الآداب و اللغات
Volume 21, Numéro 1, Pages 32-42
2026-09-18
Cultural Adaptation In International Education：a Case Study Of Chinese Teachers In Arab World
Authors : Ma Pengcheng . Jiao Fan .
Abstract
With development of Chinese language education in Arab world, the number of Chinese teachers in Arab countries is growing. While cultural adaptation is premise of overseas assignment, gap between cultures makes intercultural adaptation hard and causes cultural adjustment disorder. This study revealed intercultural barriers of Chinese teachers in Arabic situation and offered adaptive strategies. By qualitative research and first-hand data analysis, 5 topics under intercultural barriers were summed: tropical desert climate, daily life challenges, conflictions between educational concepts, Arab-Islamic socioculture, and reentry adaptation. Countermeasures to intercultural barriers were proposed: Local administrators in Arab countries should strengthen social support for overseas teachers by creating diverse organizational culture and sense of belonging. Colleges in China should design and execute more Arab-targeted training scheme which covers stages of pre-service, in-service as well as post-service. Chinese teacher individuals should form reasonable psychological expectations by learning national conditions, knowledge and skill of Arab culture before departure.
Keywords
cultural adaptation ; intercultural barriers ; adaptation tactics ; Chinese teachers ; Arab countries
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