Abstract
This paper involves an investigation of the relationship between Chinese college students’ international posture and their intercultural willingness to communicate (IWTC) by means of questionnaires obtained from 167 Chinese college students. The results of the Pearson correlation show that there is a significant positive relationship between international posture and IWTC. In addition, the results of the multiple linear regressions indicate that Intercultural Friendship Orientation in English learning that is one factor of the international posture can significantly predict students’ IWTC.
Highlights
The rapid development of globalization has triggered an intense focus on intercultural communication
In order to examine the relationship between international posture and intercultural willingness to communicate (IWTC), Pearson product-moment correlation was conducted
The international posture and its two factors (IFO & avoidance tendency (AAT)) hold significant positive relationship with IWTC, which means the higher a Chinese student’s international posture is, the more willingness he has to initiate an intercultural communication with the foreigners
Summary
The rapid development of globalization has triggered an intense focus on intercultural communication. Study of the Relationship between Chinese College Students’ International Posture and Their Intercultural Willingness to Communicate. Such influencing factors include intercultural communication apprehension (an individual level of fear associated with either real or anticipated situation with another person or persons) (McCroskey & Baer, 1985), intercultural communication anxiety, ethnocentrism, frequency of international interactions, international posture and overseas friendship (Lin & Rancer, 2003; Pan, 2007; Roach & Olaniram, 2001; Gareis, Merkin, & Goldman, 2011; Yashima, 2002)
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