Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
5-2012
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Jasmine R. Renner
Committee Members
Brent Morrow, James H. Lampley, Donald W. Good
Abstract
This study investigated the intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication apprehension of Chinese international students. Participants in the study consisted of Chinese international students over 18 years old studying at two 4-year public universities in the southeastern United States. The study participants completed 2 online survey questionnaires: the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS), which measured the degree of intercultural communication competence, and the Personal Report of Intercultural Communication Apprehension (PRICA), which measured the degree of intercultural communication apprehension. The findings of the study indicated a significant relationship between Chinese international students' intercultural communication competence and their intercultural apprehension. Findings also noted that gender, age, number of U.S. friends, and level of education were not factors predicting the participants' degree of intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication apprehension. However, frequency of speaking English outside of the classroom was an important factor indicating differences in the degree of the study participants' intercultural communication competence and intercultural communication apprehension. In addition, the study revealed that the length of time in the United States affected participants' intercultural communication competence but not their intercultural communication apprehension.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Lin, Yi, "Chinese International Students’ Intercultural Communication Competence and Intercultural Communication Apprehension in the USA" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1516. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1516
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.