Spencer-Oatey, Helen and Franklin, Peter (2014) Intercultural interaction. In: Chapelle, C., (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. John Wiley & Sons, Inc..

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Abstract

“Intercultural interaction” refers to the behavior (including, but not limited to, verbal and nonverbal communication) that occurs when members of different cultural groups engage in joint activity. Such a definition raises a number of questions, including how to distinguish different cultural groups and what interaction entails. Traditionally nationality or ethnicity has been taken as the criterion for distinguishing cultural groups, but in fact the situation is much more complex than this. We are all members of multiple different cultural groups (e.g., professional, organizational, religious), each of which can be said to have its own culture in terms of values, norms, and patterns of behavior. So what then counts as “intercultural” interaction?

Item Type:	Book Item
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title:	The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics
Editor:	Chapelle, C.
Official Date:	2014
Dates:	Date Event 2014 Published July 2014 Accepted
DOI:	10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal1446
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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