Unit One Concepts and Principles Related to Intercultural Communication Mini Case Talk to Let Others Know You Want to Reading One Basic Principles of Intercultural Communication Mini Case The Chinese Student Has No Idea about Personal View Reading Two Understanding Intercultural Communication Unit Two Variations of Culture and Language and Their Subtle Implications Mini Case The Korean Morn Was Mad about Her Son's Decision Reading One Levels of Culture Mini Case "I Have Really Had Enough" Is Not Enough Reading Two Language and Intercultural Communication Unit Three Language and Culture Mini Case Please Be Punctual Reading One Verbal Code Mini Case How Can You Invite Us to Sit Naked Reading Two Culture, Language and Online Dispute Resolution Unit Four Culture and Nonverbal Codes Mini Case What's Wrong with My Friendly Pat on His Back Reading One Perspective on Nonverbal Intercultural Communication Mini Case Zhiang Walked Off toward the Cafeteria Alone Reading Two Communicative Codes: Nonverbal Aspect Unit Five Cultural Influences on Context Mini Case A Packed Lunch Reading One Culture and Foreign Language Teaching Mini Case Robert Was Not a Guy to Make Friends with Reading Two Culture and Its Implications to Management Unit Six Culture and Its Shaping Power Mini Case The Spinal Tap Mustn't Be Done Before My Husband Comes Reading One The Role of Culture in Health Communication Mini Case How Can Honey Lubricate My Lungs Reading Two Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Health Communication Unit Seven Intercultural Communication Issues Mini Case Why They Treat Me Like This Reading One Culture, Communication, and Conflict Mini Case What a Poor Service Reading Two A Comparison of Thinking and Writing Patterns in Korea and the United States Unit Eight Some Concerns in Cross-Cultural Communication Studies Mini Case Montreal to London Reading One Thinking Dialectically about Culture and Communication Mini Case Suzanne Was Left Puzzled by Her Taiwanese Boyfriend Reading Two From "Context" to "Contexts" in Intercultural Communication Research Glossary Bibliography