Based on Australian Department of Education and Training 2016 research, there are 14.424 Indonesian students out of 500.189 foreign scholars in Australia. Most of them, usually face a few difficulties during their adaptation that affect their psychology. However, in relation to the dynamic world, many people assume that adaptation is relatively simple, as well as there are welfare departments that provides international students assistance. From ITIM International data, it shows that Indonesian are more social than Australian so it should be fairly easy for Indonesian to adapt in new environment. The latter condition could also lead them to feel lonely. This essay will argues that it is normal to feel lonely at the beginning because there are tremendous differences, such as language, culture and …show more content…
In essence, it rests on the simple but true fact that international scholars, especially Indonesian, need to be synchronized with the environment nearby. Synchronization makes people settled and feel accepted in relation to the new world. Marginson (2010, p. 393) declares that foreign students take time to emerge when they first arrive in a new country because people needs to adapt to language to the cycles of life. For Indonesian students, they usually find themselves difficult to positioned what are they want to be, between old and new personality, confirms Marginson (2010, p.55). In order to face this problem, Indonesian students are recreating their identity by change in formal roles, personal ties and social network (Marginson 2010, p. 55). Therefore, Indonesian students still deal with environment adaptation problems, but they can solve it as they see it that Australia is a multicultural society, containing many differences, and people are taught how to respect differences (Novera 2004, p. 484). Given that, the students get images that Australian is independent, tolerant and respectful, will lead to adaptation
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Depression is one of the many problems that International Students face. It's a problem that affects their day to activities and if left unattended can cause a lot of harm. It is called the 'common cold' of mental illness (Mental Health Info &Links, 2001). Depression was compared with 100 other diseases and it was ranked fourth in the global burden by the World Health Organisation (WHO). There is a fear that it might rise to second it diagnosis, treatment or prevention is not improved. Depression causes suffering and anguish for individuals, families, friends and communities. Families and employers expand both personal and economic resources to deal with the person’s depression and depressive symptoms. A major concern it that early depression signals a future recurrent or chronic depression that becomes increasingly debilitating (Greden, 2001). This paper is going to focus on the impact that depression has on International students and the triggers and causes of Depression.
There can be no gainsaying, as to the fact that Australia is not only a choice destination for many, but also houses some of the most beautiful cities in the world (Bastian, 2012). As a matter of fact, Bastian (2012) continues to state that this change is strongly attributed to immigration, which continues to foster strong cultural and economic growth in Australia. As Australia continues to open its borders to an increasingly diverse population, Australians themselves continue to open their minds to accommodate diversity in the form of new lifestyles, foods, traditions, values, beliefs and so forth (Bastian, 2012). According to Henry & Kurzak (2013), the 2011 census show that 26% of Australians were born abroad and 20% have either one or both
One of the first and most common problems most, if not all international students face when they first arrive in the UK for study is culture shock. culture shock is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary(2014) as the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone when they are suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes. When students first move to the UK they observe and experience several things for the first time and it tends to overwhelm them. New international students often find themselves feeling powerless and unimportant which often forces them into self-isolation(Bailey, 2005). The culture shock also tends to result in the students being unable to make friends in their new community because they are unsure of what is customary and regarded in good light (Bailey, 2005).
Australia is a multicultural country where immigrants from all over the world immigrate to Australia. This research is focused on Australian’s immigrants who play a big role in this society. Immigration carries significant factors that affect the process of adaptation on an immigrant. The significant factors discussed further on are social factors, economic factors and cultural factors. To understand immigration and immigrant it would be explained the meaning of it and the types of immigrants. Answering the Research question, it would also be explained what an immigrant aims to reach by explaining the factors that help to feel settled in a new country. As I’m an immigrant in Australia I personally know how factors affect directly the process of adaptation. During this research I aim to prove how these factors affect the process of adaption. It is intended to make useful recommendations to the host country and to the immigrants in order to adapt to a new country easily. It must be said that not everyone experience the same process of adaptation because everyone is exposed to different factors. Moreover, immigrants may experience more than one factor as one factor can lead to the development of other factor.
Adapting is always difficult for some people. In order to survive, some of them need to get used to on how the locals in a foreign country live their lives. An article by Elena Stevens, Anne Masgoret,
One may experience stress and feelings of loss during the separation and transition phases (Tinto, 1988), however, if successfully achieved, while still in the transition phase, interaction with the new environment enables the student to explore new values, norms, and ideas (Milem & Berger, 1997) assisting their shift to the next phase, incorporation. During this final phase, one seeks adoption of the appropriate social and academic norms of their particular institution to assume the perception of membership or belonging (Tinto,
Adjustment is categorized into psychological and sociocultural. Psychological is associated with personality, identity, satisfaction level and the overall well-being, while sociocultural related to sojourners adjusting into host culture and interaction to host national (Mooradian (2004). Both types are used to describe entering new culture in the past studies. However, many researchers also applied psychological and sociocultural adjustment into the readjustment
Cultural Adaptation The purpose of this essay is to identify ways an individual may adapt to a new culture and the stages the individual may go through to culturally adapt to the new culture. Individuals and families face many obstacles when leaving their home country and integrating into a new society. This essay will address how this adaptation affects them as an individual, their culture, and as society as a whole. Culture is considered as the client’s values, beliefs, customs, race and ethnicity, spirituality, gender and sexuality, etc.
It is widely acknowledged that United Kingdom receives millions of students every year from all around the world. Students aiming for a brighter future choose their most favourite university around UK to complete their higher studies. “The UK is the second leading exporter of international education behind the USA.” (Binsardi, A. & Ekwulugo, F. 2003). Many students prefer to study in the United Kingdom, rather than anywhere else, because of the opportunities offered here, for instance, students are allowed to work as a part-time employee’s while at the same time the can choose the best university worldwide to study. This may be very convincible to a lot of students to in UK, besides the courses offered in the UK are generally extensive and short comparing to other countries such as; United States and Australia. To reach the top, every person has to go through some challenges, accordingly, students might have some problems at the beginning to adjust in the new environment, depending on which background the student comes from. However, sometimes there would not be any direct solution other than sacrificing to survive or surrendering to go back home. This essay will discuss three different problems faced by international students in the United Kingdom that are: homesickness, culture shock and language.
However, the collision starts when the challenges and problems face them in the host country even less joy of some or fade! Some of them suffer many of the problems that might hinder their studies. It is often the problems occur in the first year of traveling to the study, which represents the real beginning for a new life in a society that is different in terms of religion, customs, traditions and the way of life. Eva Hoffman is the author of “Lost in Translation” was happy when she moved to Canada but, she had never thought that the life is not easy there if she didn’t prepare herself for it. She faced many things that made her uncomfortable. According to Eva Hoffman “It was Saturday when she went with Canadian friends to McDonalds. They got their orders from the drive-in and they sat and eat in the car and that made her finicky distaste.” She didn’t feel comfortable because their cultures are different. When I came to the United States, I felt as Eva Hoffman’s feeling. I was studying English Language at TLC with my Colombian friend. Our religions are different and he was my best friend. One day, we were studying together then he went to order dinner for us. He didn’t asked me what I want! So, he brought a
International students face many different challenges when studying abroad. This is due to many factors. First they are living in a country very far away from their own. The country they are studying in also has a very different way of life than theirs. Also the laws in foreign country are much different than the laws in their own country. Due to that they face a lot of problems trying to adapt to this new culture. Me personally as an international student in the US studying in ASU have faced three particularly difficult challenges that I was able to overcome through time. In this essay I will explain how international students can overcome tough challenges and situations.
While Indonesian business culture exists from different ethnics, there are multiple things that need to be encountered before doing business in Indonesia. When interacting with Indonesians you need to remain conscious of the differences. Doing business in Indonesia will mean you have to know especially the dominant Islamic culture and Chinese culture, since Chinese conduct much business in Indonesia and also be aware of the Javanese collectivist worldview.
The need to belong somewhere, to possess a sense of root and belonging are main elements of the pursuit for positive identity in today’s societies. The present popularity of tracing family history and genealogy points towards this necessity. Identity originates from a person’s culture and corresponding influences on factors such as gender. As Moghissi (2003) says that, identity is usually created in relation to others. International students are exposed to a physical, social and culture environment that is drastically dissimilar from their origin. In trying to be familiar with a different environment, they frequently face transitions in the constructs of their self-identity (Brown and Brown, 2013). these transitions come from their socialization as international educators. According to research, the majority of the educators tend to sustain a strong identity as their country’s citizens. However, there are changes to the combination or the relative scale of their identity constructs. This essay will explain the term identity in reference to overseas learners. It examines how culture, gender and age are likely to influence the concept of international students’ self-identity.
The beginning of one’s college career is always stressful and exciting whether it is a person that decides to go to college in a different state or commute from home-it is a change to one’s whole life that must be adapted to. The transition from high school to college is easier for some people than it is for others, depending on where one decides to go to school. Studying abroad is another brief transition from one’s home to a college in another part of the world. There are many different times that a student can study abroad; it can be in the student’s firs...