ENGL 1223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Altbach, Logic Model, Aph Technological Consulting
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Adaption and adjustment of international college students to foreign countries (student name here) Adaption and adjustment of international college students to foreign countries. The globalization of societies has created many positive influences on universities. One relevant influence is the increasing number of international students (eldaba, 2016). Numerous studies have been conducted on factors which influence the adaption of international college students to foreign countries. Adaption refers to the development of cultural and social skills, different beliefs, values and norms of the new culture (sumer, 2009). They have identified factors, that impact the adaption process at college and after college positively and negatively. Unfamiliar values, behaviors or differences in the educational system often cause a so called culture shock. Culture shock is described as the overwhelming feelings one experiences after leaving their familiar, home culture to live or study in another cultural and social environment (ziegler,
