Preface
Who's Dr. Michael H. Prosser?
PART ONE Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
1. Dr. Prosser's Individual Academic Development in Intercultural Communication
2. Applying Discourse Analysis to Cultural Dialogue
PART TWO Cultural Story of Dr. Prosser: Asia in Focus
1. Globalization, Asian Modernity, and Values
2. The Beginning of Dr. Prosser's Journey to the East
PART THREE Cultural Story: Dr. Prosser's Journey to China
1. G2 Languages: Chinese and English in the Global Context
2. Chinese Education: Higher Education in Particular
3. The Culture of Guanglingyilu in Shanghai
4. Those Years at Shanghai International Studies University (2005-2009)
5. Shandong Province: Qingdao and Jinan (2011)
6. Jinan, the "City of Springs" and Capital of Shandong Province
7. Yangzhou University ONCE MORE (2013)
8. A Cultural Health Detour: Food Poisoning
9. Academic Conferences in China
10. Summer Camps in China
PART FOUR Public Conversations
1. Laura Gostin: The Journey of an Intercultural/Intemational Communication Scholar, Dr. Michael Prosser
2. Li Mengyu: Dialogue between Intercultural Co-authors
PART FIVE Epilogue: Reflections on Asia in Focus