Intercultural Adaptation among African Master Students in Beijing
Abstract
China is becoming more popular as a destination of overseas study.This empirical research,based on self-rated questionnaires and semi-open interviews,explores adaptation of African master students in Beijing.It finds that participants’life,academic and psychological adaptation are generally satisfactory though difficulties do exist.Personality and host society are main contributory factors.References
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