Teaching intracultural and intercultural communication : A critique and suggested method

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-94

  Devoss, Dànielle ^a   Jasken, Julia ^b   Hayden, Dawn ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036108146     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651902016001003     Document Type: Review

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