Open AccessThe Current Situation and Improvement of College Students' Intercultural Awareness
Author(s) -
Xinyi Huang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bcp social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-6172
DOI - 10.54691/bcpssh.v16i.503
Subject(s) - patience , curiosity , psychology , intercultural communication , intercultural competence , consciousness , adaptability , competence (human resources) , intercultural relations , pedagogy , social psychology , mathematics education , ecology , neuroscience , biology
The study is based on the theoretical model of intercultural competence proposed by Chen & Starosta and the self-assessment scale of Chinese college students’ intercultural communicative competence compiled by Wu Weiping. Combining with the actual situation of Chinese college students, the author compiled a scale of intercultural awareness among college students contains a set of evaluations including consciousness, emotion and behavior. The results of the study found that although the overall situation of college students' intercultural awareness is good, there are certain differences in different dimensions of awareness. College students perform better in cultural confidence and self-control, flexibility and adaptability, tolerance and patience, while they need to improve communication skills, curiosity about different cultural knowledge and customs, and a sense of humor.