TITLE:
A Study on the Factors Influencing the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Chinese Students of Different Academic Level—Taking Guangdong University of Foreign Studies as an Example
AUTHORS:
Risheng Zhong, Di Wang, Yuanyuan Chen, Yuyang Cao
KEYWORDS:
Different Initial Academic Levels, Chinese Students Abroad, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Relevance
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.11 No.12,
December
10,
2020
ABSTRACT: This study uses a self-compiled and formatted questionnaire to test the
differences of cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese students with different
initial academic levels, and explore the correlation between students’ academic
level and various factors that affect cross-cultural adaptation. This study
takes 245 students from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies who went to
study in the UK in 2018 as a sample. The study found that the initial academic
level was significantly related to the “interpersonal relationship”,
“environmental factors” and “psychological adaptation” of students’ cross-cultural
adaptation, and has no significant correlation with “academic situation”.