A Reexamination of Swedish and American College Students’ Communicative Attributes

• In Event: Difference in the Classroom: Pedagogical Advancements in the Communication Discipline

Abstract

This study examines the extent to which Swedish and American college students’ cultural backgrounds influence their communicative attributes (i.e., communication apprehension, self-perceived communication competence, willingness to communicate, out-of-class communication with instructors, in-class participation, and motives for communicating with instructors). Results indicate that American students are more willing to communicate, perceive themselves as more competent communicators, participate more in class, and are more motivated to communicate with instructors for relational, functional, excuse-making, participatory, and sycophantic reasons.

Authors

• Daniel Mansson, West Virginia University

• Scott Myers, West Virginia University