Getting Through by Roger J. Kreuz - ISBN: 9780262536097
Paperback
Understanding how culture affects the ways we communicate—how we tell jokes, greet, ask questions, hedge, apologize, compliment, and so much more.

Getting Through

The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication

  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    28 August 2018

Summary

Understanding how culture affects the ways we communicate-how we tell jokes, greet, ask questions, hedge, apologize, compliment, and so much more.We can learn to speak other languages, but do we truly understand what we are saying? How much detail should we offer when someone asks how we are? How close should we stand to our conversational partners? Is an invitation genuine or just pro forma? So much of communication depends on culture and context. In Getting Through, Roger Kreuz and Richard …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262536097
ISBN-10:0262536099
Author:Roger J. Kreuz, Richard M. Roberts
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:28 August 2018
Weight:318g
Dimensions:203mm x 137mm x 19mm
Series:Getting Through
About The Author

Roger J. Kreuz

Roger Kreuz is Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at the University of Memphis. He is the coauthor (with Richard Roberts) of Becoming Fluent- How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language, Getting Through- The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication, and Changing Minds- How Aging Affects Language and How Language Affects Aging (all published by the MIT Press).Richard Roberts is a Foreign Service Officer currently serving as the Public Affairs Officer at the US Consulate General in Okinawa, Japan. He is the coauthor (with Roger Kreuz) of of Becoming Fluent- How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language and Getting Through- The Pleasures and Perils of Cross-Cultural Communication, both published by the MIT Press.

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