Looking for the Clues of Sensitivity of Intercultural Communication: A Survey on the Sample of Communication Faculty Students

Abstract

Intercultural communication sensitivity has shown itself as a substantially strong demand and requirement in today ' s world that globalization, international relations and different cultures become increasingly more intense and complex. Therefore, to analyze the level of intercultural sensitivity studies carries a key quality reserve both for academically and socially. In the context of this study, intercultural communication sensitivity examined through the students of Selcuk University Communication Faculty, using the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale developed by Chen and Starosta (2000). In addition, whether to acquire a different character in their sensitivity level of intercultural communication in accordance with certain variables were analyzed. Method used in the study was field survey that conducted a face to face poll to 302 students. According to the results of the factor analysis, 5 factors in the scale of Chen and Starosta did not completely repeat and 4 factors in the group came out, were ascertained. On the other hand, it comes into picture that the level of intercultural sensitivity significantly undergoes a change according to the request of benefiting from ERASMUS Exchange Program, the frequency of follow up different countries ' media, the frequency of communication with people from different cultures in social media, desire to live in a country in different culture, the level of data for foreign languages.