Representing the international character of the domain, this reader comprises a broad range of languages and cultural contexts: English (British, American, Australian and South African), Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Samoan. Divided into various parts, it includes: Culture, language and thought; Cultural approaches to discourse and pragmatics; Communication patterns across cultures; Teaching and learning cultural variations of language use; Interculturality and Intercultural Communication in professional contexts.