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Published: March 2020
Page Count: 446
ISBN (Digital): 978-1-4533-9532-5

Exploring Intercultural Communication

Version 2.0
By Scott McLean

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Key Features

Examines communication, culture, and their interaction in practical, real-world contexts.
Provides relevant background for content presented and highlights key theories.
Each chapter is structured around several supportive learning components:

An interactive “Introduction” engages readers at the beginning of each chapter.
“Introductory Exercises” set the stage for topics to be presented in the coming chapter.
The “Key Term Preview” feature familiarizes students with key concepts and terminology before reading the chapter so they better understand and retain information.
Key terms highlight important concepts and terminology throughout the text.
“Learning Objectives” at the beginning of each main section help guide and focus students’ learning.
A brief, paragraph-long “Conclusion” at the end of each main section encourages retention.
“Key Takeaways” at the end of every main section echo and reinforce the section’s “Learning Objectives.”
“Exercises” at the end of each main section promote deeper learning and retention of new concepts by stimulating critical analysis.
“Discussion Starters” in every chapter help engage readers.
“Additional Resources” at the end of every chapter provide links to rich resources for extending and enhancing learning.

Videos embedded throughout the text provide useful context and interest.

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Exploring Intercultural Communication is suitable for courses such as intercultural communication, communication between cultures, or similar topics taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels at both two- and four-year colleges and universities.

Exploring Intercultural Communication provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of intercultural communication principles. It covers both formal and informal communications between customers, clients, friends, family, colleagues, and team members. The book presents cross-cultural research findings on how daily interactions impact individuals’ relationships and careers. Exploring Intercultural Communication explores how communication and culture intersect in real-world contexts to demonstrate the complex yet understandable nature of intercultural communication. Students will learn how to constructively apply the strategies presented in this text to become more effective communicators across cultures.

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Version 2.0 of Exploring Intercultural Communication features over 120 updates to modernize the book's content, including updates to many of the book's section headings. This version of the text also incorporates "Discussion Starters" in every chapter to engage readers and make the book more online-friendly.

Instructor’s Manual

The Instructor Manual guides you through the main concepts of each chapter and important elements such as learning objectives, key terms, and key takeaways. Can include answers to chapter exercises, group activity suggestions, and discussion questions.

PowerPoint Lecture Notes

A PowerPoint presentation highlighting key learning objectives and the main concepts for each chapter are available for you to use in your classroom. You can either cut and paste sections or use the presentation as a whole.

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Scott McLean

Walden University

Scott McLean is a Contributing Faculty Member in the Communication Department at Walden University. He also served as an Associate Professor of Business Communication for the W. A. Franke College of Business, Northern Arizona University—Yuma, on a combined campus partnership with the University of Arizona and Arizona Western College. Scott McLean was the 2007–2011 Shadle-EdgeCombe Endowed Faculty Chair at Arizona Western College. Scott is the author of The Basics of Speech Communication, The Basics of Interpersonal Communication, and The Basic of Communication Studies, currently published by Pearson. He is also the author of Business Communication for Success, Business English for Success, Writing for Success, Intercultural Communication, and Group Communication (co-authored with Phil Venditti) with FlatWorld, has published in peer-review journals, classic car magazines, and newspapers. From his experience working with students at the community college and undergraduate level, including English 95 (development), 100 (college prep), 101 (composition and argumentation), 102 (literature and analysis) and 350 (business communication), he has learned the importance of clear, concise learning resources with scaffolding, frequent opportunities for engagement and demonstration of skill mastery, and the importance of the first English course as well as the Business Communication/English course on overall academic success for many students. He also serves as an international consultant to business and industry, and has worked with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon; served on the Small Business and Innovative Research (SBIR) Evaluation Panel for the National Institutes of Health; evaluated programs for the Ministry of Hacienda, Chile; and many others. He has taught at AWC/San Luis on the US/Mexican Border, for Central Oregon Community College’s Branch Campus on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, and for Universidad San Sebastian in Concepcion, Chile. Scott studied at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, at Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, and at Northern Arizona University–Flagstaff Department of English in the area of Professional Writing. He and his family divide their time between Chile and the United States.