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Positive Influences Of Culture Class On International Students’ Cultural Adjustment, Hoonam Kwon

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This study aims to foster international students’ understanding of culture shock and cultural adjustment based on what they have learned from culture courses. For students to realize and respond appropriately to the cultural challenges, culture courses provide opportunities for students to comfortably discuss and share their experiences and struggles since it aims to raise cultural awareness by taking into account these in helping students modify or adjust them to be in accordance with the new culture. When courses enable students to talk about how those challenges/struggles may be solved in their classes, it better prepares students for what lies ahead. …