Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication [Hardcover]

This fully updated third edition of Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication provides an accessible, lively introduction for students who are new to the study of intercultural communication, with special attention devoted to the language dimension.

This insightful book is highly recommended. It is comprehensive, well-structured, and full of reflections and practical examples, and will be very valuable in courses on language and intercultural communication. It deals with central concepts like identity dynamics, intercultural relations, hate-speech, and global citizenship.

Professor Emerita Karen Risager, Roskilde University, Denmark

Praise for the previous edition:

This is an excellent introduction to the field of intercultural communication, as equally useful for anybody working internationally as to the university classroom.

Allan Goodwin, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Japan

Educators will find this a timely and wide-ranging resource that tackles difficult issues in challenging times.

John Corbett, University of S?o Paulo, Brazil

Jacksons text is a comprehensive, fresh look at todays exceedingly complex intersection of intercultural communication, global competence, identity, and language. Relevant to students and intercultural communication practitioners, Jackson offers both breadth and depth when it comes to major concepts, frameworks, and highly applicable real-world examples.

Whitney Sherman, Council On International Educational Exchange (CIEE)

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