A Research Study For Cross-Cultural Adaptation Of Korean Students Studying Abroad In Tianjin,China

Even though Korea and China historically have interchanged for a long time, there are cultural differences still each other. Due to it, as Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin, China adapt to Chinese cultures, they face lots of difficulties. The research analyzed impacts on cross-cultural adaptation that personal characteristics of subjects of the study influence and their problems about learning adaption fields, psychology adaption and their sociocultural adaption by focusing on cross-cultural adaption problems of Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin. Besides, it investigated predictions about lives of studying abroad as subjects, prearranged Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin and proceeded the analysis by comparing it with a fitness of real adaption of Korean students studying abroad there.There are main problems. First, they are not satisfied with conducts of schools about the problem related Korean students studying abroad. It influenced negative effects to their sociocultural adaption. Second, though acculturative stress isn't severe, homesickness or culture shock had effects on psychology adaption negatively. Third, their attitude about completion of learning tasks isn't good, they aren't pleased with Internet facilities of schools, diverse activities and school expenses. The problems caused difficulties about learning adaption.According to SPSS statistics result, personal characteristics didn't influence sociocultural adaption and acculturative stress, but the impact that age has an effect on studying environment adaption had meaningful differences to between groups and studying environment adaption of groups of 19 years old or under was higher than groups of 20?24 years old. Moreover, the impact that type of study abroad had an effect on learning adaption and studying environment adaption also had meaningful differences to between groups. Studying environment adaption ability of middle and high school students was stronger than university students, masters, students for language courses and exchange students and learning adaption ability of students for language courses and exchange students was stronger than university students and masters.As a result of comparison analysis, real adaptation fitness of Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin was higher than predictions of prearranged Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin. However, real adaption fitness, a climate, public environments, Chinese friends, exchanges with other international students, life supports and a lot of activities in school of Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin, was lower than predictions. Therefore, prearranged Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin may feel disappointed to those after coming Tianjin.The thesis put forward constructive opinions in order for Korean students studying abroad to adapt to local culture smoothly and improve study environment. Main contents are like this. There are improvement plans that the students suggest to school and departments related studying overseas. First, it is to proceed training education about management manpower of students studying abroad. Second, it is to set up a psychology counseling center for foreign students studying abroad. Third, it is to arrange teaching assistants at each class and supervise attendance and study environment of each student studying abroad. Forth, it is to offer information of Chinese study abroad as Korean edition and inaugurate a homepage of Chinese study abroad as Korean edition. In addition, there are proposals for Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin. First, it is to make a suggestion box and figure out problems through management department of students studying abroad. Second, it is to keep in contact with a family and friends in Korea and overcome acculturative stress such as homesick and culture shock by recognizing diversity of culture. Third, it is to supplement lack of learning by forming study groups among students that learning objectives are same Finally, there are proposals about prearranged Korean students studying abroad in Tianjin. First, it is completely to prepare for studying abroad in advance. Second, it is to ensure their own objectives for studying abroad by writing achievement lists during studying abroad.