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Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan

International Conference for Teaching and Learning (ICTL 2007) was organized by INTI International University College, 15th - 16th Nov 2007 at Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

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Main Authors: Ina Suryani, Ab Rahim, Kaur, Kuldip, Prof. Dr., Maslina Intan
Other Authors: inasuryani@unimap.edu.my
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: INTI International University College 2013
Subjects:
Adaptation
International students
Acculturation
Malaysian students
Japan
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/29352
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spelling my.unimap-293522014-05-22T08:29:42Z Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan Ina Suryani, Ab Rahim Kaur, Kuldip, Prof. Dr. Maslina Intan inasuryani@unimap.edu.my Adaptation International students Acculturation Malaysian students Japan International Conference for Teaching and Learning (ICTL 2007) was organized by INTI International University College, 15th - 16th Nov 2007 at Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. The bottom line for most international students is to do well academically and the perseverance to perform well academically is moderated by many factors. Failure to adapt to the changes in the new environment would tax on the psychological wellbeing, exhaust the students and strain the academic performance. Acculturation which is a part of the moderating factor for adaptation can be assessed by measuring the assimilation into the host culture and retention of the origin culture. Researchers have pointed out that most western theories and findings on adaptation for international sojourners could not capture the phenomenon happening in Japan due to the unique nature of the Japanese host and sojourners. Researches on international students in Japan fall short at clarifying the experience of the Malaysian students in the country. This paper focuses on the need for a measurement tool such as acculturation scale for Malaysian students specifically in Japan by looking into the acculturation studies that has been conducted in both Japan and the West. This paper also discuss the relevant constructs from other acculturation scales such as the Indonesian Acculturative Rating Scale (IARS) proposed by Hondojo (2000) and Acculturative Scale for Asians (ASA) by Kim (2001). The implication of the study is a possible extension on the theory of acculturation strategy which is widely used in the western research, by adding an alternative culture option to the list of preferred culture. It is hope that this study would support effective counseling by suggesting evidence in avoiding generalization and stereotyping of western cases in the counseling, orientation and intervention programs for Malaysian students in Japan universities. 2013-10-30T09:48:10Z 2013-10-30T09:48:10Z 2007-11-15 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/29352 en Proceedings of the International Conference for Teaching and Learning (ICTL 2007) 2007; INTI International University College
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topic Adaptation
International students
Acculturation
Malaysian students
Japan
spellingShingle Adaptation
International students
Acculturation
Malaysian students
Japan
Ina Suryani, Ab Rahim
Kaur, Kuldip, Prof. Dr.
Maslina Intan
Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan
description International Conference for Teaching and Learning (ICTL 2007) was organized by INTI International University College, 15th - 16th Nov 2007 at Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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Ina Suryani, Ab Rahim
Kaur, Kuldip, Prof. Dr.
Maslina Intan
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author Ina Suryani, Ab Rahim
Kaur, Kuldip, Prof. Dr.
Maslina Intan
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title Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan
title_short Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan
title_full Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan
title_fullStr Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan
title_full_unstemmed Acculturation strategy among Malaysian students in Japan
title_sort acculturation strategy among malaysian students in japan
publisher INTI International University College
publishDate 2013
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