Cross - Cultural Dialogues 74 Brief Encounters With Cultural Difference

Binding: Paperback
Description: Through a series of 74 "dialogues" and one - page analyses this practical guide comes as close as you can get on the printed page to actually experiencing cultural difference. Updated with a new introduction and chapter 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 conversation (4 - 8 lines) between 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.
Title: Cross - Cultural Dialogues 74 Brief Encounters With Cultural Difference
Author(s): Storti Craig
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781941176153
Pages: 152 Pages
Publication Date: 1/24/2017
Category: Cultural Studies