An Investigation Of Changchun College English Teachers'ICC Competence: Motivation, Intercultural Knowledge Base And Communicative Skills

The purpose of the study is to explore Changchun college English teachers'ICC competence in an attempt to find proper ways to improving their ICC competence. The research uses a questionnaire as an instrument. The data are analyzed by SPSS software and the following are the major findings:These college English teachers'ICC competence is on an average level,which is distant from the requirement of college English teaching. Furthermore, their scores on the three aspects of ICC competence (Motivation, Intercultural Knowledge Base and Communicative Skills) are in an unbalanced distribution. They are weak in both Communicative Skills and Intercultural Knowledge Base, particularly in the latter.Different demographical variables had different effects on ICC competence. Gender, education background, professional qualification, and major background of students do not have significant effects on ICC competence as hypothesized. While both intercultural communication experiences and age are proved to be significant variables in ICC competence.The investigation of Changchun college English teachers'ICC competence is significant both theoretically and practically. Theoretically, this research study provides a variety of insights into Chinese college English teachers'ICC competence. Practically, it makes feasible suggestions on English language teaching and English teachers'education.