An Analysis on Correlation Between Intercultural Sensitivity and English Proficiency of English Majors in China

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10.2991/mdhss-13.2013.85How to use a DOI?

Keywords

intercultural sensitivity, intercultural sensitivity scale, English-major students, English proficiency, quantitative study

Abstract

The study investigated the correlation between intercultural sensitivity and English proficiency of 258 English-major juniors from three universities in China. The study employed the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale explored by Chen and Starosta (2000) to measure participants’ intercultural sensitivity in five aspects. The Correlation and One-Way ANOVA are used to analyze the data. Results showed that English proficiency has some positive effects on English learners’ intercultural sensitivity. It showed participants with higher TEM-4 scores acquired the higher intercultural sensitivity than those with lower TEM-4 scores.

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© 2013, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Yuhuan Wang
AU  - Fang Huang
PY  - 2013/12
DA  - 2013/12
TI  - An Analysis on Correlation Between Intercultural Sensitivity and English Proficiency of English Majors in China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2013 International Conference on the Modern Development of Humanities and Social Science
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 322
EP  - 326
SN  - 1951-6851
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DO  - 10.2991/mdhss-13.2013.85
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