Qualitative Study of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Macao Students in Mainland China

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Chia-Wen; Wu, Weidong; Tan, Zhi-Yu; Yang, Cheng-Fu
Titel	Qualitative Study of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Macao Students in Mainland China
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 10 (2020), Artikel 128 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Language of Instruction; Student Adjustment; Mandarin Chinese; Student Attitudes; Acculturation; Student Motivation; College Students; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Peer Relationship; Gender Differences; Social Life; Social Networks; Macau; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Schülerverhalten; Akkulturation; Schulische Motivation; Collegestudent; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Peer-Beziehungen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Soziales Leben; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract	Education research is increasingly paying attention to students' cross-cultural adaption in Mainland China. As a special administrative region of China, educational systems and language of instruction of Macao are different from those of Mainland China. This study analyzes the cross-cultural adaptation of Macao students in Mainland China by using qualitative semi-structured interviews. The results show that study motivation, medium of instruction, and social integration are important factors determining how Macao students adapt to university programs. Failure to adapt to the language of instruction is the most direct, prominent, and enduring problem that Macao students encounter when studying in the Mainland. The current study's findings have practical implications for faculties who provide support and training to Macao students in Mainland China. The study discovers that strengthening the Mandarin language skills of Macao students is currently a priority. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01