分析和应用研究于一身，对于中国学者在未来构建具有中国特色的跨文化交际理论和跨文化交际学科具有借鉴和启示意义。

Preface

PART Ⅰ Foundation

 1 Introduction to Intercultural Communication

Why Study Intercultural Communication?

   Technological Development

   Globalization of the Economy

   Widespread Population Migrations

   Development of Multiculturalism

A Short History of Intercultural Communication

   The Chronological Development of Intercultural Communication Study

   The Content of Intercultural Communication Study

Outline of the Textbook

Recap

Rethink

Questions for Discussion

 2 Communication and Culture

The Communication Process

   Communication Defined

   Characteristics of Communication

   A Model of Communication

The Nature of Culture

   Culture Defined

   Functions of Culture

   Characteristics of Culture

Intercultural Communication

   Forms of Intercultural Communication

Recap

Rethink

Questions for Discussion

 3 Cultural Perception and Values

PART Ⅱ Context

 4 Language and Culture

 5 Nonverbal Communication and Culture

PART Ⅲ Interaction

 6 Intercultural Relationship Development

 7 Intercultural Conflict Management

 8 Intercultural Adaptation

 9 Listening between Co-Cultures

PART Ⅳ Application

 10 Cultural Diversty and Multiculturalism

 11 Intercultural Communication Competence

 12 Intercural Training

PART Ⅴ Ethical Issues and the TFuture

 13 TEthics and the TFuture of Intercultural Communication

References

Index