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This study examined Intercultural Sensitivity and Korean media usage that effect Intercultural Communication Competence of Chinese L1 Learners who are learning Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) at university in Korea. This study purposes to examine the relation between individual characteristics (gender, age, major, levels of education, length of stay in Korea, period of studying Korean, experience of living in foreign countries, length of stay in foreign countries, language ability, and degree of personal interaction with Korean natives) of Chinese L1 Learners and Intercultural sensitivity (ICS). This study aimed to develop a model that provides the possible causal relationships among Intercultural Sensitivity, Korean media usage, and Intercultural Communication Competence. Major findings were as follow. First, the results presented that target language ability is positively related to Intercultural sensitivity. Second, Intercultural sensitivity is meaningful differences in the statistics of length of stay in Korea. Third, the result supports the prediction that the experience of living in foreign countries is positively related to Intercultural Sensitivity. Finally, previous studies have argued that Intercultural sensitivity solely belongs to the affective dimension of intercultural communication competence. Based on the results, however, this study shows that Intercultural sensitivity is rather interacting's complex ability to communicate with others with different cultural backgrounds not only in an effective way but also in cognitive and behavioral way.