Author(s)

Hu Wenhan ¹, Wei Qing ¹, Wan Jia ¹, Liao Caizhi ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Normal College, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China

Corresponding Author

Liao Caizhi

ABSTRACT

This paper takes 51 academic papers related to intercultural communication among international students in the past 20 years (2004-2024) as the research object. Firstly, data visualization analysis is carried out on them [1] to present the current situation of research in this field in terms of publication year, research institution, author name, author unit, journal name, keyword co-occurrence, etc. Then, based on the content analysis of relevant topics, the research contents are classified and studied from the perspectives of nationality, major, education background and comprehensive factors of international students in China [2] : Several modes and promotion methods in intercultural communication are proposed according to different nationalities; From the perspective of various professional categories, let us identify the existing problems and propose strategies to address them; From an academic perspective, let us understand the status quo and influencing factors of intercultural communication among international students; From the perspective of comprehensive factors, specific concepts and improvement strategies are proposed. In addition, this paper also tries to put forward the prospect of future research from macro and micro perspectives: it hopes to improve the research by studying the trend of transnational mobility, the development of internationalization of higher education, and how ethnic groups and families affect the cross-cultural communication of international students in China.

KEYWORDS

International students, intercultural communication, review

CITE THIS PAPER

Hu Wenhan, Wei Qing, Wan Jia, Liao Caizhi, A review of research on intercultural communication among international students in China. Transactions on Comparative Education (2024) Vol. 6: 64-70. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/trance.2024.060408.

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