INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Communication
Culture
Culture and Communication
Culture and Society
Intercultural Communication
Exercises
Explanations
CHAPTER 2 THE HIDDEN CORE OF CULTURE
World Views
What Values Are
Characteristics of Values
Comparison of Cultural Values
Exercises
Explanations
CHAPTER 3 VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Language
Language and Culture
Culture and Word Meaning
Discourse Patterns
Other Differences in Writing between English and Chinese
Thinking Patterns
Exercises
Explanations
CHAPTER 4 NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
Movements of Our Bodies
Paralanguage
Our Use of Time
Our Use of Space
Functions of Nonverbal Communication
Exercises
Explanations
CHAPTER 5 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Family
Friends
Exercises
Explanations
CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL INTERACTION CUSTOMS
Forms of Address
Greetings
Farewells
Compliments and Responses
Gratitude and Thanks
Invitations
Appointment and Visiting
Hospitality
Ladies First
Exercises
Explanations
CHAPTER 7 CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT
The Role of a Teacher
Modes of Teaching and Learning
Education Traditions
Exercises
Explanations
CHAPTER 8 IMPROVING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Developing Cultural Awareness
Potential Problems in Intercultural Communication
Things We Can Do
Intercultural Communication Competence
Exercises
Explanations
APPENDIX Ⅰ
APPENDIX Ⅱ
REFERENCES