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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Pedagogy - Theory of Science, Anthropology, grade: A (1), The University of Southern Mississippi , language: English, abstract: All students studying in a foreign country will face culture shock at some point during their stay. The students at the University of Southern Mississippi are no exception. A survey demonstrated that a language barrier and a poor public transportation system are among the main causes of culture shock among the international students at USM.
This book presents research that seeks to understand students' experiences of transnational mobility and transcultural interaction in the context of educational settings confronted with linguistic diversity.
Annually thousands of international students attend US colleges and universities which requires them to adjust to a new environment, often accompanied by a culture shock experience. This study analyzes to what degree cultural background, gender differences, language proficiency, self-confidence/self-efficacy, and social support networks impact the adjustment process of international students to the US culture. Forty-five international students attending a Michigan community college were surveyed and interviewed to assess the relationship among self-confidence/self-efficacy, cultural background, gender and social support networks. Western students reported more positive cultural adjustment (M=29.0) than non-western students (M=29.0). Males adjusted better (M=29.4) than their female peers (M=25.4). A significant positive correlation was found between cultural adjustment and the experience of culture shock symptoms. English usage of English as a primary language in the students' home countries accounted for a stronger social support network. These results have implications for college and university personnel in working with international students.
The population of international students at community colleges in the United States has increased significantly over the past decade. International students play a big role in building the cultural diversity on campus by bringing over different cultures and sharing their global perspective to the local community. However, they often face challenges adapting into American culture due to cultural differences in education system, language, lifestyle, etc. By looking into the acculturation process of international students to analyze the culture shock and cultural identity changes they experienced, this paper intends to seek ways to help this group of students to ease their acculturative stress and to maximize their study abroad experience. Two focus groups with a total of eight international students were held at a community college in California to gather ideas, opinions, and stories about their college life in the United States surrounding the topic of acculturation, culture shock, and self-identity. Results from our participants indicated that international students experience significant changes in everyday life and various level of culture shock. The results are greatly depending on the students’ personality and social support network. At the same time, results also suggested that the acculturation experience would strengthen international students’ cultural identities provided with a supportive multicultural learning environment. The acculturation experience is both bitter and sweet giving students acculturative stress yet an eye-opening global adventure.
Incorporates over a decade of new research and material on coping with the causes and consequencs that instigate culture shock, this can occur when a person is transported from a familiar to an alien culture.
This research explores the intersections of communication patterns, culture shock, cultural transitions and mental health among different cultures that connect on a University campus. Using the theory of Cognitive Dissonance as the framework, cultural transitions and the effects on mental health of international students was explored via their communication strategies, as well as the effect of the international student's home country's cultural dimension on mental health and help-seeking behavior was also explored. A survey of 202 international students from a large, diverse, minority-serving institution in southern California participated in this study. While findings indicated that cultural dissonance did have a significant effect on mental health, no statistically significant findings to correlate the effect of cultural dimension on mental health and help-seeking behavior were found. Through the recommendation of pedagogical practices that facilitate communication competence in international students, universities can help them transition smoothly. This study has significant implications for future research with international students and their mental health.
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