Overview
- Makes use of complex systems theory to demonstrate how interaction is a supercomplex system (a system made up of various complex systems)
- Considers the essential systems and phenomena involved in interaction, including Expression, Encounter, Education and Emotion
- Explores different ways of teaching about the supercomplexity of interaction in intercultural and educational settings
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About this book
This book aims to explore the supercomplexity of interaction and to suggest ways of teaching about this supercomplexity in various settings, including intercultural communication and language-learning. Using complex systems theory, the author argues that interaction is actually a supercomplex adaptive system which interconnects a number of different complex systems (the 4Es: Expression, Encounter, Education, Emotion) to give it meaning. She then draws on the concept of heartfulness to promote different ways of understanding and teaching the supercomplexity of interaction. This book will be of interest to language educators and students, as well as scholars of intercultural communication.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Victoria Orange is Lecturer in International Business Communication in the School of Language and Global Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She also teaches Intercultural Communication at the University of Montpellier, France. Victoria has devoted her career to increasing the comfort, confidence and competence of people working in multicultural environments, specializing in intercultural communication for the last twenty years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Supercomplexity in Interaction
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to the 4Es
Authors: Victoria Orange
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28018-5
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28017-8Published: 19 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-28018-5Published: 08 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 132
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cross Cultural Psychology, Language Teaching, Intercultural Communication, Language Education, European Culture, Complex Systems