SAUDI STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

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قسم أصول التربية، كلية التربية، جامعة القصيم، بريدة، المملكة العربية السعودية

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The purpose of this study was to inquire into Saudi students’ experience of intercultural communication in the U.S. Specifically, the study focused on factors that encourage and discourage Saudi students’ communication with American people. The researcher utilized the semi-structured interview to collect the data from three Saudi male students. The theoretical framework employed in this study was the Anxiety-Uncertainty Management (AUM) theory introduced by William B. Gudykunst. The study indicated that Saudi students were more engaged in interacting with American people when they benefited from such interaction. The study also showed that Saudi students were more motivated to communicate with American people who respected their culture and religion. At the same time, Saudi students were disinclined to engage in inter-cultural communication when they felt that their identity was threatened. Moreover, Saudi students felt discouraged when their communication with Americans distracted them from their priorities and goals. In addition, the study revealed that the negative stereotypes of both Saudi and American people blocked the interaction between them.

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