Communicating Effectively in Intercultural Business Settings------- Focus on Cultural Aspect Contents 内容提要----------------------------------------------------------------------- iAbstract-------------------------------------------------------------------------iiAcknowledgements----------------------------------------------------------iii Chapter One Introductions1.11.1 Backgrounds and Significance of the Study of Intercultural Business Communication------------------------------------------------11.21.2 The Way of Study--------------------------------------------------------11.31.3 Organization of This Paper---------------------------------------------2 Chapter Two Basic Knowledge About Culture2.1 What Is Culture?----------------------------------------------------------52.2 Dimensions of Culture---------------------------------------------------52.3 Basic Culture elements---------------------------------------------------62.4 High – and Low – Context Cultures------------------------------------72.5 Cultural Levels------------------------------------------------------------8 Chapter Three The Nature of Communication3.1 Definition of Communication------------------------------------------113.2 The Communication Process------------------------------------------133.3 Intercultural Business Communication-------------------------------193.4 Intracultural Communication------------------------------------------203.5Relation of Intercultural Communication and Intracultural Communication--------------------------------------------------------20 Chapter Four Communication Patterns4.1 Oral and Nonverbal Communication Patterns-----------------------22 4.1.1 Oral Communication---------------------------------------------22 4.1.2 Nonverbal Communications------------------------------------234.2 Written Communication Patterns--------------------------------------37 4.2.1 La...