本教材在内容上,针对高职高专教育人才培养目标、知识结构和能力要求,充分体现理论知识够用为度,着重培养学生跨文化交际技能的目的。**章以基本知识和理论为主,介绍文化、交际、跨文化交际的定义、概念,阐述交际与文化的关系、文化价值观对跨文化交际的影响。第二、第三、第四、第五、第六章通过对跨文化交际案例的分析,向学生展示文化差异在跨文化交际中的种种表现,以及在特定的国际商务语境中的文化差异。
在体例和编写手法上,教材各个单元的构成形式多样,不求整齐划一,以适合不同需求与兴趣的学生,并给教师留有一定的选择余地,可以结合具体情况更加生动活泼地组织教学。每个章节都配有思考题,给学生留有思考、探讨的空间。同时制作了电子课件。附录中提供了部分讨论题及课堂任务的参考答案。

CHAPTER 1 Understanding Culture and Intercultural Communication
1.1 Understanding Culture
1.2 Understanding Intercultural Communication
Exercises
CHAPTER 2 Cultural Differences in Daily Interactivities
2.1 Greeting
2.2 Addressing
2.3 Visiting
2.4 Gift-giving
Exercises
CHAPTER 3 Cultural Differences in Social Value
3.1 Politeness
3.2 Friendship
3.3 Family Relationship
3.4 Education
Exercises
CHAPTER 4 Cultural Differences in Connotative Meanings
4.1 Color
4.2 Number
4.3 Associative Target
4.4 Taboo
Exercises
CHAPTER 5 Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communication
5.1 Nonverbal Communication
5.2 Body Language
5.3 Paralanguage
5.4 Object Language
5.5 Environmental Language
Exercises
CHAPTER 6 Intercultural Communication in Business Situation
6.1 Intercultural Business Writing
6.2 Intercultural Business Negotiation
6.3 Intercultural Business Protocol
6.4 Intercultural Design of Advertising and Trademark
6.5 Intercultural Marketing Communication
6.6 Intercultural Corporate Culture
Exercises
References