Selected Bibliography on Cross Cultural Issues

Alred, Gerald J. "Teaching in Germany and the Rhetoric and Culture." Journal of Business and Technical Communication 11.3 (July 1997): 353-378.

Althen, Gary. American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the United States. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1988.

Brown, Penelope, and Steven C. Levinson. Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987.

Gannon, Martin J. Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 17 Countries. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994.

Gerulaitis, Renate. "Essential Cultural Information and Suggestions for Teaching It in German Business Courses." Proceedings of the Eastern Michigan University Conference on Languages for Business and the Professions. May 2-4, 1985. 25 pages, ERIC: ED272006.

Hall, Edward Twitchell and Mildred Reed Hall. Understanding Cultural Differences: Germans, French and Americans. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1990.

Hofstede Geert H. Cultures and Organizations : Software of the Mind Intercultural Cooperation and Its Importance for Survival. Rev. ed. New York: McGraw, 1997.

Lewis, Richard D. When Cultures Collide: Managing Successfully Across Cultures. London: Nicholas Brealey, 1996.

Limaye, Mohan R., and David A. Victor. "Cross-Cultural Business Communication Research: State of the Art and Hypotheses for the 1990's." Journal of Business Communication 28.3 (Summer 1991): 277-299.

Riley, Kathryn. "Conversational Implicature and Unstated Meaning in Professional Communication." Technical Writing Teacher 15.2 (Spring 1988): 94-104.

Riley, Kathryn. "Speech Act Theory and Degrees of Directness in Professional Writing." Technical Writing Teacher 15.1 (Winter 1988): 1-29.

Rösch, Martin, and Kay G. Segler. "Communication with Japanese." Management International Review 27.4 (1987): 56-67.

Scollon, Ron, and Suzanne Wong Scollon. Intercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell, 1995.

Stewart, Edward C., and Milton J. Bennett. American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Rev. ed. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1991.

Tannen, Deborah. "Indirectness in Discourse: Ethnicity as Conversational Style." Discourse Processes 4.3 (July-September 1981): 221-38.

Tannen, Deborah. You Just Don't Understand: Men and Women in Conversation. New York: Morrow, 1990.

Victor, David A. International Business Communication. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

Wallach, Joel and Gale Metcalf. Working With Americans : A Practical Guide for Asians on How to Succeed With U.S. Managers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.


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