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CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCED BY TWO IMLAC
PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
George Tasidjawa
112006178
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
1
CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCED BY TWO IMLAC
PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
George Tasidjawa
112006178
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
2
CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCED BY TWO IMLAC
PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
George Tasidjawa
112006178
Approved by:
(Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A.)
Supervisor
( Petrus Ari Santoso, M.A.)
Examiner
3
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course
or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of
my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by
any other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2010. George Tasidjawa and Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
George Tasidjawa: (
)
4
Acknowledgements
Foremost, I want to thank my Lord Jesus Christ for giving me peace and strength
when I had almost lost it all and also catching my every fall and keeping me safe. He has
done so many bountiful things in my life and I found my saving grace within Him. “I can
do everything through Him who give me strength.” (Phillipians 4: 13).
Second of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my former
supervisor, Mrs. Neny Isharyanti, M.A. and Mrs. Frances L. Sinanu, S.Pd. for their
patience and guidance as well as being incredibly amazing role models to me. Besides, I
would like to thank Mr. Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A. so much for his patience,
motivation, encouragement, and immense knowledge in guiding me in writing of this
thesis. I cannot imagine having a better advisor and mentor for my undergraduate study. I
am so humbled that I had Mr. Petrus Ari Santoso, M.A. as my examiner. I thank him so
much for being so kind to spend some time to examine my paper. A deep appreciation
goes out to him.
A very special thanks goes out to my beloved family for their unconditional
support, both financially and emotionally throughout my degree. Without them, I am just
no one. Their kindness, love, encouragement, prayers, and understanding mean the whole
world to me so I owe them my eternal gratitude.
Of course, I would also like to thank my dear friends so much, Melanie and
Valerie; for this thesis would not have been possible without their participation. Their
patience, understanding, and assistance are greatly appreciated.
Last but not least, I would also like to thank all my awesome friends all over the
world who have always been there to pick me up when I fall and come to me with their
open arms since the first place. From the bottom of my heart, I am grateful to my best
friends, Solafide fellowship friends, and everyone whose name I cannot mention one by
one, for their love and prayers to enlighten me since the first glance of research. I thank
them so very much.
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PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name
Student ID Number
Study Program
Faculty
Kind of Work
: George Tasidjawa
: 112006178
: English Department
: Faculty of Language and Literature
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free
right for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
Culture Shock Experienced by Two IMLAC Participants and the “Flexibility
Strategies” They Used to Overcome It
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or
database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part
without my express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
: Salatiga
Date
: September 17, 2012
Verified by signee,
George Tasidjawa
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A.
Thesis Examiner
Petrus Ari Santoso, M.A.
6
7
CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCED BY TWO IMLAC
PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
George Tasidjawa
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the outcome of culture shock
that two IMLAC students came upon and examine how the strategies of
cross-cultural flexibility are employed to help these students muddle through
the setbacks they came across. This study was conducted by assembling open
ended questionnaire and interview form. By means of the method used, the
two participants disclosed their outlook on how they dealt with cross-cultural
matters that arose. It is found that furnishing one’s self by obtaining lots of
information about the host culture, participating vigorously and frequently
in cultural occasions, and last but not least, forming a strong base of
networks with various kinds of people will diminish culture shock and
prevail over it.
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PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
George Tasidjawa
112006178
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
1
CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCED BY TWO IMLAC
PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
George Tasidjawa
112006178
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
2
CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCED BY TWO IMLAC
PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
George Tasidjawa
112006178
Approved by:
(Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A.)
Supervisor
( Petrus Ari Santoso, M.A.)
Examiner
3
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such material as has been submitted for examination in any course
or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the best of
my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or written by
any other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright@ 2010. George Tasidjawa and Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A.
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga.
George Tasidjawa: (
)
4
Acknowledgements
Foremost, I want to thank my Lord Jesus Christ for giving me peace and strength
when I had almost lost it all and also catching my every fall and keeping me safe. He has
done so many bountiful things in my life and I found my saving grace within Him. “I can
do everything through Him who give me strength.” (Phillipians 4: 13).
Second of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my former
supervisor, Mrs. Neny Isharyanti, M.A. and Mrs. Frances L. Sinanu, S.Pd. for their
patience and guidance as well as being incredibly amazing role models to me. Besides, I
would like to thank Mr. Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A. so much for his patience,
motivation, encouragement, and immense knowledge in guiding me in writing of this
thesis. I cannot imagine having a better advisor and mentor for my undergraduate study. I
am so humbled that I had Mr. Petrus Ari Santoso, M.A. as my examiner. I thank him so
much for being so kind to spend some time to examine my paper. A deep appreciation
goes out to him.
A very special thanks goes out to my beloved family for their unconditional
support, both financially and emotionally throughout my degree. Without them, I am just
no one. Their kindness, love, encouragement, prayers, and understanding mean the whole
world to me so I owe them my eternal gratitude.
Of course, I would also like to thank my dear friends so much, Melanie and
Valerie; for this thesis would not have been possible without their participation. Their
patience, understanding, and assistance are greatly appreciated.
Last but not least, I would also like to thank all my awesome friends all over the
world who have always been there to pick me up when I fall and come to me with their
open arms since the first place. From the bottom of my heart, I am grateful to my best
friends, Solafide fellowship friends, and everyone whose name I cannot mention one by
one, for their love and prayers to enlighten me since the first glance of research. I thank
them so very much.
5
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
As a member of the (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name
Student ID Number
Study Program
Faculty
Kind of Work
: George Tasidjawa
: 112006178
: English Department
: Faculty of Language and Literature
: Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty free
right for my intellectual property and the contents therein entitled:
Culture Shock Experienced by Two IMLAC Participants and the “Flexibility
Strategies” They Used to Overcome It
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right to copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or
database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part
without my express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
: Salatiga
Date
: September 17, 2012
Verified by signee,
George Tasidjawa
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Brandon Donelson-Sims, M.A.
Thesis Examiner
Petrus Ari Santoso, M.A.
6
7
CULTURE SHOCK EXPERIENCED BY TWO IMLAC
PARTICIPANTS AND THE “FLEXIBILTY STRATEGIES” THEY
USED TO OVERCOME IT
George Tasidjawa
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the outcome of culture shock
that two IMLAC students came upon and examine how the strategies of
cross-cultural flexibility are employed to help these students muddle through
the setbacks they came across. This study was conducted by assembling open
ended questionnaire and interview form. By means of the method used, the
two participants disclosed their outlook on how they dealt with cross-cultural
matters that arose. It is found that furnishing one’s self by obtaining lots of
information about the host culture, participating vigorously and frequently
in cultural occasions, and last but not least, forming a strong base of
networks with various kinds of people will diminish culture shock and
prevail over it.
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