Intercultural communication in Asia education, language and values /

"This volume presents in-depth studies on leading themes in education policy and intercultural communication in contemporary Asia, covering empirical as well as theoretical approaches, and offering both an in-depth investigation of their implications, and a synthesis of areas where these topics...

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Other Authors: Curtis, Andy,, Sussex, Roland,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: Multilingual education ; v. 24.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction, Roland SUSSEX and Andy CURTIS
  • Part I: Models, Intercultural Competence and Education
  • Individual, Institutional and International: Three Aspects of Intercultural Communication, Andy CURTIS
  • Toward a Critical Epistemology for Learning Languages and Cultures in 21st Century Asia, Andrew LIAN and Roland SUSSEX
  • Intercultural Communication in English Courses in Asia: What Should we Teach AboutDon SNOW
  • Part II: Values and Communication in Cultural Contexts
  • Confucian Values as Challenges for Communication in Intercultural Workplace Contexts: Evidence from the Motivational Concerns in Vietnamese Politeness Behaviour, PHAM Thi Hong Nhung
  • Part III: English as a Lingua Franca and in Inter/intra-cultural Communication
  • The impact of English as a Global Lingua Franca on Intercultural Communication, Juliane HOUSE
  • How does Intercultural Communication differ from Intracultural CommunicationIstvan KECSKES
  • Part IV: Focal areas of Intercultural Communication
  • Reading the city: The Lnguistic and Semiotic Landscape of Macao's San Ma Lo, Joanna RADWAŃSKA-WILLIAMS
  • Intercultural Communication about pain, Roland SUSSEX
  • Functions of Humor in Intercultural Communication and Educational Environments, Kimie OSHIMA
  • Part V: Identity
  • Emotional Branding on Social Media: A Cross-cultural Discourse Analysis of Global brands on Twitter and Weibo, Doreen D. WU and Chaoyuan LI
  • China's Fluctuating English Education Policy Discourses and Continuing Ambivalences in Identity Construction, GAO Yihong
  • Conclusion, Roland SUSSEX and Andy CURTIS.