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An empirical study on intercultural contact and intercultural communication competence of Chinese international students in the UK: A Case Study of Lancaster University

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An empirical study on intercultural contact and intercultural communication competence of Chinese international students in the UK: A Case Study of Lancaster University. / Lu, Jingjing; Wang, Amily; Hird, Derek.
In: Journal of International Students, Vol. 15, No. 2 , 05.02.2025, p. 147-167.

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Lu, J, Wang, A & Hird, D 2025, 'An empirical study on intercultural contact and intercultural communication competence of Chinese international students in the UK: A Case Study of Lancaster University', Journal of International Students, vol. 15, no. 2 , pp. 147-167. https://doi.org/10.32674/xtpdzb48

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Lu, J., Wang, A., & Hird, D. (2025). An empirical study on intercultural contact and intercultural communication competence of Chinese international students in the UK: A Case Study of Lancaster University. Journal of International Students, 15(2 ), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.32674/xtpdzb48

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Lu J, Wang A, Hird D. An empirical study on intercultural contact and intercultural communication competence of Chinese international students in the UK: A Case Study of Lancaster University. Journal of International Students. 2025 Feb 5;15(2 ):147-167. Epub 2025 Jan 24. doi: 10.32674/xtpdzb48

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Lu, Jingjing ; Wang, Amily ; Hird, Derek. / An empirical study on intercultural contact and intercultural communication competence of Chinese international students in the UK : A Case Study of Lancaster University. In: Journal of International Students. 2025 ; Vol. 15, No. 2 . pp. 147-167.

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