Intercultural Communication with Arabs

Abstract

Dedication.- Acknowledgements.- Preface.- List of Contributors.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part One: Educational Contexts.- Chapter 2: Intercultural communicative styles in Qatar: Greek and Qataris.- Chapter 3: Perceptions of Indians in Oman: Exploring Aspects of Intercultural Communication.- Chapter 4: Intercultural Communication in the Context of Saudi Arab Tertiary Education.- Chapter 5: The Discourse of Global English and its Representation in the Saudi Context: A Postmodernist Critical Perspective.- Chapter 6: Understanding Family Involvement in the Education of Emirati College Students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).- Chapter 7: Taboo Topics in the ESL/EFL Classroom in the Gulf Region.- Chapter 8: Intercultural Communication and Muslim American youth in US school contexts.- Chapter 9: Night school in Beirut & the Public Sphere: Student Civic Action Rooted in Liberal-Secularism.- Part Two: Professional Contexts.- Chapter 10: Culturally different perspectives of time: Effect on communication in meetings.- Chapter 11: Intercultural (mis) communication In Medical Settings: Cultural difference or Cultural incompetence?.- Chapter 12: The Political TV Interview: Tim Sebastian's Interview with an Arab - A Venue for Reconciliation or Discord?.- Chapter 13: The Role of "Cyber-Dissent" in Stimulating Democratization in the MENA Region and Empowering Youth Voices.- Chapter 14: The Political Discourse of the Arab Revolution: The Case of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria.- Part three: Societal Contexts.- Chapter 15: Impact of Parental Communication Patterns on Arab Women's Choice of Careers - Case Study: Lebanon.- Chapter 16: Different Cultures, One Love: Exploring Romantic Love in the Arab World.- Chapter 17: In the Zone: Female Athletes and Intercultural Contact in Iraq.- Chapter 18: "Why am I black?" Gendering Hip Hop, and Translocal Solidarities in Dubai.- Chapter 19: Integrating people with disabilities into society in the United Arab Emirates.- Appendix.- Index.