Cultural adjustment and communication style of foreign students in Cavite State University /
by Vir Timothy O. Benosa and Christine Jane C Tapang.
- Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2017.
- xii, 74 p. : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Thesis (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism) Cavite State University
Includes bibliographical references.
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BENOSA, TIMOTHY O. TAPANG. CHRISTINE JANE C. Cultural adjustment and Communication Style of Foreign Students in Cavite State University. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. May 2017. Adviser: Ms. Erica Charmane B. Hernandez. This study was conducted at Cavite State University Don Severino De las Alas Campus from November 2016 to May 2017 to determine the cultural adjustment and communication styles of foreign students in Cavite State University. It aimed to determine the demographic profile of participants in terms of age, gender, origin, know the level of adjustments of foreign students to Filipino culture, and determine the communication style used by the foreign students. The collected data will serve as the basis of the computed results. This study is anchored on the communication accommodation theory by Howard Giles. It emphasizes the adjustments that people are doing while communicating. It elaborates the human tendency to adjust their behavior while interacting. Descriptive design is the research design of this study. The independent variable is the cultural adjustment and the dependent variable is the communication style. A self-made questionnaire was made to use as a survey. Based on the results of the study, seventy percent of the participants were male. Forty two percent of the participants were first year students. Forty two percent of the student participants were from Nigeria. Most of the foreign students adjusted on the situations given. Most of the participants were using assertive style of communication.