Criticality and Reflections of Intercultural Communication Education during Post-pandemic Era in China

¹ School of General Education, Hefei Technical College, Hefei, 230021, China
² Department of Teaching Administration, Anhui Xinhua University, Hefei, 230088, China
³ School of Culture and Communication, Anhui Xinhua University, Hefei, 230088, China

^a* Corresponding author: huangzhe@axhu.edu.cn
^b huangzhe@axhu.edu.cn
^c liyou@axhu.edu.cn

Abstract

The occurrence of Covid-19 as both a Black Swan and Grey Rhino has taken a toll on international education and intercultural communication. Notwithstanding that the post-pandemic period has officially arrived, the phenomenon of ethnocentrism and right-ring populism has grown exponentially during pandemic, exacerbating the detrimental effects on intercultural communication, which are consistent during post-pandemic period. Hence, it is necessary to rethink intercultural communication education, research and training with criticality and reflections. This article examines the practice of intercultural communication education, research and training in China and explore possible countermeasures to cope with those issues.