Study on enhancing citizens´ scientific literacy based on interpersonal communication in China

This paper explores the impacts of interpersonal communication on citizens´ scientific literacy in China. The article claims that interpersonal communication has been an important channel of citizens´ access to S&T information. This paper analyzes interpersonal communication as an important factor to enhance Chinese civic scientific literacy by the data of the civic scientific literacy survey in China in recent years. It demonstrates to attach importance to the function of interpersonal communication and gives some suggestion how to enhance citizens´ scientific literacy currently in China.