American Students' Cultural Adjustment in China: Experiences and Coping Strategies

Autor/in	Yang, Jia
Titel	American Students' Cultural Adjustment in China: Experiences and Coping Strategies
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 10 (2020) 1, S.106-123 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Adjustment; Foreign Students; Coping; Cultural Differences; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Service Learning; Adjustment (to Environment); Cultural Awareness; Experiential Learning; World Views; Consciousness Raising; Barriers; Language Usage; Expectation; Social Support Groups; United States; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Bewältigung; Kultureller Unterschied; Schülerverhalten; Service-Learning; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; World view; Weltanschauung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Sprachgebrauch; Expectancy; Erwartung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; USA
Abstract	Employing critical incident technique and the constructivist grounded approach, this study conducted individual in-depth interviews with 13 undergraduate students who had experiences studying abroad in China to find out how American college students perceived their new learning environment in China, and to examine the strategies students employed to adjust to the new culture. The results provided practical suggestions for the design and implementation of study abroad programs in China, including the compatibility between the program structure and individual student's learning needs and aspirations, the use of service-based community-building activities to foster the mutual engagement in interactions between American students and host nationals, and the inclusiveness of local perspectives in American students' reflection of their cultural immersion experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01