Communication in an intercultural society -language barriers and cultural diversity
Communication in an intercultural society-language barriers and cultural diversity

Summary/Abstract: In order to set forth some ways of handling cultural complexity, the present paper takes a multidisciplinary approach to exploring cross-cultural communication and the frameworks used for describing it. It is focused on the conceptualization of intercultural interaction competence and its manifestation in the field of applied linguistics, management studies, psychology or communication studies. Intercultural interaction refers to communication between members of different social groups emphasizing the similarities and differences in terms of language use and the dynamic nature of behavior. The paper demonstrates how applied linguistics, discourse analysis or other fields of study can provide intercultural interaction with helpful insights that are frequently overlooked.

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