Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2022, 10, 405-427 https://www.scirp.org/journal/jss ISSN Online: 2327-5960 ISSN Print: 2327-5952 DOI: 10.4236/jss.2022.1013029 Dec. 30, 2022 405 Open Journal of Social Sciences Assessing Intercultural Competence Using Situational Judgement Tests: Reports from an EMI Course in Japan Todd J. Allen Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Kansai University, Suita, Japan Abstract Intercultural competence has become a central feature of intercultural com- munication education as a means of assessing students’ development. Like other university courses, teachers and other stakeholders need to find ways to account for students’ development and achievement in intercultural learning. Previous research has shown that there is not one single way to account for a student’s intercultural competence; instead employing a variety of measures such as quizzes, interaction activities, interviews, and surveys is advocated in determining a student’s intercultural development in a classroom setting. As a result, in this study, participants’ (n = 48) responses to situational judge- ment tests are analysed and explored. Specifically, participants responded to three cross-cultural workplace videos that depicted various intercultural in- cidents such as a misperception of time, unawareness of appropriate language and communicative behaviours in the workplace, and cultural differences in non-verbal communication. Overall, the results showed that participants can articulate an awareness of various intercultural concepts prompted by the videos. Furthermore, participants were able to demonstrate facets of inter- cultural competence by observing and reflecting on various issues in the workplace. However, the analysis revealed that participants’ reports are often inconsistent and varied in terms of complexity. In addition, grading the as- sessment is time-consuming and additional rubrics and raters may be re- quired to evaluate student reports accurately and consistently. Despite these challenges, the study shows that situational judgement tests are effective in assessing students’ intercultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Using au- thentic materials can also be a beneficial tool, particularly in culturally ho- mogenous EMI classrooms. Keywords Intercultural Competence, Intercultural Assessment, EMI, Situational How to cite this paper: Allen, T. J. (2022). Assessing Intercultural Competence Using Situational Judgement Tests: Reports from an EMI Course in Japan. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 405-427. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2022.1013029 Received: November 4, 2022 Accepted: December 27, 2022 Published: December 30, 2022 Copyright © 2022 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access