Intercultural communication has aroused great interest in scholars over the years
and some empirical studies have been done on the same. The study addressed the connection
between perceptions of intercultural interaction and intercultural communication
satisfaction. One common aspect that was realized
was the inability of the students to identify mutual topics of mutual interest. This was
probably due to mutual lack of familiarity with the partner’s culture. The factor was
labeled “common ground” to reflect this characteristic of intercultural communication.
Communication satisfaction was seen as an affective construct that reflected participant’s
emotional reaction toward their interaction in terms of the degree it had met or failed to
meet their expectation. High communication satisfaction was predicted by competent
intercultural communication.