How International Students Adapt in China: The Role of Chinese Social Media in Intercultural Adaptation

Pisso Nseke
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Pisso Nseke: School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, 2018, vol. 4, issue 5, 44-50

Abstract: Recently, the number of international students studying in China has increased significantly. Each international student studying in a foreign country feels a certain amount of culture shock while studying abroad. In order to simplify the process of acculturation and enable the student to get accustomed to a learning process, universities take a number of measures. In this regard, it is worth to note the influence of social media that international students use in order to pass through intercultural adaptation. Thus, this paper aims to identify the role of Chinese social media in the cross-cultural adaptation of students by utilizing the UTAUT model.

Keywords: SNS; China; International student; Acculturation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.45.1005

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