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An Exploratory Study of Intercultural Communication Competence Scale in English Majors
英语专业学生跨文化交际能力量表编制研究初探
摘要
This study aims to develop a model of intercultural communication competence based on Mirzaei & Forouzandeh's Intercultural Communicative Competence Questionnaire and the Global Competence Scale for Graduate Students by Liu, Yin, & Wu. Both exploratory fact analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were carried out to formulate a trustworthy measure of intercultural communication competence scale for English majors. Eight models produced by examining the present data and the values of indices were deemed acceptable. Out of the 8 models that were created, the three-factor model of intercultural communication competence scale with 12 items representing intercultural cognition, intercultural behaviors, and intercultural affection significantly fit the current data. The model demonstrated strong internal consistency with Cronbach's α = 0.882 and McDonald's ω = 0.890, indicating good reliability. The average variance extracted (AVE) of the three factors was above the threshold at 0.625, 0.655, and 0.619, respectively. The findings imply that the features of a sample of English majors from a typical Chinese Normal university are compatible with this alternative model of intercultural communication competency.
並列摘要
本研究旨在基于Mirzaei & Forouzandeh的《跨文化交际能力问卷》以及Liu、Yin和Wu提出的《研究生全球胜任力量表》，构建一个跨文化交际能力模型。本研究采用探索性因素分析与验证性因素分析，建立一个具信效度的英语专业学生跨文化交际能力量表。在对数据进行分析后，共提出八种模型，所有模型的指针值均达到可接受范围。在这些模型中，包含跨文化认知、跨文化行为与跨文化情感三个因素的12项目三因素模型最符合当前数据。该模型展现出较高的内部一致性，Cronbach's α值为0.882，McDonald's ω值为0.890，显示其具有良好的信效度。此外，该模型的三个因素的平均变异提取量（AVE）分别为0.625、0.655和0.619，均超过门坎值。研究结果表明，来自中国一所典型师范大学的英语专业学生样本特征与此跨文化交际能力模型相符，证实了其可行性。