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CULTURE SHOCK FACED BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OF
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
IN CHINA
THESIS
By:
Noor Fajrinna Mardathillah
201410100311025
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2019
CULTURE SHOCK FACED BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OF
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
IN CHINA
THESIS
This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve
Sarjana Degree in English Language Education
By:
Noor Fajrinna Mardathillah
201410100311025
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG
2019
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
Alhamdulillah… All praises is to Allah SWT, the almighty, kindest and
most Merciful of all, who has blessed the researcher so that she could finally
finish the thesis because of His countless blessings and affection. Shalawat and
salam to our prophet Muhammad SAW who guides us from the darkness into the
lightness. Here, she would like to express her deepest gratitude towards:
1. Dr. Hartono, M.Pd. as the researcher’s first advisor and Laela Hikmah
Nurbatra, MA., M.EdLead as the researcher’s second advisor, for their advices,
suggestions, and guidance during the thesis consultation;
2. A deeply gratitude to the researcher’s parents {Didik Hariyadi, B.Sc., and
Watini}, the researcher’s brothers for the support, love, and encouragements;
thus, the researcher could finish this thesis;
3. A special thanks to the greatest and precious person Firdaus who gives his
support, advices, and times for the researcher and always accompanies the
researcher did the research;
4. Thanks to Muhammad Abdul Aziz who had given the researcher information
regarding this research so that it could be finished clearly.
5. the researchers’ awesome friends in Small B Class especially Icha, Afiy, Nida,
Lia, Dwi, Vita, Roro, Ririn, Nadya, Tabita, Liana, Laga, Afif, Nico, Habib, and
Ghea who have spent more than four years to share everything together.
6. IMM Raushan Fikr especially Shafira, Mei, Lady, Ode, Ulin, Mbak Nunik,
Mbak Epri, and Mas Akbar who gave a chance in getting experiences and
shared their knowledge.
7. The researchers’ best friends in Memblee Squad {Sella, Chisye, and Heni} who
have been together more than ten years and shared their happiness and
motivation when the researcher feel down of the thesis;
8. Komunitas Mahasiswa Penggerak (MAGER) especially Nurul, Dian, Avi, Mas
Akbar, Mbak Lutfi, Mbak Mifta, Mas fiqi, and Daus who always motivate the
researcher to be an academic and activist in a time until now;
9. KKN 02 especially Ade and Fibrina who had been the researcher’s best friends
until this time;
10. A deeply thanks to Bagas, Yolanda, and Vina who have gave the time and
opinions in completing the questionnaires and sharing the experiences in
interview section that were used in this research;
Finnaly, the researcher would like to express her deep gratitude to all
lectures of English Language Education Department and all of her friends
especially A class who had given knowledge, motivation, support, and help while
studying at University of Muhammadiyah Malang. Hopefully, Allah SWT will
always bless them. The researcher hopes that this thesis will be useful for the
readers.
Malang, March 17, 2019
Noor Fajrinna Mardathillah
TABLE OF CONTENT
APPROVAL ......................................................................................................
MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS.......................................................................
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY .....................................
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ..................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................
1.1 Research Background ............................................................................
1.2 Research Problems .................................................................................
1.3 Research Objectives ...............................................................................
1.4 Scope and Limitation .............................................................................
1.5 Research Significance ............................................................................
1.6 Definition of the Key Terms ..................................................................
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................
2.1 Culture Shock .........................................................................................
2.2 Elements of Culture Shock ....................................................................
2.3 Guide to Deal with Culture Shock .........................................................
2.4 International Students of UMM in China ..............................................
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ........................................................
3.1 Research Design .....................................................................................
3.2 Research Subject ....................................................................................
3.3 Data Collection ......................................................................................
3.3.1 Techniques and Instruments ........................................................
3.3.2 Procedure .....................................................................................
3.4 Data Analysis .........................................................................................
CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ...........................................
4.1 Findings ..................................................................................................
4.1.1 Elements of Culture Shock Faced by International Students
of UMM in China ........................................................................
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4.1.2 The International Students Ways to Deal with Their Culture
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4.2 Discussion ..............................................................................................
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ..............................
5.1 Conclusions ............................................................................................
5.2 Suggestions ............................................................................................
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................
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APPENDICS
Appendix I : Consent Form ...........................................................................
Appendix II : Questionnaire ..........................................................................
Appendix III : Interview Guide .......................................................................
Appendix IV : Questionnaire Transcript From Subject A ...........................
Appendix V : Questionnaire Transcript From Subject B ...........................
Appendix VI : Questionnaire Transcript From Subject C ...........................
Appendix IV : Interview Transcript From Subject A ...................................
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