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    Culture Shock among International Students Case Study: International Students at the University of Abbes Laghrour -Khenchela
    (UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA, 2018) Boutarfi Fatine - Boutaleb Nora
    Abstract The present research deals with the phenomenon of "Culture Shock". It studies the experience of some international students from African and different Arabic countries at Khenchela University. Its aim is to identify the factors that contribute to this phenomenon and find some effective strategies that would help those students to cope with the new environment. In this research project, the researchers opted for both; qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze the data gathered via two questionnaires. The results of the data revealed that almost international students experienced culture shock because of the cultural differences, the unfamiliar academic system, in addition to language barrier. Those factors negatively affected their adjustment in Algeria. The teachers and international students themselves use specific strategies to cope with culture shock. In order to decrease the negative impacts of culture shock especially at the academic level, we made our efforts to propose some relevant suggestions and recommendations.