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Zusatztext 'This is an excellent and comprehensive read on the topic of intercultural communication, with very useful teaching materials attached to each chapter. The book is every (academic) language teacher's dream come true!' Anna Turula, Head of TELE Department, Pedagogical University, Krakow Informationen zum Autor Zsuzsanna Ittzés Abrams is Professor of Linguistics at the University of California. Originally from Hungary, she has been fascinated by intercultural existence since age 10, when her family spent eighteen months in Libya. She has contributed to a range of edited volumes, most recently Understanding Attitude in Intercultural Virtual Communication (eds. A. Oskoz & M. Vinagre) and has published articles in a range of journals, including Die Unterrichtspraxis, L2 Journal, The Re-CALL Journal and The CALICO Journal. Klappentext Using diverse language examples and tasks, this book illustrates how intercultural communication theory can inform second language teaching. Zusammenfassung By connecting interdisciplinary research on intercultural communication to practical teaching activities, this book demonstrates how theory can be implemented in the language classroom, helping to build essential 21st century skills. The diverse language examples used make the theory accessible for language teachers at all levels of experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Theoretical and Methodological Foundations: 1. Key Concepts in Intercultural Communication; 2. Pedagogical Foundations of Teaching ICC for L2/Lx Use; 3. The Learner as Analyst: Methods and Sources of Data Analysis; Part II. Pedagogical Implementation: 4. Intercultural Communication: Teaching Vocabulary; 5. Intercultural Communication: Teaching Grammar; 6. Intercultural Communication: Teaching Pragmatics; 7. Intercultural Communication: Teaching Paralinguistic Features; 8. Intercultural Communication: Teaching Nonverbal Communication; 9. Intercultural Communication: Teaching Cultural Knowledge; 10. Assessing Intercultural Communication; Part III. Intercultural Communication and the Personal Journey: 11. Cultural Transitions; Cultures and Identities; 13. Miscommunication, Conflict and Intercultural Communicative Competence; Appendix....
