A number of researchers, trainers and educators in intercultural communication acknowledge that the most popular models and theories of the field are insufficient - even unsuitable - to describe or explain our practical multicultural experiences today. This collection of articles offers new insights and critical evaluations of, intercultural communication theory and research. Authors from a variety of disciplines discuss, for example, methodological concerns, Chinese exceptionalism, micro and macro level interactions, ways to teach and study perceptions and self-awareness, and also provide new constructions for understanding communication and culture and their relationship. |