ABSTRACT

With the development of globalization, more and more foreign students come to China for further study or exchange, among which the amount of African students is growing fast. In order to improve the communication between African students and Chinese students, this paper tries to find out Chinese students’ perception of African students. The survey based on the students in a university of Jiangsu Province discovers that some problems exist in Chinese students’ mind, such as unwillingness to communicate with African students, which interfere with the communication between the two cultural groups. At last, some strategies are provided to help Chinese students know African students better and communicate with them more smoothly.

Key words: African students; intercultural communication; intercultural perception

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

摘要

Chapter One INTRODUCTION-5

1.1 Research Background-5

1.2 Aims and Significance-6

Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW-7

2.1 Theoretical framework-7

2.1.1Intercultural perceptions-7

2.1.2 Stereotype and Prejudice-8

2.2 Previous studies-8

Chapter three RESEARCH DESIGN-11

3.1 Objective and Subject-11

3.2 Research Method-12

3.3 Instruments-13

3.3.1Questionaire-13

3.3.2 Interviews-13

3.4 Data Collection-13

Chapter four RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS-15

4.1 Overall Impression about African Students from the Questionnaire-15

4.1.1 Influence of Appearance and Language-15

4.1.2 Positive impressions about African students-17

4.1.3 Negative impression about African students-18

4.1.4 Neutral point of view-19

4.1.5 Present Communicative Condition-21

4.2 Detailed Information from the Interviews-22

4.3 General Results from the Investigation-23

4.4 Main Strategies to Promote the Communication between Chinese and African students-24

Chapter Five CONCLUSION-26

REFERENCES-27

APPENDIX-29