Abstract
International students not only have to follow new cultural norms and make adjustments with a different life style,
but also have a burden of their academic assignments to be completed in a new academic environment and by
adopting new study habits. International students face adjustment problems while experiencing changes in cultural
habits, language, environmental surroundings etc. Academic sojourners who are culturally well adjusted can easily
cope with these challenges in their cross-cultural experiences. This study was intended to explore problems that
international students face during their study period in a foreign country. The sample consisted of 116 international
students randomly selected from two universities: International Islamic University Islamabad and National
University of Modern Languages. Data was collected through a questionnaire consisted of 22 questions regarding
various problems that international students may encounter during their stay in a foreign country. Some major
problems included language barrier, food adjustment and lack of acknowledgement of cultural diversity in
classroom.
Sarwat Iqbal, Maliha Nasir, Raqat Ali, Mohd. Abaidullah. (2015) Problems faced by international students during study period, Journal of Arts and Social sciences, Volume 2, Issue 1.
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