International Students' Culture Learning and Cultural Adaptation in China

Autor/inn/en	An, Ran; Chiang, Shiao-Yun
Titel	International Students' Culture Learning and Cultural Adaptation in China
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 36 (2015) 7, S.661-676 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2015.1009080
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Acculturation; Student Adjustment; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Student Attitudes; Empathy; Cultural Awareness; Language Proficiency; Interpersonal Competence; Mental Health; Intercultural Communication; Personality Measures; Measures (Individuals); Eating Habits; Asian Culture; Food; Psychological Patterns; Conflict; Barriers; Second Language Learning; Social Behavior; Coping; Questionnaires; Correlation; Statistical Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Empathie; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Psychohygiene; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Messdaten; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lebensmittel; Konflikt; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Bewältigung; Fragebogen; Korrelation; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This article examines international students' cultural adaptation at a major national university in China. A survey was designed to measure international students' adaptation to the Chinese sociocultural and educational environments in terms of five dimensions: (1) cultural empathy, (2) open-mindedness, (3) emotional stability, (4) social flexibility and (5) language proficiency. International students (n = 330) from 57 countries participated in the survey. The findings here support the existing proposition that the first year is the critical period for cultural adaptation as there are significant changes in some adaptation indicators (especially emotional stability) over the first year and thereafter changes in these indicators became less and less significant. The present study discusses the adequacy of existing theories in explaining these results and their implications for international students' adaptation as a culture-specific experience in China. (As Provided).
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