A Study on Intercultural Communicative Competence of Chinese English Majors Based on Teacher Report Data

Authors

  • Zhou Jingjing Faculty of Education, Language and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Malaysia
  • Florence Gilliam Kayad Faculty of Education, Language and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Malaysia
  • Vimala Govindaraju Faculty of Education, Language and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Malaysia

Keywords:

intercultural communication competence, general intercultural knowledge, open attitude, limited intercultural skills

Abstract

Most previous studies have used student self-reported data to investigate their proficiency in intercultural communication competence (ICC), while few have examined it from their teacher’s perspective. This paper reports a qualitative case study on English major students’ ICC in Chinese higher education. The instrument was adapted from the scale of Intercultural Ability developed by Fantini (2007). The data were collected from in-depth interviews from 8 English major teachers and analyzed by thematic analysis. The findings indicated that students had general intercultural knowledge, open attitudes and limited intercultural skills.

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Published

2024-12-24

How to Cite

Zhou Jingjing, Florence Gilliam Kayad, & Vimala Govindaraju. (2024). A Study on Intercultural Communicative Competence of Chinese English Majors Based on Teacher Report Data. esearch and dvances in ducation, 3(12), 36–45. etrieved from https://www.paradigmpress.org/rae/article/view/1452

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 12 (2024): December

Section

Articles