Culture Shock In Intercultural Communication Between Foreign Students In Jakarta

Abstract

Cultural differences can lead to culture shock and anxiety among those who participatein intercultural communication. Migrant students are one illustration of students who havefaced culture shock since choosing to study in Jakarta. This study intends to describe theCulture Shock of Intercultural Communication among Overseas Students in Jakarta. Thepurpose of this study is to find out how the stages of culture shock and communication barriersexperienced by overseas students in Jakarta are in intercultural interactions.The theory applied in this study is the stages in culture shock, namely the honeymoonphase, the crisis phase, the adjustment phase, the bhicultural phase and Anxiety/UncertaintyManagement Theory (AUM). Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory (AUM) is a theory thatdiscusses a person's experience of anxiety and uncertainty that arises when dealing withstrangers or meeting people with different cultures from him in Jakarta.This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive research type, the types of dataused are primary and secondary data, with data collection techniques using interviews,observation, and documentation. Data analysis techniques used are data reduction, datapresentation, conclusion drawing. The validity of the data used is source triangulation.The results of this study indicate that all informants who are overseas students inJakarta experience four stages in culture shock, namely the honeymoon phase, the crisis phase,the adjustment phase, the bicultural phase and anxiety/uncertainty management (AUM). Thesecond informant, Melan, does not experience anxiety at all, because Melan admits that shelikes to mingle with new people. The culture shock and anxiety experienced by overseasstudents in Jakarta did not really cause a sense of hopelessness. Various feelings of discomfortexperienced by overseas students in Jakarta will be eroded by itself with the passage of timewhich makes overseas students adapt to their environment. The obstacles in the interactionprocess of immigrant students come from within, habits, and language. For each individualwho will travel overseas, first seek information from reliable sources regarding the social andcultural situation in the area so as not to experience culture shock