Negotiating Intercultural Relations

Troy McConachy is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK. Perry R. Hinton is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK.

• List of FiguresList of Tables List of Contributors Introduction, Troy McConachy and Perry R. HintonPart I: Linguistic and Interactional Insights into Intercultural Relations 1. (Dis)agreeability in Intercultural First Conversations Amongst Australian and Taiwanese University Students, Michael Haugh and Wei-Lin Melody Chang (University of Queensland, Australia)2. Rapport Management and Microaggression in Workplace Interaction, Janet Holmes (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)3. Creating Common Ground and Negotiating Relationships in Intercultural Teamwork, Carolin Debray (University of Basel, Switzerland)4. 'Rapport Management and Evaluation in Intercultural Email Communication, Jiayi Wang (De Montfort University, UK)Part II: Examining Key Psychological Concepts in Intercultural Relations 5. Rethinking Stereotypes and Norms in Intercultural Relations, Perry R. Hinton (University of Warwick, UK)6. Perceived Cultural Values, Essentialism and Intercultural Encounters, Ronald Fischer (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)7. Understanding Intercultural Relations with the Tri-Dimensional Acculturation Model for Majority Members, Katharina Lefringhausen (Heriot Watt University, UK)Part III: Learning to Negotiate Intercultural Relations in a Pedagogic Context 8. Rethinking Intercultural Training for Relating Across Cultures in Teamwork, Sophie Reissner-Roubicek (University of Warwick, UK)9. Approaching English Teaching in the Global Classroom through the Lens of Ritual Frame Indicating Expressions, Willis Edmondson (University of Hamburg, Germany), Juliane House (University of Hamburg, Germany / Hellenic American University, USA) and Dániel Z. Kádár (Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China / Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary)10. Shifting the Evaluative Lens in Language and Intercultural Education, Troy McConachy (University of Warwick, UK)Working with Helen Spencer-Oatey Helen Spencer-Oatey as Intercultural Pioneer, Collaborator, and Inspiration, Vladimir ŽegaracWorking before Breakfast: A Personal Appreciation of Helen Spencer-Oatey on the Occasion of her ‘Retirement’, Peter FranklinIndex

The volume offers a unique and much-needed multidisciplinary examination of intercultural relations that incorporates perspectives from linguistics, psychology and intercultural education. It is sure to be an excellent resource for researchers and students in the broad field of intercultural communication.