Culture shock that affects the cross-cultural adaptation of Thai students in Chaina.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the culture shock that Thai students face while studying in China and how they manage to adapt to the Chinese culture. This research was adopted using the semi-structure interview with 8 Thai students who are currently studying at Peking University in China. Autoethnography was used as another method of collecting data. The 4 stages of culture shock by Kalervo Oberg will be used for the understanding of culture shock and the adaptation of Thai students who study in China. The findings show the reason why Thai students want to study in China, the experiences of the Thai students relating to the 4 stages of culture shock and the adaptation process of the students.