How Do International Non-Muslim Students at Islamic University in Indonesia Cope With the Culture Shock During Their Studies?
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.200804.019How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- culture shock, intercultural competence, international student
- Abstract
Study abroad is regarded as a priority factor of intercultural competence, which encourages learning of foreign cultures, and foreign language skills and obtained intercultural experience, but there are many challenges and difficulties faced by students who study abroad. This study investigates the culture shock experienced by international non-Muslim students studying at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and their strategies to cope with culture shock during their study in Indonesia. The data of the research collected through in-depth interviews with five participants who come from Laos, Thailand, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe. This is categorized as a qualitative descriptive study which aims to describe kinds of culture shock faced by international non-Muslim students, types of strategies used to cope with the culture shock and their response about Islamic universities. The results of the study showed most international students experienced culture shock in terms of language, food, weather, environment, transportation, and Islamic culture. The study also showed that almost all international students experienced homesickness.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Nur Jannah Ismi Wakhidah AU - Hepy Adityarini PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/05 TI - How Do International Non-Muslim Students at Islamic University in Indonesia Cope With the Culture Shock During Their Studies? BT - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature, and Arts Education (ICLLAE 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 103 EP - 107 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200804.019 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.200804.019 ID - Wakhidah2020 ER -