McLaren Margaret C. Interpreting Cultural Differences: the Challenge of Intercultural Communication

Peter Francis, 1998. — xii, 212 p.McLaren's work aims to increase mutual understanding in the educational environment in New Zealand; in doing so, it adds an Asian and Pacific dimension to teaching and research in intercultural communication. A professor of communication management at Universiti Putra Malaysia, McLaren explores intercultural communication from a pedagogical perspective, fuses major theories in intercultural communication, and addresses ways to develop and enhance intercultural сompetency for both educators and students. (From the review by Yunxia Zhu).