Unit 1 Why Do Study Intercultural Communication?
Before You Read
Reading Passage
Why Do We Study Intercultural Communication?
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
The Origins of Intercultural Communication
Unit 2 Barriers to Intercultural Communication
Before You Read
Reading Passage
Barriers to Intercultural Communication
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
Attitudes toward the Culturally Different: The Role of Intercultural Communication
Barriers, Affective Responses, Consensual Stereotypes, and Perceived Threat
Unit 3 Why Do Americans Act Like That?
Before You Read
Reading Passage
Why Do Americans Act Like That?
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
American Ways
Unit 4 Understanding Values behind Business People
Before You Read
Reading Passage
Understanding Values Behind Business People
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
How to Do Business in Canada?
Unit 5 America Is Neither a 'Melting Pot'Nor a 'Salad Bowl'
Before You Read
Reading Passage
America Is Neither a 'Melting Pot' Nor a 'Salad Bowl'
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
Immigrants Shunning Idea of Assimilation
Unit 6 Different Communication Styles
Before You Read
Reading Passage
Verbal Communication: The Way People Speak
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
Communication Styles
Unit 7 How American and German See Each Other
Before You Read
Reading Passage
How American and German See Each Other
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
German-American Intercultural Differences at the Workplace: A Survey
Unit 8 Different Ways of Thinking
Before You Read
Reading Passage
Different Ways of Thinking
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
Discourse Patterns and World Views
Unit 9 The Cultural Mold:Differences That Make a Difference
Before You Read
Reading Passage
The Cultural Mold: Differences That Make a Difference
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
How Japanese and Americans View Each Other's Communication Habits
Unit 10 Cross-Cultural Conflict and Adjustment
Before You Read
Reading Passage
Cross-Cultural Conflict and Adjustment
After You Read
Supplementary Reading
Conflict Resolution for Contrasting Cultures
Unit 11 Employee Turnover:East-West Cultural Differences
Unit 12 Cultural Differences That Influence Business in China
Unit 13 Understanding Cultural Differences While Studying Abroad
Unit 14 Cross-Cultural Marriage
Unit 15 Friends and Strangers