Intercultural competence is the ability to communicate successfully with people of other cultures. In interactions with people from foreign cultures, a person who is interculturally competent understands the culture-specific concepts of perception, thinking, feeling, and acting.
Intercultural competence is also called "cross-cultural competence" (3C).
Read more about Intercultural Competence: Basics, Cross-cultural Competence, Cultural Differences, Assessment, Criticisms
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