Community Service Practiced by University Students with Emphasis on Improving Intercultural Communicative Competence

本研究旨在验证日本大学生在位于长崎佐世保的美国学校和大学继续参加一段时间的社区服务是否能够提高他们的跨文化交际能力。虽然英语水平测试一直是学生英语能力的主要衡量标准，但本研究清楚地表明，应用和发展通过社区经验获得的知识和技能是学生获得跨文化交际能力并使他们积极参与现实世界的有效途径。

This research aimed to verify that community service which Japanese university students continued to participate in at American schools and universities located in Sasebo, Nagasaki for a certain period of time could improve their intercultural communicative competence. While English proficiency tests have been the primary measure of students' English ability, this research made clear that applying and developing the knowledge learned and the skills acquired through experiences in the community was an effective way for students to acquire intercultural communicative competence and enabled them to actively participate in the real world.