AIC-CCS를 활용한 중국인 학문목적 학습자의 상호문화능력 연구

Abstract

The present study uses the Assessment of Intercultural Competence of Chinese College Students (AIC-CCS) evaluation tool designed by Peng, Wu, & Fan (2013) to measure the intercultural competence of Chinese students with academic learning purposes and understand educational components of intercultural learning from the evaluation results. The results of the AIC-CCS measurement from the sample of Chinese college students attending a university in Seoul are as follows: the average of the total AIC-CCS was 4.18; the standard deviation was 0.75; and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.887. In the subdomains of the AIC-CCS, the average of the attitude (M=4.43) was the highest, while the average of the understanding of others (M=3.88) was the lowest. Furthermore, the participants’ awareness for the subdomains of history of China (M=3.85), overall Korean culture (M=3.62), sociocultural values of Korea (M=3.77), and taboos (M=3.85) appeared lower than the total average (M=4.17). Based on these measurement results, the present study suggests that the starting point of designing educational components and contents from the perspective of intercultural education needs to be the target culture of the learners. The present study also reveals that in developing learning materials and programs for cultural education, further research and discussion in the satisfaction levels of learners and the approachability and efficiency of the learning tools must be conducted. Finally, the present study suggests that the educational components must be derived from verbal and non-verbal communication skills and intercultural sensitivity during intercultural communication to cultivate intercultural competence of students. The present study outlines the educational components that consist of cultivating intercultural awareness and adaptability which enable learners to communicate appropriately and efficiently during intercultural communication by recognizing sensitive situations based on students own culture as well as the target culture. (Yonsei university)