The articles, written in French, in this issue refer to research and intercultural practices with regard to confrontational situations between two or more cultural systems. The titles are as follows: "La culture universitaire comme culture en soi" (The University Culture as a Culture in Its Own Right) (Aline Gohard-Radenkovic); "Interrelations entre oralite, ecriture et culture" (Interrelations between Spoken Language, Written Language, and Culture) (Sandrine Piaget); "Strategies identitares en repas d'affaires ou le principe de la bonne volonte interculturelle" (Identity Strategies during Business Meals or the Principle of Intercultural Good Will) (Florence Dravet); "La dynamique des represenations dans les contacts interculturels" (The Dynamics of Representations in Intercultural Contacts) (Patchareerat Yanaprasart); "Recontres interculturelles a l'hopital: la consultation medicale avec interprete" (Intercultural Encounters in the Hospital: Medical Consultations with an Interpreter) (Veronique Traverso); "Communication interculturelleen psychiatrie: enjeux linguistiques" (Intercultural Communication in the Field of Psychiatry: Linguistic Stakes) (Maria Eugenia Molina); "Communication interculturelle a l'hopital: reflexion autour de la mediation" (Intercultural Communication in the Hospital: Reflections on Cultural Mediation) (Myriam Graber); and "La pampa comme terrain: l'interculturel a l'interieur d'une meme culture" (The Pampa as a Terrain: The Relationship between Piedmontese People in Piedmont and in Argentina. Similarities and Differences in Heritage and Traditions) (Marco Giolitto). (AS)