本书以Iris Varner教授跨文化商务沟通学科的理论框架,结合教学特点,以及作者多年来对跨文化商务沟通学科的研究、跨国公司咨询与培训的经验,精心设计编写而成的。具有以下特点:这是一本以案例为主的教材,案例涉及跨文化商务语境中的方方面面,许多案例都是作者参与跨国公司咨询与培训所涉及的实际案例;注重跨文化能力培养,培养学生在跨文化商务语境中发现问题、分析问题与解决问题的能力;注重跨文化商务语境中的商务沟通知识与技能;注重学生的参与讨论过程,培养学生以跨文化视角思考问题与分析问题的能力,所有问题都是开放性的问题,因而能激发学生讨论的积极性。
本教材可供英语专业、商务英语专业(方向)学生使用,也可作为大学英语选修课及“跨文化交际”课程的教材。
Part One Intercultural Awareness
Unit 1 Language and Culture
Unit 2 Barriers to Intercultural Communication
Unit 3 Nonverbal Communication
Part Two Communication Skills
Unit 4 Different Communication Styles
Unit 5 Presentation Skills in the Workplace
Unit 6 Time and Culture
Part Three Cultural Differences
Unit 7 Understanding Japanese Culture
Unit 8 How American and German See Each Other
Unit 9 Guanxi and Its Chinese Culture
Part Four Intercultural and Business
Unit 10 Intercultural Conflict Management
Unit 11 Cross-Cultural Marketing
Unit 12 Intercutlural Team Building
Unit 13 Intercultural Negotiation
Part Five Intercultural Competence
Unit 14 Managing Challenges in the Intercultural Workplace
Unit 15 The Need for Intercultural Business Communication Competence
Unit 16 Intercultural Training
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