Living with strangers in the USA: Communicating beyond culture: Learning with strangers in the USA: Communicating beyond culture bumps

A classic text with vignettes from the USA, Saudi Arabia, China, Venezuela, Vietnam, Syria and Japan. Abdul Aziz, Brian, LiLi and Alfredo learn to use their culture bumps to form lasting friendships and, in the process, introduce the reader to different world views, communication styles, and perceptions that either connect us as human beings or rip us apart. With their stories, they provide living examples of how to create those human connections again and again with people who are very different from themselves. Vocabulary lists ensure that speakers of English as a second language not only understand the book but actually increase their proficiency in reading and writing. Teachers in ESL classes as well as sociology, anthropology and communication classes find the reader very accessible and instructive.