本教程根据《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》精心设计编写，目的在于培养学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性以及处理文化差异的灵活性，以提高跨文化交际能力。

本教程可供本科英语专业、商务英语专业作为阅读课、跨文化交际课教材，也可用作大学英语选修课教材、还可供高职高专商务英语专业选用。

Unit 1 Intercultural Competence:A New Critical Skill

Unit 2 The Need for Intercultural Business Communication

Unit 3 Global Vision in the Workplace

Unit 4 Cross Cultural Training

Unit 5 American Business Management Expert Famous in Japan

Unit 6 Misunderstanding and Organizational Communication

Unit 7 Women as Expartiates:A Forgotten Resource

Unit 8 Networking and Business Communication

Unit 9 Depression in the Workplace

Unit 10 Job Satisfaction

Unit 11 Winning Leaders Are Highly Energized Themselves

Unit 12 Globalization Benefits the World's Cultures

Unit 13 A Healthy Disregard for the Impossible

Unit 14 The Nobel Peace Prize and Global Warming

Unit 15 The Importance of Creativeity and Innovation