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Social Media Use in Adjustment and Adaptation of Chinese International Students --a case study of douyin

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DOI: 10.23977/curtm.2022.050111 | Downloads: 7 | Views: 672

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Tianyu Liu 1

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1 University of Macau, Macau, China

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Tianyu Liu

ABSTRACT

This research aims to understand how the Chinese international students in foreign countries use the social network (Douyin) to deal with the adaptation problems in studying abroad. Douyin is the most popular media app in mainland China which is used by Chinese international students a lot (Haima, 2018). This study tries to explore their using characteristics and the satisfaction they can obtain through this social media.

KEYWORDS

Douyin, New media, Chinese international students, Adjustment and adaptation

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Tianyu Liu, Social Media Use in Adjustment and Adaptation of Chinese International Students--a case study of douyin. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2022) Vol. 5: 46-55. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2022.050111.

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