![]() ![]() Additionally, an OER allows for updates based on current events and local and national news. Using an OER format allows our course materials to adapt, shift, and become updated with feedback from students each semester. To this end, we have directly incorporated works from other OER textbooks and video materials and attributed them both within the text and at the end of each chapter. ![]() Thus our goal for this book is to explain intercultural communication on a theoretical level while including practical skill-based applications to understand local Minnesota co-cultures better. On a practical level, over the years, intercultural friendships and experiences have enriched our personal and academic lives. ![]() It occurred to us that a FREE Open Education Resource (OER) book would better meet the needs and pocketbooks of students. We found that by asking students to rent or purchase the most recent textbook or hoping they would buy less expensive versions online, students often ended up with the most costly book or went without a textbook. Welcome to our free online Intercultural Communication Coursebook/reading materials. A Personal Note from Lori Halverson-Wente Lori and Mark Halverson-Wente John Lewis commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington D.C. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” 1 Chapter 1 – Introduction to Intercultural Communication Introduction to Intercultural Communication ![]()
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