Study on Cross-Cultural Adaptability of International Students in China

Zhen Han, Ziwei Li and Xi Zhang

Education Insights, 2025, vol. 2, issue 12, 334-345

Abstract: In recent years, the number of international students in China is growing rapidly, showing a vigorous upward trend. However, it is a challenging work to reveal the law of cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China. In this paper, the group of international students in a high-level university in Xi'an, China was taken as the research object. Through the research method of questionnaire survey and SPSS analysis, the cross-cultural adaptation ability of international students in China was comprehensively and comparatively studied from the aspects of academic status, language status, social communication, psychological status and natural environment. The result show that language adaptation, communication with Chinese classmates and teachers, and academic adaptation are the three major challenges faced by international students. Degree of understanding of the university and education level are the most correlated factors with the cross-cultural adaptation of international students. In addition, the stronger the cross-cultural adaptability, the greater the ability to acquire achievements in China. It is hoped that this work can play a guiding role in the cross-cultural adaptation of international students in China.

Keywords: cross-cultural adaptation; international students; education level; achievements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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