On International Communication Capacity of Foreign Studies Talents:Concept and Framework
By promoting the International Communication Capacity(ICC)of foreign studies talents,the foreign studies discipline will serve China's strategic needs in the New Era and enhance the New Liberal Arts education.Within the current context,ICC of foreign studies talents is defined as the capacity to convert and reconstruct China's official and authoritative discourses into stories that are readily comprehensible and acceptable to target audiences.A tentative framework for ICC is developed in this article,and a working mechanism consisting of target language discourse capacity,national consciousness and audience awareness is recognized.This framework is the first step towards an ICC curriculum for foreign studies talents.
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