Resources Focused on Intercultural Communication
Overviews
"Cross-Cultural Communication" by Michele LeBaron
Culture and Communication: A Primer for Instructors (Medicine Hat College)
A Dozen Rules of Thumb
for Avoiding Intercultural Misunderstandings (Elmar Holenstein)
“Intercultural Research: The Current State of Knowledge” by Stephan Dahl
Wikipedia: Intercultural Communication
Bibliographies
Intercultural Communication Institute Bibliographies
SIL Bibliography: Cross-Cultural Communication
Journals
Intercultural Communication Studies
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Journal of Intercultural Communication
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research
Language and Intercultural Communication
Focused Websites
Culture Values: Hoftstede Rankings for All Countries/Regions
A Hot-List on Cross-Cultural Communication
Intercultural-crosscultural-communication.com
Intercultural Communications Institute
Intercultural Communication Portal
Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR)
Directories
MavicaNET: Global and Intercultural Communications
Yahoo: Intercultural Communication
Sample Missions Articles
Evangelical Missions Quarterly*
Robert C. Gordon. "The Silent Language Every Missionary Must Learn." 9:4 (1973): 230-236. Gary Scheer. "How to Communicate in a Relational Culture." 31:4 (1995): 470-474.International Journal of Frontier Missions:
Rick Brown. "How to Make Oral Communication More Effective." 21:4 (2004). David J. Hesselgrave "Worldview, Scripture, and Missionary Communication." 14:2 (1997) Fujita, Neil S. "Conic Christianity and 'Donut' Japan." 22:1 (1994). David Greenlee and James Stuck. "Individualist Educators in a Collectivist Society: Insights from a Cross-cultural Model Applied to China." 32:4 (2004).Databases/Web Libraries
Cultural Differences Intercultural Communication Cross-Cultural Communication Intercultural Communication Cross-cultural communication Intercultural communicationNetwork for Strategic Missions KnowledgeBase articles by selected topics:
Intercultural Communication Cultural Values Face Guilt and Shame High and Low Context Individualism and Collectivism Non-Verbal Communication Social Power Status Time Asian and Asian-American Issues Cross-Cultural Issues Cultural Anthropology Culture, Culture Shock, Reverse Culture Shock EthnologyStories about Communicating in and Learning from Cultural Exchanges
Cross-Cultural Training
For missionary training, see also MisLinks' Schools/Programs Page
Intercultural Communication syllabi
Center for Intercultural Training
Institute for Cross-Cultural Studies
International Training Partners
Places to Buy Resources
Simulations/Training Exercises
Annamay in Mexico Frost in France Olin Life in China Vagabonds in Vietnam The Strawberry Chain The Windmills of our Minds BarngaLavamind: Gazzillionaire
Mission Training International Simulations
Multicultural, Cross-cultural & Intercultural Games & Activities
Multicultural Experiential Exercises
The Peace Corps:
Brief Encounters Chatter“Simulation Resources for Global Educators”
BabaBafa Power of Leadership RafaRafa Starpower Where Do You Draw the Line?Stanford Program on Intercultural and Cross-cultural Education (SPICE)
Broken Squares HeelotiaWycliffe:
Bwanda Fusa Challenge Decisions, Decisions*EMQ article may be read on the EMQOnline.com site or through Network for Strategic Ministries KnowledgeBase; a subscription fee is required from each site to see these articles.
