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An Investigation On Intercultural Communication Competence And Intercultural Sensitivity--Among Chinese College Non-English Majors

Posted on:2005-03-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L JiangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360125461738Subject:English Language and Literature
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Researches in foreign language teaching and learning indicate that good command of language could not certainly ensure effective communication between different cultures. However, intercultural communication competence does play a critical role. Therefore, how to improve intercultural communication competence becomes an important issue in EFL context. Plenty of studies, conducted both in theory and in practice, focus on outcomes or the realization of intercultural communication so that more importance has been attached to studying people living in different cultures such as immigrants. However, there are few researches on how to improve intercultural competence among foreign language learners.This thesis attempts to investigate on actual command of intercultural competence and intercultural sensitivity among Chinese College non-English majors. SPSS 12.0 software is employed to fulfill the statistic work. A few characteristics in teaching and learning in Chinese EFL context are proposed. Then it examines the correlation between intercultural competence and intercultural sensitivity using SPSS12.0 to discuss the feasibility whether people's intercultural competence can be improved by raising their intercultural sensitivity levels. It points to a new outlet to solving the problem how to improve intercultural competence. Finally, it offers advice for further studies in intercultural communication in Chinese EFL context.The study collects data from Chinese College non-English majors. It addresses three questions: 1) How much intercultural competence and intercultural sensitivity that today's Chinese College non-English majors command? What are characteristics of their intercultural communication? 2) What is the relationship between intercultural competence and intercultural sensitivity? 3) Can second language learners improve their intercultural competence by increasing intercultural sensitivity? How to achieve this?...
Keywords/Search Tags:intercultural communication competence, intercultural sensitivity, correlation, teaching implications
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