Unit One Intercultural Communication:An Overview Reading One An Introduction to Intercultural Communication Reading Two The History of the Study of Intercultural Communical Unit Two Language and Culture Reading One Communicative Codes:Linguistic Aspects Reading Two Language and Culture:Sounds and Actions Unit Three Cultural Identity and Intercultural Communication Reading One Intercultural Dilemma in Multicultural Setting:Doing vs.Being Reading Two Intercultural Competence in Interpersonal Relationshit Unit Four Verbal Communiction Reading One Verbal Intercultural Communication Reading Two Relationships in Face-to-Face Communication Unit Five Nonverbal Communication Reading One Nonverbal Intercultural Communication Reading Two Nonverbal Codes and Cultural Space Unit Six Cultural Patterns and Perception Reading One Cultural Patterns and Communication:Taxonomies Reading Two Cultural Diversity in Perception:Alternative Views of Reality Unit Seven Intercultural Communication--East and West Reading One Collectivism vs. Individualism:A Reconceptualisation of a Basic Concept in Cross-Cultural Social Psychology Reading Two The Concept of "Face" in Chinese-American Interactk Unit Eight Intercultural Barriers Reading One Cultural Biases and Intercultural Communication Reading Two Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication Unit Nine Intercultural Communication in Business, Management and Negotiation Reading One Negotiating Across Cultures Reading Two Cross-Cultural Negotiating Unit Ten Cultural Adaptation and Intercultural Competence Reading One Cross-Cultural Adaptation:Axioms Reading Two The Potential for Intercultural Competence Glossary Bibliography