When I tell people that I’m a professor of communication, they often are confused【C1】______what the term "communication" means.

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问题     When I tell people that I’m a professor of communication, they often are confused【C1】______what the term "communication" means. Many people think mass communication is the【C2】______ type of communication, but mass communication is only one form of communication. The study of mass communication focuses on messages that are【C3】______over【C4】______such as television, newspapers, and radio. Other areas of【C5】______focus on the messages individuals send to one another. Some of the major contexts in which communication is studied【C6】______the interpersonal context, the organizational context, and the intercultural context. A scholar studying【C7】______communication, for example, might examine how married couples【C8】______with misunderstandings and the effects these misunderstandings have on【C9】______satisfaction. Organizational communication scholars, on the other hand, might study【C10】______the communication styles used by managers and their subordinates influence productivity and efficiency in a company or factory.
    My area of specialization is intercultural communication. Intercultural communication is an【C11】______field of study which incorporates research from disciplines【C12】______as social psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, sociolinguistics, and of course, communication. One of the【C13】______important areas of research addressed by intercultural scholars is how misunderstandings can be【C14】______when people communicate with Others from different【C15】______. To understand the process of intercultural communication, we must study how individuals’ cultural backgrounds【C16】______their communication behaviors.
    The area of intercultural communication is a relatively new【C17】______of study even in the United States. While most Chinese students studying communication in the United States【C18】______on mass communication, there are some who are interested in intercultural communication and plan to return to China to teach and【C19】______research in this area. The work of these Chinese scholars on intercultural communication is important because it will help improve【C20】______between Chinese and Americans in the future.
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答案interdisciplinary

解析 根据结构判断此处应填形容词;又根据语境得知此句意为:不同文化间的交流是一种______研究领域,是结合不同学科如:社会心理学、社会学、人类文化学、社会语言学、当然还有传播学的研究。所填形容词应表示“跨学科”的,所以应填interdisciplinary。
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