General Studies on Cross-cultural Communication

General Studies on Cross-cultural Communication is a sub-volume of the “Professional Competence Book Series for International Chinese Language Teachers”. It introduces the basic theories of cross-cultural communication in the field of international Chinese language education, discusses the relationship between language and culture, and highlights cross-cultural communication knowledge related to international Chinese language teaching, including cross-cultural communication at the linguistic level and at the non-linguistic level, mistakes, causes and countermeasures in cross-cultural communication, as well as major events and important figures in the history of Chinese-foreign cultural exchanges, which shed light on the importance of cultivating international Chinese language teachers’ cross-cultural communication awareness and competence. This book can be used as a teaching book for the core courses of the International Chinese Language Education Master’s programme, as well as a tutorial book for the examination of Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Language.