An Empirical Study on Intercultural Communication Competence of College Students Majoring in Traditional Chinese Medi-cine in Context of TCM Globalization
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.04.017
- VernacularTitle:中医药"走出去"背景下中医药专业大学生跨文化交际能力的实证研究
- Author:
Jingna WANG
1
;
Huan MA
1
;
Zancheng LI
1
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学 杭州 310053
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
traditional Chinese medicine specialty;
college students;
intercultural communication competence;
knowledge;
skills;
attitude;
awareness;
international dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2025;49(4):491-500
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective]To assess the intercultural communication competence of college students majoring in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and analyze the influencing factors.[Methods]Using the stratified convenience sampling method,a number of students majoring in TCM from three medical colleges were selected and asked to fill in the Chinese College Students' Intercultural Competence Assessment Scale.Also gathered was the demographic information of the respondents,including gender,grade,specialty,parents' education level,family residence,English proficiency and international exchange experience,etc.Next,these data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis,confirmatory factor analysis,t-tests,one-way ANOVA and correlation analysis to measure the impact of these factors on the intercultural communication competence of the students.[Results]A total of 464 valid questionnaires were collected.The questionnaire demonstrated good reliability and validity,with the six dimensions explaining a cumulative variance of 78.901％,the Cronbach's alpha values for all dimensions were greater than 0.8,and significant correlations were found between each pair of dimensions(P＜0.05).The study showed that the intercultural communication competence of students majoring in TCM was insufficiently comprehensive.Based on the descending order of means,the dimensions ranked as follows:knowledge A(4.791±0.936),attitude(4.593±1.074),awareness(4.182±1.028),skill A(3.931±0.992),skill B(3.843±1.035)and knowledge B(3.252±0.989).Significant differences were found in the related dimensions of intercultural communication competence based on various demographic factors(P＜0.05).[Conclusion]There's a structural imbalance between knowledge acquisition and skill application in the intercultural communication competence of TCM undergraduates,and the core influencing factors lie in international exchange experience,English proficiency,etc.Constructing a three-dimensional training system of"knowledge-skills-practice"may help improve the intercultural communication competence of college students and promote the internationalization of higher education in TCM.
