Author(s)

Jing Wang ^1,2

Affiliation(s)

¹ Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Capitol Site, Batangas City, 4200, Philippines
² School of Foreign Languages, Bengbu University, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, China

Corresponding Author

Jing Wang

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to assess the language competence of Chinese college English teachers of three hundred and twenty three (323) Chinese college English teachers that are employed at 2 different types of University in the Anhui Province of China, including comprehensive and application-oriented universities. More specifically, the paper seeks to assess the level of the respondent's language competence from four aspects: linguistic competence, intercultural competence, sociolinguistic competence and pragmatic competence based on the results of the study.

KEYWORDS

Language Competence, Chinese College English Teachers, Linguistic Competence, Intercultural Competence, Sociolinguistic Competence, Pragmatic Competence

CITE THIS PAPER

Jing Wang, A Study on Language Competence of Chinese College English Teachers. Adult and Higher Education (2023) Vol. 5: 116-124. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aduhe.2023.051718.

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