Research methods in intercultural communication: a practical guide

Content: Series
 Title page
 Copyright
 Notes on Contributors
 Acknowledgements
 Preface
 Part I Linking Themes, Paradigms, and Methods
 1 Identifying Research Paradigms
 Introduction
 What is a Paradigm?
 What are the Significant Paradigms in Intercultural Communication studies?
 Some General Questions about Paradigms
 Key Terms
 References
 Further Reading and Resources
 2 Studying Culture
 An Interpretive Constructivist Approach
 Particular Social and Political Structures
 Personal Trajectories
 Underlying Universal Cultural Processes
 Particular Cultural Products
 Cultural Negotiation
 Conclusion Key TermsReferences
 Further Reading and Resources
 3 Studying Identity
 Introduction
 Positivism, Essentialism and Strategic Essentialism: Ontology and Epistemology
 Constructionism
 From Identity Theories to Categorization Processes
 Cultural, Ethnic, National, Identity/ies?
 Conclusions
 Key Terms
 References
 Further Reading and Resources
 4 Studying Discourse
 Introduction
 Intercultural Communication and Discourse Analysis: 1950s to 1980s
 The Expanding Worlds of Discourse Studies: 1990s to 2010s
 Four Models of Discourse
 A Few Final Lessons about Studying Discourse
 Acknowledgements Key TermsReferences
 Further Reading and Resources
 Part II Key Issues and Challenges
 5 How to Identify Research Questions
 Introduction
 The Question of How: Nine Scenarios
 Conclusion
 Key Terms
 References
 Further Reading and Resources
 6 How to Research Multilingually: Possibilities and Complexities
 Introduction
 Insights on RM-ly
 Developing Researcher Competence (vis-à-vis RM-ly Practice)
 Conclusion
 Acknowledgements
 Key Terms
 References
 Further Reading and Resources
 7 How to Research Interculturally and Ethically
 Introduction
 Cross-Cultural Approaches An Intercultural ApproachThe Researcher as Cultural Outsider
 The Researcher as Cultural Insider
 From Insider/Outsider to Participant Observation
 Researching in a Research Team that is Cross-/Intercultural in Nature
 Ethical Considerations
 Conclusion
 Key Terms
 References
 Further Reading and Resources
 8 How to Assess Intercultural Competence
 Assessment of Intercultural Competence --
Myths, Themes and Implications
 Getting Started
 Assessment of Intercultural Competence: Approaches/Methods/Tools
 Assessment Issues
 Assessment and Research
 Acknowledgments
 Key Terms
 References Further Reading and Resources9 How to Work with Research Participants: The Researcher's Role
 Introduction
 Critical Reflexivity and Process Interculturality
 Co-constructing Research: Beyond "Repressed Reflexivity"?
 An example
 Conclusion
 Key Terms
 References
 Further Reading and Resources
 10 How to Develop a Research Proposal
 Getting Started
 The Research Proposal
 Ethics and Human Relations
 Conclusion
 Key Terms
 References
 Further Reading and Resources
 Part III Methods
 11 Questionnaires and Surveys
 What this Method is About
 Why this Method and Why Not
 How to Do It