Mapping the Domain of Intercultural Communication: An Overview

Abstract

This essay takes a close look at the domain of intercultural communication and its subdomains, cultural and cross-cultural communication, and distinguishes intercultural communication from related areas such as international communication and cultural studies. Recent theoretical and research developments in the area are examined in terms of neopositivist, systems, interpretive, and critical methodological underpinnings. Five main themes of studies in intercultural communication are identified: intrapersonal processes in intercultural communication, intercultural communication competence, adaptation to a new culture, cultural identity in intercultural contexts, and power inequality in intercultural relations. In addition, studies of cultural and cross-cultural communication are examined in two categories: emic studies of cultural communication and etic studies of cross-cultural communication. The essay ends with a summary of key recent theoretical and research advancements in the aiea and a discussion of some of the challenges that lie ahead.

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