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Human encounters : introduction to intercultural communication / Øyvind Dahl.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Norwegian Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, 2021.Description: 298 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) : 23cm.ISBN:
  • 9781789979527
Uniform titles:
  • Møter mellom mennesker. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM1211
Online resources:
Contents:
Understanding in a global world -- Culture: something we have or something we do? -- Communication is creating something together -- Process analysis: building bridges -- Semiotic analysis: interpreting signs -- Hermeneutic analysis: understanding -- Verbal communication: language -- Nonverbal communication: body language -- Identity: who am i? -- Context and reality: why are they doing this? -- To understand oneself and others.
Summary: This book gives a comprehensive introduction to intercultural communication in the era of globalization. The reader is introduced to essential concepts in the field, different theories and methods of analysing communication, the importance of verbal and nonverbal languages for bringing about mutual understanding and, finally, the ethical challenges that arise. The volume also has a practical aspect. The author discusses subjects such as handling encounters with people using foreign languages; incorporating different lifestyles and world views; the use of interpreters; non-familiar body language; different understandings of time; relocation in new settings; the use of power and how to deal with cultural conflicts generally. Published in English for the first time following a very successful original edition in Norwegian, this richly-illustrated book offers a refreshing and engaging introduction to intercultural understanding.
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Recommended bibliography book TBS Barcelona HM1211 DAH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B02438
Recommended bibliography book TBS Barcelona HM1211 DAH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B04532

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding in a global world -- Culture: something we have or something we do? -- Communication is creating something together -- Process analysis: building bridges -- Semiotic analysis: interpreting signs -- Hermeneutic analysis: understanding -- Verbal communication: language -- Nonverbal communication: body language -- Identity: who am i? -- Context and reality: why are they doing this? -- To understand oneself and others.

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to intercultural communication in the era of globalization. The reader is introduced to essential concepts in the field, different theories and methods of analysing communication, the importance of verbal and nonverbal languages for bringing about mutual understanding and, finally, the ethical challenges that arise. The volume also has a practical aspect. The author discusses subjects such as handling encounters with people using foreign languages; incorporating different lifestyles and world views; the use of interpreters; non-familiar body language; different understandings of time; relocation in new settings; the use of power and how to deal with cultural conflicts generally.
Published in English for the first time following a very successful original edition in Norwegian, this richly-illustrated book offers a refreshing and engaging introduction to intercultural understanding.

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