Intercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach

Ron Scollon

ISBN 10: 0470656409 / ISBN 13: 9780470656402

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2012

About this Item

2012. 3rd Edition. Paperback. This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470656409
• ISBN 13: 9780470656402
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, this work integrates theoretical principles and methodological advice, presenting students, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive and unified resource. 

• Features new original theory, expanded treatment of generations, gender and corporate and professional discourse
• Offers improved organization and added  features for student and classroom use, including advice on research projects, questions for discussion, and references at the end of each chapter
• Extensively revised with newly added material on computer mediated communication, sexuality and globalization
  

About the Author

Ron Scollon (1939-2009) was a Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. His publications include Professional Communication in International Settings, co-authored with Yuling Pan and Suzanne Wong Scollon (Blackwell 2001), Discourses in Place: Language and the Material World co-authored with Suzie Wong Scollon (2003), and Nexus Analysis: Discourse and the Emerging Internet co-authored with Suzie Wong Scollon (2004).

Suzanne Wong Scollon is an independent researcher in the North Pacific Rim. She has written extensively on intercultural communication, holding academic positions in North American universities as well as in Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. She also acted as a consultant, along with Ron Scollon, with over fifty governmental and corporate organizations in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Rodney H. Jones is the Associate Head of the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong. He has published widely in international journals and is co-editor of Discourse in Action: Introducing Mediated Discourse Analysis (with S. Norris 2005), Advances in Discourse Studies (with V. K. Bhatia and J. Flowerdew 2007), and author of Noticing, Exploring and Practicing: Functional Grammar in the ESL Classroom (with G. Lock 2010), and Discourse Analysis: A Resource Book for Students (2012).