CURRENT STATE OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE OF ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT TAY BAC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Intercultural communication competence (ICC) is an important factor affecting the development of foreign language proficiency, social communication skills, and the ability to adjust attitudes and adapt to different multicultural communication contexts. At Tay Bac University - an environment where students hardly have opportunities to interact with many cultures in the world, the ICC of students is currently limited. This study evaluates the level of ICC of English pedagogy students at Tay Bac University. The study uses a number of methods including: intercultural communication knowledge test, interview questions, observation method. The research results show that there are still many limitations in ICC of English students with an average score of 2.94 to 3.68, corresponding to the "Average" level on the Likert scale. This research result is the basis for developing measures to effectively improve intercultural communication skills for English Pedagogy students.