Abstract
Since China and Sudan have different cultural backgrounds, international students from Sudan certainly will have trouble in learning. How can they improve their cross-cultural adaptation? By taking the international students in China from Confucius Institute at the University of Khartoum (CIUOFK), and by means of questionnaire survey and interviews, this paper finds that difficulties they have to face in cross-cultural adaptation include living environment, the weather, dietary habits and means of transportation. And then this paper has an in-depth exploration of reasons behind these difficulties from four aspects, i.e. living environment, academic environment, interpersonal communication and mental adaptation. In the end, the author suggests that the students should be eased at both universities and individual levels, and also puts forward some pertinent suggestions in terms of those common difficulties for the students.
Highlights
In recent years, the number of international students in China is rising steadily, and the number of Sudanese students has increased year by year
According to the data from Confucius Institute at the University of Khartoum (CIUOFK), 137 students from CIUOFK established by Northwest Normal University (NWNU) have been admitted by major colleges and universities in China and won the Confucius Institutes Scholarships, of which 16 stu
In this Paper, a survey is made for Sudanese students from many colleges and universities in China to discuss their social and cultural adaptation, mental adaptation and any other factors and research effects of cultural conflict on their study in China including study and lives, further giving advice to help them better adapt to China’s culture
Summary
The number of international students in China is rising steadily, and the number of Sudanese students has increased year by year. For Sudanese students studying in China, differences in customs, values and language culture will make them feel uncomfortable, and serious situations even may cause such cultural conflicts as interpersonal conflict and inadaptation to learning environment In this Paper, a survey is made for Sudanese students from many colleges and universities in China to discuss their social and cultural adaptation, mental adaptation and any other factors and research effects of cultural conflict on their study in China including study and lives, further giving advice to help them better adapt to China’s culture. Still few researches on African countries have been conducted This Paper takes Sudanese students as its research object, probes into their problems in living environment, mental state and study and gives specific advice, hoping to provide a reference for Sudanese students to better adapt to Chinese culture
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