Winner of ABC's award for Distinguished Publication for 2006
This book explores effective written communication across cultures both theoretically and practically. Specifically it conceptualizes cross-cultural genre study and compares English and Chinese business writing collected from Australia, New Zealand and China. It is also one of those inspired by contrastive rhetoric but has contributed innovatively and uniquely by incorporating research findings from genre analysis, in particular, the sociocognitive genre perspective into this cross-cultural study.
On the one hand, the endeavor represents an in-depth theoretical exploration by considering not only discourse community and cognitive structuring, but also the deep semantics of genre and intertextuality, while broadening genre study by integrating insights from cross-cultural communication as well as the Chinese perspectives. On the other hand, the book also addresses pragmatic issues. As a particular feature, it solicits professional members’ intercultural viewpoints; thus confirming the shared social "stock of knowledge" employed in the culturally defined writing conventions.
Last but not least, this book explores the implications for genre education and training, and develops an appropriate model for cross-cultural genre learning, which encourages learning through legitimate peripheral participation and intercultural learning in business organizations.
“Zhu Yunxia's book is a high-level scholarly work, which is a must for every reader who is interested in the research of Chinese business communication and intercultural issues.”
Daniel Z. Kadar,Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, on Linguist List, Vol. 17.1510 (2006)
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2019. A cross-cultural study of English and Chinese online platform reviews: A genre-based view. Discourse & Communication 13:3 ► pp. 342 ff.
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2018. Business Communication Research and Theory Development in Asia: Past, Present, and Future Prospects. Business Communication Research and Practice 1:1 ► pp. 4 ff.
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2018. Introduction: Exploring Language, Identity and Cycling in the New Media Age Through Systemic Functional Linguistics. In Language, Identity and Cycling in the New Media Age, ► pp. 1 ff.
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2018. Toward an Integrated Model of Teaching Business English in Tertiary Education. In Challenges of Second and Foreign Language Education in a Globalized World [Second Language Learning and Teaching, ], ► pp. 117 ff.
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2017. Convention and Ritual (Im)politeness. In The Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)politeness, ► pp. 171 ff.
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2017. Discursive Construction of Professional Identity. In Learning Business English in China, ► pp. 145 ff.
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2017. Introduction. In Learning Business English in China, ► pp. 1 ff.
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2017. Towards a Model of Learning Business English and Professional Identity Construction. In Learning Business English in China, ► pp. 225 ff.
2016. Investigating Pragmatic Failures in Business Letters of Kazakhstani Professionals. Procedia Economics and Finance 39 ► pp. 65 ff.
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2016. Mediation in Different Areas of Chinese Legal Reality – Parametrisation of Selected Terminology. Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric 45:1 ► pp. 175 ff.
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2016. Variation in Letters to Shareholders from British, Polish and Spanish Companies - A Comparative Study. Journal of Intercultural Communication 16:1 ► pp. 1 ff.
2014. Introduction. In Occupying Niches: Interculturality, Cross-culturality and Aculturality in Academic Research [Second Language Learning and Teaching, ], ► pp. 1 ff.
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2013. The Importance of Cross-Cultural Awareness in Writing Sales Promotion Letters. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 70 ► pp. 771 ff.
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2013. Refining, Reinforcing and Reimagining Universal and Indigenous Theory Development in International Management. Journal of Management Inquiry 22:2 ► pp. 148 ff.
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2013. The Evolution of English as the Business Lingua Franca. Journal of Business and Technical Communication 27:3 ► pp. 288 ff.
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2013. Balancing Emic and Etic: Situated Learning and Ethnography of Communication in Cross-Cultural Management Education. Academy of Management Learning & Education 12:3 ► pp. 380 ff.
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2013. Effective Persuasion of International Business Sales Letters. Management International Review 53:3 ► pp. 391 ff.
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2010. Convergence in the Rhetorical Pattern of Directness and Indirectness in Chinese and U.S. Business Letters. Journal of Business and Technical Communication 24:1 ► pp. 91 ff.
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2009. Practitioners’ Views About the Use of Business Email Within Organizational Settings: Implications for Developing Student Generic Competence. Business Communication Quarterly 72:3 ► pp. 289 ff.
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2008. From cultural adaptation to cross-cultural discursive competence. Discourse & Communication 2:2 ► pp. 185 ff.
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2008. New Zealand and Chinese Managers’ Reflections on Language Use in Business Settings: Implications for Intercultural Communication. Language and Intercultural Communication 8:1 ► pp. 50 ff.
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2009. Philosophical Underpinnings for Equilibrium of Values and Implications for Management Education: A Response to Harold Leavitt. Academy of Management Learning & Education 8:2 ► pp. 290 ff.
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2009. Managing Business Relationships in New Zealand and China. Management International Review 49:2 ► pp. 225 ff.
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2007. Developing a Theoretical Framework to Measure Cross-Cultural Discourse and Cultural Adaptation. SSRN Electronic Journal
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2006. A Cross Cultural Study of Communication Strategies for Building Business Relationships. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management 6:3 ► pp. 319 ff.
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