An Investigation of the Intercultural Communicative Competence of Students from Sino-foreign Joint Education Program in HBUT

Abstract

This study employed a questionnaire survey to assess the intercultural communicative competence (ICC) of 113 students enrolled in the Sino-foreign Joint Education Program at Hubei University of Technology. The Assessment of Intercultural Competence of Chinese College Students (AIC-CCS) was utilized to investigate their ICC. The findings indicate that the participants’ overall ICC reached an intermediate level. Notably, proficiency in knowledge pertaining to domestic culture is the highest, while competence in understanding foreign culture is comparatively lower. The study identifies varying degrees of influence among the six dimensions of ICC, with knowledge related to foreign culture and intercultural communicative skills demonstrating a more pronounced positive impact on overall ICC levels. Furthermore, students who participated in intercultural courses exhibited significantly higher ICC compared with their counterparts who did not partake in such courses.