8.4 Intercultural Communication Competence

Learning Objectives

1. Define intercultural communication competence.

2. Explain how motivation, self- and other-knowledge, and tolerance for uncertainty relate to intercultural communication competence.

3. Summarize the three ways to cultivate intercultural communication competence that are discussed.

4. Apply the concept of “thinking under the influence” as a reflective skill for building intercultural communication competence.