Judith N. Martin is currently Herberger Professor of Communication in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. She received her Ph.D. in speech communication from the Pennsylvania State University. She also studied at the Université de Grenoble for a year, and was involved in study aboard administration for a number of years. She also has experience in cross cultural training and has co-authored three books with Prof. Tom Nakayama. Her current research interests focus on: the role of communication in cross cultural transitions, white identity and and communication, and pedagogical issues in teaching intercultural communication. Thomas K. Nakayama is Professor and Director of the Department of Communications Studies, Northeastern University. He received his Ph.D. in communication studies from the University of Iowa. He has been a Fulbright lecturer at the Université de Mons-Hainaut in Belgium and Libra Professor at the University of Maine. He has taught at Arizona State University, California State University, San Bernardino and the University of Iowa. His interests are in critical theory, cultural studies, and rhetorical studies.

• Part I: Foundations of Intercultural Communication1. Why Study Intercultural Communication?2. The Study of Intercultural Communication3. Culture, Communication, Context, and Power4. History and Intercultural CommunicationPart II: Intercultural Communication Processes5. Identity and Intercultural Communication6. Language and Intercultural Communication7. Nonverbal Codes and Cultural SpacePart III: Intercultural Communication Applications8. Understanding Intercultural Transitions9. Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication10. Culture, Communication, and Intercultural Relationships11. Culture, Communication, and Conflict12. Striving for Engaged and Effective Intercultural Communication