CULTURE SHOCK IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (Qualitative Descriptive Study about Culture Shock for Foreign Students
from Palestine and Thailand countries in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta)
THESIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Communication Science
Communication Science Department
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MOTTO
Fa inna maal usri yusra. Inna maal usri yusra Karena sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu
ada kemudahan, sesungguhnya sesudah kesulitan itu ada kemudahan. (Q.S.
Alam Nasyrah
ayat 5-6)
"Jika sore tiba, janganlah tunggu waktu pagi. Jika pagi tiba, janganlah tunggu waktu sore.
Manfaatkan masa sehatmu sebelum tiba masa sakitmu dan manfaatkanlah masa hidupmu
sebelum tiba ajalmu" (Ibnu Umar-putra Umar bin Khattab)
Keberhasilan
berkarya tak lepas dari adanya sinergi, yakni sinergi dengan manusia, sinergi
dengan karya-karya manusia, dan sinergi dengan
pekerjaan yang ditekuni B.J. Habibie
Ketika
lelah akan sesuatu, terkadang menangis dan ber-doa cara yang dapat melegakan
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DEDICATION
Praises and thanks to Allah for the authors dedicate given to complete
this thesis. This work is a form of persistence by the author. This research paper is
dedicated to:
1. Allah Almighty,
2. Rasulullah Muhammad SAW,
3. My beloved mother and father,
4. All of my family,
5. All of my friends,
6. My Supervisors, and
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikumWr.Wb.
First of all, the writer would like to express his deepest gratitude to Allah Almighty who has given guidance and ability so that the writer could accomplish writing this research paper as a partial fulfillment of there quirements for getting Bachelor Degree of Communication Science department, University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta.
The researcher is fully aware of other people’s help and guidance.
Therefore, on this opportunity, he would like to express his gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Dr. Husni Thamrin, as a chairman dean of the Communication dan Informatics Faculty in UMS,
2. Palupi, S.Sos., MA, Head of Communication Science of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
3. Rinasari Kusuma M., Si, as the first supervisor, who has help the writer and also given much guidance, motivation, valuable advice, and information also her big patience during the arrangement of the thesis,
4. Nieldya Nofandrilla, MA, as the second supervisor who has given motivation, and help correcting the grammatical structure of the thesis,
5. All lecture in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta and My Lectures in Class Communication Science RSBI who cannot be mentioned one by one for share science and knowledge in my study,
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7. The informants who cannot be mentioned one by one, who help the researcher conducts the research and my friends in boarding school KH. Mas Manshur who helps the researcher conducts the research,
8. My beloved parents is My Father Muri and My Mother Karsinah, for the unconditional love, prayer, support, patience, care, and all the sacrifices and important for my life,
9. My big family as Ridhoatun Nikmah, Siti Muammah, Nanik Wahyuningsih, Al Arofiq, Riyanto (totok), Alm. Suparno, Eko Wahono, Agus Joyo Santoso, and my nephew Aghif, Firdha, Faiq, Fika, Diva and Ezza for the unconditional love, prayer, support, patience, care, and all for my life,
10.My friends in communication science RSBI for Anggun, Fautia, Hania, Bintang, Valentina, Anggitya, Husein, Muhammad Sami, Bemi Alivia, Burhan, Ferri and Abdillah for togetherness.
11.Finally all of My Friends In Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, in my team work in Jawa Pos Group, friends and my teachers in Pati that cannot be mentioned one by one, who have support for me.
The writer hopes that the research paper will be useful. The writer realizes that this research paper is far from being perfect. Therefore, would be very pleasant to accept comments and criticism from the readers to make this research papers better.
Wassalamualikum warrahmatullahi wabarokatuh.
Surakarta, November 2014
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CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE ... i
APPROVAL PAGE ... ii
ACCEPTANCE PAGE ... iii
STATEMENT PAGE ... iv
MOTTO PAGE ... v
DEDICATION PAGE ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ... vii
CONTENTS ... x
TABLE LIST ... xiii
ABSTRACT ... xiv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background ... 1
B. Problem Statement ... 10
C. Objective ... 10
D. Benefits ... 11
E. Theoretical Foundation ... 12
1. Communication ... 12
a. Communication Understanding ... 12
b. Communication Levels ... 14
2. Intercultural Communication ... 14
3. Immigrant ... 16
a. Relationship of Immigrants with The Native ... 17
1) Accommodations ... 17
2) Acculturation ... 17
3) Assimilation ... 18
4) Integration ... 18
4. Ethnic ... 19
5. Culture Shock ... 20
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b. Factors Of The Culture Shock ... 23
c. Reaction Of The Culture Shock ... 25
F. The Framework ... 26
G. Research Method ... 27
1. Place and Time ... 27
2. Research Type ... 27
3. Data Source ... 28
4. Technique of Data Collection ... 29
5. Data Validity ... 30
6. Technique of Data Analysis ... 30
CHAPTER II DESCRIPTION LOCATION A. Profile of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta ... 33
B. Profile of Boarding School Student KH. Mas Manshur ... 35
1. International Student Organization (ISO ... 37
2. Ikatan Mahasiswa Muhammadiyah (IMM) ... 37
3. The Profile of Informants ... 39
CHAPTER III RESULTS OF RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION A. General Description ... 45
1. Culture Knowledge ... 45
a. Culture Of Foreign Student ... 45
b. Knowledge About Indonesia ... 47
2. The Reason Of Choosing UMS’s ... 48
a. Self-Determination ... 48
b. Consideration Of The School ... 49
B. The Stages In The Culture Shock ... 53
1. The Optimistic Phase ... 53
a. Foreign Student from Palestine Country ... 54
b. Foreign student from Thailand Country... 55
2. The Problem Of Cultural ... 56
a. Foreign Student from Palestine Country ... 56
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3. The Recovery Phase ... 61
a. Foreign Student from Palestine Country ... 61
b. Foreign Student from Thailand Country ... 62
4. The Adjustment Phase ... 62
a. Foreign Student from Palestine Country ... 64
b. Foreign Student from Palestine Country ... 65
C. Inter-Ethnic ... 66
D. Social Support ... 68
CHAPTER IV CLOSING A. Conclusions ... 69
B. Suggestions ... 72 BIBLIOGRAHY
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TABLE LIST
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APPENDICES LIST
Table 1. Subject I (A1)
Table 2. Subject II (A2)
Table 3. Subject III (B1)
Table 4. Subject IV (B2)
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ABSTRACT
Indah Noviana, L100102015, CULTURE SHOCK IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (Qualitative Descriptive Study about Culture Shock for Foreign Students from Palestine and Thailand countries in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta), Thesis, Comminication Science Study Program, Communication and Informatic Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, 2014.
This research aims to describe the communication is obstacles and the stages of culture shock that faced by the University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta
(UMS’s) students who are from Palestine and Thailand countries. The method
uses qualitative descriptive by using technical data collection with semi-structural of technique interview and to check the data validity with source triangulation. Results of research that the students from Palestine and Thailand countries didn’t
know about living in Indonesia especially in UMS’s environment before they come
to Indonesia, after living in Surakarta, they can understand the local culture from time by time. The obstacles of communication and the stages of the culture shock in faced by foreign studentsthat are from them self and society. Most of foreign students could minimize the culture shock by using social support as friends, family or community, but some foreign students the influence of ethnic differences and the time in overcoming culture shock. Where as in the implementation of handling culture shock that can adapt quickly and others take a long time.