Intercultural communication and cultural learning: The experience of japanese visiting students in the U.S.

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-96

  Chen, Ling ^a   Isa, Masako ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Okinawa   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cultural Learning; Intercultural Communication; Japanese Culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023798632     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170304269     Document Type: Article

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