Intercultural communication

Dr. phil. Rubina Mohring, born in Berlin, has lived in Vienna since 1970. She has a Ph.D. in history, is the editing director for culture and science for 0RF/3sat television, and a university lecturer on intercultural communication. She holds the voluntary position of President of the Austrian branch of the human rights organization Reporters Without Borders" and is also Vice-President of Reporters Without Borders International and the author of numerous publications on socially relevant issues... 

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Gudykunst, W. and Kim, Y.Y. (1997) Communication with Strangers An Approach to Intercultural Communication. New York McGraw-Hill. 

Bennett J. M. (2006). A developmental model of intercvttural sensitivity. Portland, OR Intercultural Communication Institute. 

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Pearce, W. B. (2004). The coordinated management of meaning. In W. B. Gudykunst (Ed.), Theorizing about intercultural communication (pp. 35-54). Thousand Oaks, CA Sage. 

There are several models in the field of intercultural communication that are useful to the intercultural trainer and educator. Two that are pertinent to our work are the Developmental Model of... 

Byram, M. (2012). Conceptualizing intercultural (communicative) competence and intercultural citizenship. In J. Jackson (Ed.), TheRout-ledge handbook of language and intercultural communication (pp. 85-98). New York Roudedge. 

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I would also reinforce the importance of the inherently interdisciplinary aspect of cultural competence highlighted by Bennett (Chapter 5), spanning sociology, business, linguistics, intercultural communication, counseling, social work, cultural geography, anthropology, and education (pp. 157-158). Addi-... 

Gudykunst WB. Mody B. (2002) Handbook of International and Intercultural Communications. London Sage. 

Jandt, EE. 2004 An introduction to Intercultural Communications. 4th Edition. London Sage. 

Cnltural and historical appreciation. The knowledge of other cultures and times which fosters intercultural communication and an appreciation of cultural diversify, historical consciousness and a global perspective. 

Geolinguistics, a newer discipline with sociological, political, and professional implications in the modern global marketplace, focuses on living languages. The study is primarily concerned with historical and contemporary causes and effects of language distribution and interaction as a means to improve international and intercultural communication. 

Varner, Iris, and Linda Beamer. Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace. 5th ed. New York McGiaw-Hill/Irwin, 2010. This work addresses the impact of the Internet in particular on communication, especially as it affects relationships between businesses and governments in a shrinking world. 

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Williams, T. R. (2005). Exploring the impact of study abroad on students intercultural communication skills Adaptability and sensitivity. Journal of Studies in International Education, 9(4), 356-371. 

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