Exploring intercultural communication: language in action

by Hua, Zhu

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Title Statements

Full title :Exploring intercultural communication : language in action / Zhu Hua.

Summary

"What role does playful behaviour and playful thought take in animal and human development? How does play relate to creativity and, in turn, to innovation? Unravelling the different meanings of 'play', this book focuses on non-aggressive playful play. The authors emphasise its significance for development and evolution, before examining the importance of playfulness in creativity. This discussion sheds new light on the links between creativity and innovation, distinguishing between the generation of novel behaviour and ideas on the one hand, and the implementation of these novelties on the other. The authors then turn to the role of play in the development of the child and to parallels between play, humour and dreaming, along with the altered states of consciousness generated by some psychoactive drugs. A final chapter looks forward to future research and to what remains to be discovered in this fascinating and important field"--EBL

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvi, 280 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781136029769, 1136029761, 9780203798539, 0203798538, 1299792995, 9781299792999
oclc:ocn858861363
LC Classification:P94.7
Dewey Decimal:303.48/2

pt. I Intercultural communication in everyday life: what are the practical concerns? -- 1. Language classrooms -- 1.1. Culture and language learning and teaching (Does learning a language mean learning a culture?) -- 1.2. Culture of learning (How many times do I need to practise?) -- 1.3. Multicultural classrooms (Why is she so quiet in the classroom?) -- 1.4. Chapter summary -- 2. The workplace -- 2.1. Meetings (Has anything been decided in the meeting?) -- 2.2. Small talk (Haven't seen you for ages!) -- 2.3. Humour (I didn't get that!) -- 2.4. Chapter summary -- 3. Business -- 3.1. Advertising (Buy it, sell it, love it) -- 3.2. International business negotiation (Why do they talk a lot about nothing really?) -- 3.3. More language and communication matters (Dear Respected Mr Lin, How are you?) -- 3.4. Chapter summary -- 4. Family -- 4.1. Migrant families (I'm British on paper, but am I English?) -- 4.2. Intercultural couples (Can love speak without words?).

4.3. Chapter summary -- 5. Study abroad and tourism -- 5.1. Study abroad (Does r̀eal' experience help with my language and intercultural learning?) -- 5.2. Tourism (Can I take a picture with you?) -- 5.3. Chapter summary -- pt…

Subjects

Applied linguistics -- Study and teachi… Éducation interculturelle -- Étude et e… Intercultural communication -- Study an… Langage et culture -- Étude et enseigne… Language and culture -- -Study and teac… Linguistique appliquée -- Étude et ense… Multicultural education -- Study and te… SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General