When attempting to adapt to unfamiliar learning environments within new cultures,learning sojourners,represented by in-ternational students will face a challenging and dynamic process.Based on the understanding of lit...When attempting to adapt to unfamiliar learning environments within new cultures,learning sojourners,represented by in-ternational students will face a challenging and dynamic process.Based on the understanding of literature and previous research,the essay will concentrate on the most common issue that sojourners probably encounter,i.e.culture shock,which accounts for themost due to its universality.展开更多
Teaching in China was a life-changing experience that awakened my senses and expanded my world view. But it was not an easy experience. In many ways it was the hardest year of my life. I think back to the day of my in...Teaching in China was a life-changing experience that awakened my senses and expanded my world view. But it was not an easy experience. In many ways it was the hardest year of my life. I think back to the day of my interview, here in Brisbane, after answering a small ad in the daily newspaper——it all rounded so exciting. I remember展开更多
Participants at a forum on communication between cultures generate ideas on how China can deal with its growing cultural deficit Five months ago, Ding Wei, Assistant Minister of Culture, described China's deficit ...Participants at a forum on communication between cultures generate ideas on how China can deal with its growing cultural deficit Five months ago, Ding Wei, Assistant Minister of Culture, described China's deficit in international cultural trade as "huge" at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office. "Our statistics years ago showed that the ratio of imports of cultural products to exports was 10 to 1,"展开更多
Cultural shock and adaptation of international students have become a thriving field of study.This article reviews studies on international students in China and demonstrates an increasing favor for empirical research...Cultural shock and adaptation of international students have become a thriving field of study.This article reviews studies on international students in China and demonstrates an increasing favor for empirical research over nonempirical research in recent years and studies the current situation and problems of international students’cultural adaptation in China.This review ends with implications and directions for future research.展开更多
This paper puts its emphasis on the process of cross-cultural adaptation from a theoretical perspective.First,the term cross-cultural adaptation will be interpreted.Second,the process of cross-cultural adaptation duri...This paper puts its emphasis on the process of cross-cultural adaptation from a theoretical perspective.First,the term cross-cultural adaptation will be interpreted.Second,the process of cross-cultural adaptation during which enculturation,acculturation,assimilation and deculturation may occur,is going to be discussed.Finally,some possible strategies for effective cross-cultural adaptation will be probed in the hope of making intercultural communication a less stressful and more positive and enjoyable experience.展开更多
文摘When attempting to adapt to unfamiliar learning environments within new cultures,learning sojourners,represented by in-ternational students will face a challenging and dynamic process.Based on the understanding of literature and previous research,the essay will concentrate on the most common issue that sojourners probably encounter,i.e.culture shock,which accounts for themost due to its universality.
文摘Teaching in China was a life-changing experience that awakened my senses and expanded my world view. But it was not an easy experience. In many ways it was the hardest year of my life. I think back to the day of my interview, here in Brisbane, after answering a small ad in the daily newspaper——it all rounded so exciting. I remember
文摘Participants at a forum on communication between cultures generate ideas on how China can deal with its growing cultural deficit Five months ago, Ding Wei, Assistant Minister of Culture, described China's deficit in international cultural trade as "huge" at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office. "Our statistics years ago showed that the ratio of imports of cultural products to exports was 10 to 1,"
基金This study is supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WUT:225217003)。
文摘Cultural shock and adaptation of international students have become a thriving field of study.This article reviews studies on international students in China and demonstrates an increasing favor for empirical research over nonempirical research in recent years and studies the current situation and problems of international students’cultural adaptation in China.This review ends with implications and directions for future research.
文摘This paper puts its emphasis on the process of cross-cultural adaptation from a theoretical perspective.First,the term cross-cultural adaptation will be interpreted.Second,the process of cross-cultural adaptation during which enculturation,acculturation,assimilation and deculturation may occur,is going to be discussed.Finally,some possible strategies for effective cross-cultural adaptation will be probed in the hope of making intercultural communication a less stressful and more positive and enjoyable experience.
