Business Across Cultures Effective Communication Strategies

Learner-centered and self-exploratory in its approach, this task-based oral skills text examines cross-cultural business practices and values. Its highly successful business case approach and methodology ask students to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to explain their own cultural values. Each of its units includes language-expansion exercises.Cases (some authentic) present business situations where cross-cultural conflict interferes with the business at hand. Students then explore ways to repair these communication breakdowns.Each case analysis includes: -- Exercises in comprehension and problem solving, discussion/critical thinking, and written reflection-- Worldwide business practices-- Key business vocabulary and language exercises that introduce idioms and expressions related to the topicEnglish, Laura Monahon is the author of 'Business Across Cultures Effective Communication Strategies' with ISBN 9780201825329 and ISBN 0201825325.