Culture Shock among International Students Case Study: International Students at the University of Abbes Laghrour -Khenchela
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2018
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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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.