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A Study on Intercultural Adaptation of Chinese Intercultural Students

Yuying LiSchool of Foreign Languages, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, 610200*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

With the development of China’s economy and education, the number of students choosing to study abroad for further education is growing rapidly. As a result, research on the intercultural adaptation of overseas students has received increasing attention from scholars in China. This study uses a combination of questionnaires and sample interviews to explore the factors that influence the intercultural adaptation of Chinese students and the patterns that Chinese students follow in the process of intercultural adaptation based on the Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic Model and the U-Curve Model. The findings of this study show that, firstly, the internal factors affecting the intercultural adaptation process of Chinese students include age, gender, language level, length of stay in the host country and motivation, and the most significant external factor is the technological development of the home country. Secondly, the pattern followed by Chinese students in their intercultural adaptation process is basically consistent with the Stress-Adaptation-Growth Dynamic Model and the U-Curve Model.

Keywords: intercultural adaptation; study abroad; Chinese students; cultural shock
Published: February 28, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/2/2022575
Volume: CHR Vol.2
pp. 193-199
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