Open AccessCross-cultural Communication Competence for Science and Engineering College Students: Survey & Proposal
Author(s) -
Meng Guo,
Yuan Sun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
theory and practice in language studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-0692
pISSN - 1799-2591
DOI - 10.4304/tpls.3.7.1136-1142
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , science and engineering , psychology , cross cultural communication , mathematics education , sociology , engineering ethics , engineering , social psychology , communication
A survey conducted recently in a university in Dalian indicates that the lack of cross-cultural communication competence is a serious problem among the undergraduates of science and engineering, and in the meantime suggests that finding out proper scheme for training cross-cultural communication skills should be high on the agenda. Based on the results of the survey and the status quo of undergraduates’ English skills, this article provides a series of probable methods to improve cross-cultural communication teaching.