INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE: A SCALE ADAPTATION STUDY

Öz

Although there are studies in the literature on intercultural communication competence, most of these studies have adopted a qualitative approach. The scale of intercultural communication competence was first created by Arasaratnam (2009) in order to conduct quantitative research. The current study aimed to adapt the scale developed by Arasaratnam (2009) into Turkish and to conduct validity and reliability studies. For this purpose, data were collected from passengers traveling from Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. The results of the analysis confirm that the scale of intercultural communication competence is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Intercultural communication competence
• Scale
• Validity
• Reliability

KÜLTÜRLERARASI İLETİŞİM YETKİNLİĞİ ÖLÇEĞİ: BIR ÖLÇEK UYARLAMA ÇALIŞMASI

Öz

Kültürlerarası iletişim yetkinliğine yönelik olarak literatürde çalışmaların bulunmasına rağmen, yapılan bu çalışmaların büyük bir kısmında nitel bir yaklaşım benimsemiştir. Nicel olarak araştırma yapılabilmesi için kültürlerarası iletişim yetkinliği ölçeği ilk olarak Arasaratnam (2009) tarafından oluşturulmuştur. Mevcut çalışma, Arasaratnam (2009) tarafında geliştirilen ölçeğin Türkçeye uyarlanması, geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmalarının yapılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu maksatla ve Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı’ndan seyahat eden yolculardan veri toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS ve AMOS yazılımları kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlar kültürlerarası iletişim yetkinliği ölçeğinin geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu doğrulamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kültürlerarası iletişim yetkinliği
• Ölçek
• Geçerlik
• Güvenirlik

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