ABSTRACT In this internationalised world, graduate employability in terms of intercultural communication skills needs to be taken into account in higher education. The present study aims to explore the effects of critical incident task instruction on English non-majored undergraduates’ intercultural competence. One group of students received ten weeks of instruction with one critical incident task per week and another group received standard English classes. Data were collected from the students’ pre- and post-test. The results showed a significant and strong effect of the intervention with critical incident tasks. Implications for educational practice are presented for further teaching with critical incident tasks.

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突发事件任务对英语非专业学生跨文化能力的影响

摘要 在这个国际化的世界中，高等教育需要考虑跨文化交流技能方面的毕业生就业能力。本研究旨在探讨关键事件任务教学对英语非专业本科生跨文化能力的影响。一组学生接受了十周的指导，每周完成一项关键事件任务，另一组接受标准的英语课程。数据是从学生的前测和后测中收集的。结果表明，干预对关键事件任务产生了显着而强烈的影响。提出了对教育实践的影响，以用于关键事件任务的进一步教学。