Comparing Chinese undergraduate students’ level of intercultural communication competence: does studying in the USA make a difference?

Chinese College Students’ Intercultural Competence: Current Situation, Barriers and Solutions

“…Previous research (e.g., Bean & Boffy-Ramirez 2019) indicate that overseas experience correlates with the development of intercultural competence. Apart from providing opportunities for overseas programs, language teachers can make an effort to promote development of students' intercultural competence.…”

“I think it would be easier for Chinese ethnic minorities to find themselves as a minority if they go abroad”: Chinese Minzu individuals’ identity and the study abroad experience

“…The position of the 'Chinese international student' has been extensivelyand is most certainly the mostresearched internationally. Most aspects of the study abroad experience has been researched through the figure of the Chinese student: adaption to local contexts (Bodycott, 2012), intercultural learning (Bean & Boffy-Ramirez, 2017), critical thinking (Tian & Lowe, 2014), identity construction (Ye & Edwards, 2017), etc.…”