Strategies for overcoming the problems of intercultural communication in Chinese students' EFL teaching | Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta – Tomsk State University Journal. 2025. № 518. DOI: 10.17223/15617793/518/21

Strategies for overcoming the problems of intercultural communication in Chinese students' EFL teaching

This study investigates effective strategies to enhance intercultural communicative competence (ICC) among Chinese EFL learners through a mixed-methods approach. Drawing on Wen Qiufang's intercultural framework and China's 2020 EFL guidelines, we analyzed survey data from 255 undergraduates/graduates(128 males, 127 females) via SPSS(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, as one of the most influential statistical analysis software globally, it integrates data management, statistical modeling, and visualization into a full-process analytical platform) 27.0.Findings reveal that technology-integrated comparative cultural analysis significantly improves ICC(M = 3.65, SD = 1.298),while highlighting persistent challenges in balancing Western and Chinese cultural content. The proposed Third Space Teaching Approach demonstrates efficacy in fostering hybrid cultural literacy through cognitive, affective, and behavioral strategies. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.

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EFL teaching, Chinese educational context, intercultural competence, teaching intercultural communication in China, strategies

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Liyuan Lin	National Research Tomsk State University	linliyuan@yandex.ru
Obdalova Olga A.	National Research Tomsk State University	o.obdalova@mail.ru

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