A Study of the Cultivation of Intercultural Communication Competence in English Teaching in Colleges and Universities

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Abstract

Cultivating students’ intercultural communication competence (ICC) has become an important goal of English Teaching in colleges and universities in China. At present, there are a few problems existing in the cultivation of ICC in the English teaching process at universities, and there is a need to make some reforms in terms of teaching ideologies, curriculum design as well as teaching contents. Cultivating students’ intercultural communication competence should start with the cultivation of their intercultural communication competence awareness, while taking into account the synchronous improvement of knowledge, attitude, and skills. In addition, it is important to pay attention to the impact of ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) on the cultivation of intercultural communication competence. What’s more, modern information and digital technology should be utilized to improve methods of English teaching in colleges and universities to enhance students’ intercultural communication competence effectively.

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