CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCES OF INDONESIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TEACHING PRACTICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THAILAND

Dian Sri Wahyuni

Abstract


This study was designed to explore culture shock experiences faced by Indonesian university students in doing teaching practice and community service in southern border province Thailand, and to describe the strategies used to deal with cultural differences and problems. There were thirty eight students of university from twelve universities in Indonesia who responded to the open-ended questionnaires sent by the writer through google docs link. The data were analysed using grounded theory code as basis for the thematic analysis. The findings revealed that there were six culture shock experienced by Indonesian university students, namely: language and communication problems, life style and cultural differences, social support and making friends, positive experiences, academic problems, and psychological problems. The most dominant shock experience faced by Indonesian university students was positive experiences. As for the strategies to deal with cultural differences and problems, there were found four strategies used by Indonesian university students, namely: self-confidence and optimism, accepting new culture, seeking social support, and language training. The most strategy mentioned by Indonesian university students was accepting new culture.

Full Text:

PDF

References


Abroad Alumni Association of Southern Border Province. Petunjuk teknis pelakanaan kuliah kerja nyata (KKN) praktek pengalaman lapangan (PPL) angkatan VIII di Thailand tahun 2017. Thailand: Author.

Aronson., et. al., (2005). Social Psychology (5th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Education.

Baier, S., T. (2005). International students: culture shock and adaptation to the U.S. culture (Thesis). Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Marisson, K. (2000). Research method in educational. (London: Routledge).

Creswell, J., W. (2009). Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches (3rd ed.). United States of America: Sage Publications.

Geertz, C. (1973). The interpretation of cultures. New York, NY: Basic Books.

Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: Aldine Publishing.

Goodenough, W., H. (1957). Cultural anthropology and linguistics. In report of the seventh annual round table meeting on linguistics and language study, Ed. P. Garvin. Washington, DC: Georgetown University.

Gudykunst, W. B., Matsumoto, Y., Ting-Toomey, S., Nishida, T., Kim, K., & Heyman, S. (1996). The influence of cultural individualism–collectivism, self-construals, and individual values on communication styles across cultures. Human Communication Research, 22, 510–543.

Guion, L. A., Diehl, D.C, & McDonald, D. (2011). Triangulation: Establishing the validity of qualitative studies. (Florida: University of Florida).

Hays, J. (2014). Thai Character and Personality: Sanuk, Thai-Ness, Kreng Jai, Jai Yen And Social Smoothing. Retreived May 07, 2018, from http://factsanddetails.com/southeast-asia/Thailand/sub5_8c/entry-3219.html.

Keesing, R., M. (1974). Theories of culture. Annual Review of Anthropology, 3, 73-97.

Kidder, L., H. (1992). Requirements for being Japanese: stories of returnees. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 16, 384.

Kiggundu, E. & Nayimuli, S. (2009). Teaching practice: a make or break phase for student teachers. South African Journal of Education. 29,345-358.

Krisnawati, L., D. (2009). Service-learning in duta wacana christian university: past, present, and future states. New Horizons in Education. 57 (3), 74–81.

Oberg, K. (1960). Cultural shock: adjustment to new cultural environments. Practical Anthropology, 4, 177-182.

Perry, R. (2004). Teaching practice for early childhood. A guide for students. Retreived May 07, 2018, from http://www Routledge.com catalogues./0418114838.pdf.

Phillips, D., A. (2007). Modern world Nations Thailand. New York: NY, Chelsea House.

Phillips, J. (2003). In the know in Japan: the indispensable guide to working and living in Japan. Westminste: Random Information Group.

Phinney, J., S. (1990). Ethnic identity in adolescents and adults: Review of research. Psychological Bulletin, 108, 499–514.

Poedjiastutie, D. (2009). Culture shock experienced by foreign students studying at Indonesian universities. TEFLIN Journal, 20 (1), 25-36.

Rajapaksa, S., & Dundes, L. (2002). It’s a long way home: International student

adjustment to living in the United States. College Student Retention, 4 (1), 15-28.

Schwartz, S., & Bilsky W. (1987). Toward a psychological structure of human values. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 550–562.

Sitton, T. (1976). The pedagogy of culture shock. The Social Studies, 67 (5), 206-212.

Smythe, J., L. (2012). Culture shocked: The intercultural experiences and insights of returned peace corps volunteer educators (Doctoral dissertation). Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

Strauss, L. C. (1971). Mythologiques, IV: L’homme nu. Paris: Plon. (English Translation: The naked man. New York: Harper and Row, 1981).

Wilson, G., P. (2011). Fitting-in: Sociocultural adaptation of international graduate students. NERA Conference Proceedings, 21.

Winkelman, M., J. (1994). Cultural shock and adaptation. Journal of Counseling and Development, 73, 121-126.

Xia, J. (2009) Analysis of impact of culture shock in individual psychology. International Journal of Psychology Studies, 1 (2), 99-101.

Zhou, Y., Jindal-Snape, D., Topping, K., & Todman, J. (2008) Theoretical models of culture shock and adaptation in international students in higher education. Studies in Higher Education, 33, 63-75.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.18860/abj.v4i2.6289

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2019 Abjadia

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

...............................................................................................................................................................

Mailing Address:

Ruang Jurnal Abjadia, Fakultas Ilmu Tarbiyah dan Keguruan (FITK)
Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
Jalan Gajayana 50 Malang 65144, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

Phone/Faximile: (+62341) 552398, Phonsel: +6281333666063
Website: http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/abjadia
Email: abjadia@uin-malang.com

...............................................................................................................................................................

Abjadia: International Journal of Education. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

...............................................................................................................................................................

Indexed by: