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Bringing together current research, theories and methods from leading scholars in the field, this volume is a state-of-the-art study of intercultural communication competence and effectiveness.
In the first part, contributors analyze the conceptual decisions made in intercultural communication competence research by examining decisions regarding conceptualization, operationalization, research design and sampling. The second part presents four different theoretical orientations while illustrating how each person's theoretical bias directs the focus of research. Lastly, both quantitative and qualitative research approaches used in studying intercultural communication competence are examined.
List of contents
PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
Multiple Perspectives of Intercultural Communication Competence - Jolene Koester, Richard L Wiseman and Judith A Sanders
Intercultural Communication Competence - Judith N Martin
A Review
PART TWO: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Toward a Theory of Effective Interpersonal and Intergroup Communication - William B Gudykunst
An Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) Perspective
Communicative Resourcefulness - Stella Ting-Toomey
An Identity Negotiation Perspective
Identity Management Theory - William R Cupach and T Todd Imahori
Communication Competence in Intercultural Episodes and Relationships
Culture-Based Interactive Constraints in Explaining Intercultural Strategic Competence - Min-Sun Kim
PART THREE: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
Methodological Issues in the Study of Intercultural Communication Competence - Myron W Lustig and Brian H Spitzberg
Competence as Cultural Pragmatics - Donal Carbaugh
Reflections on Some Soviet and American Encounters
The Applicability of Interpersonal Communication Competence to the Intercultural Communication Context - Virginia H Milhouse
Implications of Self-Disclosure on Conversational Logics, Perceived Communication Competence, and Social Attraction - Masayuki Nakanishi and Kenneth M Johnson
A Comparison of Japanese and American Cultures
