The culture shock for foreign speakers in Indonesia Gegar budaya penutur asing di Indonesia

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Helmi Muzaki
Gatut Susanto
Didin Widyartono
Riswanda Himawan
Mengesha Robso Wodajo
Peter Gandonu

Abstract

Culture shock is a crucial problem for foreign students, especially foreign speakers coming to Indonesia to learn Indonesian. Culture shock has a negative impact on a person's psychology and health. Culture shock cannot be avoided, but its impact can be reduced by understanding the culture of the target area. This research aims to describe the culture shock experienced by foreign speakers. The method in this research is qualitative descriptive. The data source for this research was 33 respondents from 16 countries who had experienced culture shock. The data analysis stage in this research was carried out in 3 stages: data condensation, data display, and conclusion or verification. This research shows that there are cultural shocks, including ways of interacting with other people, food, discipline, cleanliness, Profession, transportation, and language. The culture shock experienced by foreign speakers varies depending on their region of origin. The main cause of culture shock is the differences in geographic location and the beliefs held by these communities.

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Muzaki, H., Susanto, G., Widyartono, D., Himawan, R., Wodajo, M. R., & Gandonu, P. (2025). The culture shock for foreign speakers in Indonesia. Diglosia: Jurnal Kajian Bahasa, Sastra, Dan Pengajarannya, 8(1), 239-252. https://doi.org/10.30872/diglosia.v8i1.1147
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Helmi Muzaki, Universitas Negeri Malang

Universitas Negeri Malang
Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, Indonesia
Email: helmi.muzaki.fs@um.ac.id
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1257-6309

Gatut Susanto, Universitas Negeri Malang

Universitas Negeri Malang
Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, Indonesia
Email: gatut.susanto.fs@um.ac.id
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-875X

Didin Widyartono, Universitas Negeri Malang

Universitas Negeri Malang
Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, Indonesia
Email: didin.fs@um.ac.id
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8165-6882

Riswanda Himawan, Universitas Negeri Malang

Universitas Negeri Malang
Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, Indonesia
Email: riswandahimawan.242119@students.um.ac.id
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-6725

Mengesha Robso Wodajo, Bule Hora University

Bule Hora University
Bule Hora, Ethiopia
Email: mengewaja@gmail.com
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6578-190X

Peter Gandonu, Lagos State University of Education

Lagos State University of Education
Km 7 Epe Ijebu Ode Road, Noforija, Epe 106101, Lagos, Nigeria
Email: gandonupeter@gmail.com
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-0592

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