Journal of Business and Technical Communication Mar 2026

Intercultural Communication in Technical and Professional Communication Classrooms: UNITE Strategies to Support Instructors’ Implementation of Intercultural Communication Collaborations

Saveena (Chakrika) Veeramoothoo ; Brandi Fuglsby Austin Peay State University

Abstract

This article offers multiple strategies for instructors who are implementing intercultural communication (IC) projects in their classrooms for the first time. The strategies—referred to as UNITE—are based on five main stages that collaborative projects can follow: understanding and learning about IC collaborations, navigating the project prior to the classroom collaboration, introducing the project to students, tending the project throughout its duration, and ending the project. Using their years of experience in participating in the Trans-Atlantic and Pacific Project (TAPP), the authors provide examples and explanations of moves and activities that have worked in facilitating successful IC collaboration projects for students in their technical and professional communication courses.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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2026-03-26
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10.1177/10506519261430747
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