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Cross-Cultural Dialogues : 74 Brief Encounters with Cultural Difference

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Outline : How much culture lurks in common conversation? According to Craig Storti, so much that many of our most common, seemingly innocent exchanges in social settings, on the job, in the world of business-are cultural minefields waiting to explode. These explosions-cultural misunderstandings can cause confusion, irritation, even alienation. At the workplace and in the world of business these explosions undermine communication, threaten important relationships, and cost a great deal of time and money, away from work, they strain, even endanger, personal relations. Cross-Cultural Dialogues is a collection of brief conversations (4-8 lines) be- tween an American and someone from another country and culture. Short as each dialogue is, it has buried within it at least one, and usually several breaches of cultural norms which the reader is challenged to figure out. And a challenge it is: the exchanges are so brief and innocuous that even the wariest among us are sandbagged by the dialogue's hidden subtleties. Ten cultures are represented by the non-Americans in the dialogues: Arab/ Middle Eastern, British, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic, Indian, Japanese, Mediterranean/European, and Russian, and the dialogues are grouped according to the setting in which they occur: social, workplace, and business. Whether you're a learner, trainer, educator, or an armchair interculturalist, you'll enjoy solving these cultural riddles and increase your cultural awareness in the bargain.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

303.48\'2 St75c

Penerbit

Yarmouth, Maine, USA : Intercultural Press, Inc.., 1994

Deskripsi Fisik

140 hal

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1-877864-28-5

Klasifikasi

303.48\'2

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

Intercultural communication
Cross-cultural orientation

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