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「ここには異文化コミュニケーション研究の未来像がある。従来、ややもするとアメリカ社会の視点から述べられることの多かった異文化コミュニケーション研究だが、ヨーロッパ（ハンガリー）人の著者の立場はそのような枠組みを乗り越えて、より豊かな国際理解への道を示している。」 神田外語大学日本研究所所長　窪田高明

If you want to know ……..
why has communication study become an imperative;
what makes our communication intercultural;
where does miscommunication come from;
what makes the difference between knowing and using a foreign language -
then read this book. If you want to improve your communication skills with foreigners - then learn this book. Verbal and non-verbal communication between people with diverse cultural background：　this book guides you through the most important elements of intercultural communication by introducing and analyzing case-stories from a rich variety of cultures.

Contents

FOREWORD ---5
CULTURE - CULTURES ---9
FEATURES OF A CULTURE ---28
WHAT MAKES COMMUNICATION INTERCULTURAL? ---34
MODELING CULTURE ---42
FEATURES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION ---54
COMMUNICATION CODES ---68
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ---72
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE ---77
UNSPOKEN MESSAGES ---85
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION ---91
TYPES OF NON-VERBAL CODES ---112
VIRTUAL TERRITORIES ---140
STEREOTYPES ---152
CULTURAL SHOCK ---158
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE 166
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERCULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND HOW TO ATTAIN IT ---185

REFERENCES ---190