Unit 1 Introduction to Intercultural Communication / 1Text A Why Study Intercultural Communication / 1Text B The Development of Intercultural Communication Study / 6Unit 2 Culture and Communication / 12Text A Understanding Culture / 12Text B The Communication Process / 17Unit 3 Culture Diversity / 23Text A Cultural Perception / 23Text B Intercultural Communication Barriers / 28Unit 4 Culture Pattern and Context / 35Text A Cultural Pattern / 35Text B Context-Culture Theory / 40Unit 5 Culture Value / 47Text A Kluckhohns and Strodtbeck’s Value Orientation / 47Text B Independence Self vs. Interdependence Self / 53Unit 6 Dimensions of Cultural Variability / 60Text A Hofstede’s Dimensions of Cultural Variability (I) / 60Text B Hofstede’s Dimensions of Cultural Variability (II) / 66Unit 7 Language and Culture / 73Text A How Language and Culture Shape Each Other / 73Text B Language Variations / 79Unit 8 Verbal Communication / 85Text A Verbal Communication Styles / 85Text B The Way People Speak / 90Unit 9 Nonverbal Communication (I) / 96Text A The Nature of Nonverbal Communication / 96Text B Body Language and Conversational Management / 101Unit 10 Nonverbal Communication (II) / 106Text A Categories of Body Language and Paralanguage / 106Text B Space and Time across Cultures / 112Unit 11 Intercultural Adaptation / 119Text A Cultural Shock / 119Text B Acculturation: Adjusting to a New Culture / 125Unit 12 Intercultural Competence / 131Text A The Components of Intercultural Competence / 131Text B Improving Intercultural Competence / 136