《跨文化交際(第2版）/高等學校規劃教材·語言學》通過介紹跨文化交際的相關概念、交流形式、文化現象，以及在交際中遇到的種種文化障礙與文化沖突，闡釋解決在跨文化交際中因文化差異而產生的種種問題的基本知識與技能，幫助英語學習者認識語言、文化與交際三者之間的關系，了解跨文化交際在現實生活中的各種表現形式，掌握如何避免由于不同文化差異而產生的交流誤解，以及如何有效地進行跨文化交際。《跨文化交際(第2版）/高等學校規劃教材·語言學》旨在增強英語學習者的跨文化交際意識，綜合提高跨文化交際能力。另外，通過與不同文化進行比較，討論有關文化適應與相容的問題，進一步提高英語學習者對本土文化以及他國文化的了解與認識。
《跨文化交際(第2版）/高等學校規劃教材·語言學》面對的主要讀者為高校英語專業本科生、非英語專業本科生，以及程度相當的其他英語學習者。
Chapter One Culture and Cultural Values
1．1 Understanding Culture
1．2 Understanding Value Types and Cultural Values
1．3 Culture Shock
Exercises
Chapter Two Communication and Intercultural Communication
2．1 Understanding Communication
2．2 Relationship between Culture and Communication
2．3 Understanding Intercultural Communication
2．4 Potential Problems in Intercultural Communication
2．5 Improving Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC）
2．6 Case Discussion
2．7 Further Reading
Exercises
Chapter Three Daily Verbal Intercultural Communication
3．1 Lead-in Cases
3．2 Hospitality
3．3 Modesty
3．4 Greeting
3．5 Concern
3．6 Money
3．7 Compliments
3．8 Gratitude and Apology
3．9 \"No Politeness\"
3．10 Courtesy of Visiting and Parting
3．11 Case Discussion
Exercises
Chapter Four Non-Verbal Intercultural Communication
4．1 Lead-in Discussion on Gestures
4．2 Understanding Non-Verbal Communication
4．3 Body Language
4．4 Paralanguage
4．5 Time Language
4．6 Space Language
Exercises
Chapter Five Interpersonal Relationships
5．1 Introduction
5．2 Understanding Cross-Gender Communication
5．3 Family Relationship
5．4 Friendship
5．5 Friend Responsibilities， Friend Expectations and Friend Obligations
5．6 Group Discussion
5．7 Further Reading
5．8 Individualism & Collectivism
Exercises
Chapter Six Name and Ways of Addressing
6．1 Cultural Differences in Naming
6．2 Pronunciation of Common English Names
6．3 Orders of Names in English and Chinese
6．4 Cultural Differences in Addressing
6．5 Kinship
6．6 Case Discussion
6．7 Further Reading
Exercises
Chapter Seven Cultural Connotations of Language in Intercultural Communication
7．1 Lead-in Cases
7．2 Understanding Cultural-Loaded Words
7．3 Colors
7．4 Proverbs
7．5 Numbers
7．6 Taboos
Exercises
Keys to Exercises
Bibliography
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