Intercultural Competence Development of Chinese Students After a Short-Term Study Abroad Experience

• 作者: Shuangmei Gao Teresa J. Kennedy
• 来源期刊: 中美英语教学:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: ENGLISH LANGUAGE development linguistic growth Global Scale of ENGLISH second LANGUAGE (L2) INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE competence (ICC) CHINESE college students CHINESE context
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（5）
• 页码范围: 177-196
• 页数: 20页
• 分类号: H

摘要

This study investigated Chinese students’ intercultural competence and linguistic growth during a six-week study abroad program. The students and their professor participated in pre- and post-tests covering written and oral language competency as well as intercultural competence. The Global Scale of English assessed student language development to determine linguistic growth and the Assessment of Intercultural Competence of Chinese College Students (AIC-CCS) was used to determine student growth of intercultural competence skills, specifically related to cultural knowledge, skills, attitudes, and awareness as a result of their experiences in a non-Western context. Results indicated that students experienced a change in the salience of intercultural knowledge themes over their period abroad, as well as improved their individual language abilities. This study provides suggestions for future programming focused on the development of Chinese student intercultural competencies during short-term study abroad experiences in Western university environments.