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The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2022, 4(4); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2022.040406.

The Definition of an Intercultural Person

Author(s)

Yibo Yang

Corresponding Author:
Yibo Yang
Affiliation(s)

The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S37LG, The United Kingdom

Abstract

With the continuous increase in international cooperation and exchange, the intercultural person is receiving more and more attention in today's globalization. This study carries on the preliminary definition of the intercultural person and observes their commonness through two cases, thus obtaining the intercultural competence that an intercultural person should have. This study also references for the methods and models of intercultural talent training.

Keywords

intercultural competence, intercultural person, communication

Cite This Paper

Yibo Yang. The Definition of an Intercultural Person. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 4: 31-35. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2022.040406.

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