The Chinese Intercultural Competence Scale and the External Factors of Spanish as a Foreign Language

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ID12634100
AuthorsTzu Yiu Chen (0000-0001-6336-1143, Faculty of Philology and Communication, Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain, corresponding author)
Year2023
Pages43-55
Publication date2023-09-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1404-1634 • E-ISSN: 1404-1634
PublisherInternational Collaboration for Research and Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.36923/jicc.v23i3.240
OpenAlexW4386897380
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited28

The current study aimed to assess the intercultural competence (IC) of Chinese students of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) using Chen's (2019) Chinese Intercultural Competence Scale (CICS), as well as to investigate which external factors influence the acquisition of IC in the field of SFL. The quantitative data from the study show that the participants' IC level was neither high nor low. Their level of IC was affected by age, study abroad experience, frequency of using Spanish, and positive intercultural experiences, but not by gender, college year, or number of foreign languages spoken. The findings have implications for intercultural educators and teachers of foreign languages

Chen · Competence (human resources · Foreign language · Intercultural communication · Intercultural Competence · Pedagogy · Study abroad · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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