Fundamental Methodological Approaches of Intercultural Research: An American Experience
Abstract
This article explores the main characteristics of the discipline of intercultural communication as it was developed in the USA in the first decades after the World War II. The author demonstrates that the increasing globalization and the postwar political situation made it necessary to develop intercultural communication as a practical-oriented discipline aimed to teach its practitioners practical skills of intercultural interaction and communication.
Keywords: intercultural communication, multiculturalism, Edward T. Hall, intercultural theory, intercultural practice, intercultural competence
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