Pomiar wrażliwości międzykulturowej w warunkach polskich

Abstract

: Guo-Ming Chen and William J. Starosta have invented a research tool to measure the level of intercultural sensitivity as a major dimension of intercultural communicative competence. The tool is known as The Model of Intercultural Sensitivity. Its accuracy was confirmed in Germany in a study conducted by Wolfgang Fritz, Antje Möllenberg oraz Guo-Ming Chen on a group of 541 students. As a result, the method was recommended for the Western European Societies. The article presents a Polish version of the questionnaire measuring intercultural sensitivity together with its psychometrical properties and the results of normalization analysis. What is more, the theoretical basis of the questionnaire, its structure and conditions of use are also described. The Polish version (just like the original) consists of 24 positions grouped into 5 sub-scales (Cronbach’s α 0,85) and meets all the requirements of the so-called psychometrical accuracy. The test allows one to quickly and precisely measure the basic elements of intercultural sensitivity such as: Engagement in interaction, Attention/Diligence in interaction. The tool can be used by scholars and practitioners in all situations that involve in-teraction in culturally diversified environments (business, education, tourism etc.) The article includes the questionnaire with the key, which shall make the analysis and interpretation of the results much easier.