The Exploration On The Cross-cultural Adaptation Of Volunteers Chinese Language Teachers In Korea After The Outbreak Of COVID-19

This article takes volunteers Chinese language teachers who went to Korea after the outbreak of COVID-19 as the research object,and explore their cross-cultural adaptation.The reason for choosing this group is mainly considering that after the global epidemic broke out,Korea was the first country that was allowed to send volunteers,and the volunteers who went to Korea have a certain representativeness.At the same time,China and Korea have different epidemic situations and different epidemic prevention policies,various differences will also cause volunteers to have special cross-cultural adaptation problems,so it is worthy of in-depth study.In terms of content,the research hypothesis is first put forward: the epidemic affects the cross-cultural adaptation of volunteers.In order to test the hypothesis,the volunteers were firstly divided into the pre-epidemic group and the post-epidemic group,and the cross-cultural adaptation questionnaires were distributed to them to compare their cross-cultural adaptation.The conclusion was drawn: the cross-cultural adaptation of the volunteers who went to work before the epidemic is higher than the volunteers who took up post after the epidemic.Then,the volunteers in Korea after the epidemic were selected as the survey objects,and SPSS software was used to explore the mechanism of the epidemic situation in the volunteer’s area and their level of cross-cultural adaptation,and further concluded that the epidemic situation in the volunteer’s area is negatively correlated with their cross-cultural adaptation level.That is the epidemic affects about the cross-cultural adaptation of volunteers.According to the research results,this paper conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 volunteers who went to work after the epidemic.In terms of material analysis,based on grounded theory,this paper uses NVivo software to refine the cross-cultural adaptation problems encountered by these volunteers into six aspects: work adaptation,life adaptation,epidemic prevention policies,overall satisfaction,psychological pressure,and personal emotions.Work adaptation is manifested in changes in teaching methods,wearing masks in class,fewer students,and fewer cultural activities.Life adaptation is manifested in entry quarantine,travel inconvenience,narrow social circles,single leisure life,and disrupted personal development plans.Epidemic prevention policies are manifested in insignificant effects or flexibility.Psychological pressure stems from the excessive management of the Confucius Institute,the high workload,and the presence of confirmed patients around them.Personal emotions are loneliness,depression and regret.Finally,based on my own experience in Korea and the collected materials,this paper puts forward relevant suggestions from three aspects: Chinese institutions,Korean institutions and volunteers.