Intercultural Communication in Asia: Education, Language and Values

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
 Introduction  (Roland SUSSEX, Andy CURTIS)....Pages 1-18
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 Individual, Institutional and International: Three Aspects of Intercultural Communication  (Andy CURTIS)....Pages 21-36
 Toward a Critical Epistemology for Learning Languages and Cultures in Twenty-First Century Asia  (Andrew LIAN, Roland SUSSEX)....Pages 37-54
 Intercultural Communication in English Courses in Asia: What Should We Teach About?  (Don SNOW)....Pages 55-71
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 Confucian Values as Challenges for Communication in Intercultural Workplace Contexts: Evidence from the Motivational Concerns in Vietnamese Politeness Behaviour  (Thi Hong Nhung PHAM)....Pages 75-93
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 The Impact of English as a Global Lingua Franca on Intercultural Communication  (Juliane HOUSE)....Pages 97-114
 How Does Intercultural Communication Differ from Intracultural Communication?  (Istvan KECSKES)....Pages 115-135
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 Reading the City: The Linguistic and Semiotic Landscape of Macao’s San Ma Lo (新馬路)  (Joanna RADWAŃSKA-WILLIAMS)....Pages 139-179
 Intercultural Communication About Pain  (Roland SUSSEX)....Pages 181-204
 Functions of Humor in Intercultural Communication and Educational Environments  (Kimie OSHIMA)....Pages 205-222
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 Emotional Branding on Social Media: A Cross-Cultural Discourse Analysis of Global Brands on Twitter and Weibo  (Doreen D. WU, Chaoyuan LI)....Pages 225-240
 China’s Fluctuating English Education Policy Discourses and Continuing Ambivalences in Identity Construction  (Yihong GAO)....Pages 241-261
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 Conclusion  (Roland SUSSEX, Andy CURTIS)....Pages 265-274
Back Matter ....Pages 275-280