Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive textbooks providing students & researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English language & Applied Linguistics Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections enabling them to explore & develop major themes within the discipline Section A Introduction establishes the key terms & concepts & extends readers' techniques of analysis through practical application Section B Extension brings together influential articles sets them in context & discusses their contribution to the field Section C Exploration builds on knowledge gained in the first two sections setting thoughtful tasks around further illustrative material This enables readers to engage more actively with the subject matter & encourages them to develop their own research responses Throughout the book topics are revisited extended interwoven & deconstructed with the reader's understanding strengthened by tasks & follow-up questions This highly-successful text introduces & explores the dynamic area of intercultural communication & the updated third edition features new readings by Prue Holmes Fred Dervin Lei Guo & Summer Harlow Miriam Sobre-Denton & Nilanjana Bardhan which reflect the most recent developments in the field refreshed & expanded examples & exercises including new material on the world of business radicalisation & cultural fundamentalism extended discussion of topics which include cutting-edge material on cosmopolitanism immigrants' intercultural communication & cultural travel revised further reading Written by experienced teachers & researchers in the field Intercultural Communication Third edition provides an essential textbook for advanced students studying this topic