CULTURAL TRANSITION OF AUSTRALIAN EXPATRIATE TEACHERS IN YOUTH CENTER UBUD

Abstract

Abtrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi syok budaya yang dialami oleh guru Australia, faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya syok budaya dan bagaimana cara mereka untuk beradaptasi dalam budaya baru di Youth Center Ubud Bali. Peneliti ini merupakan studi kasus dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah tiga orang guru Australia yang tinggal di Youth Center Ubud Bali. Data dari penelitian ini diambil dengan menggunakan wawancara yang terstruktur dari tiga orang guru Australia di Youth Center Ubud Bali. Data kualitatif ditranskripsi dan dianalisis secara deskripsi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa ada tiga puluh enam syok budaya yang dialami oleh guru Australia di Youth Center Ubud Bali. Ada tiga faktor yang menyebabkan timbulnya syok budaya yaitu perbedaan budaya, Bahasa dan pengalaman social. Lebih lanjut, ada tiga cara yang dilakukan oleh guru Australia di dalam proses beradaptasi di lingkukan budaya baru seperti; melakukan komunikasi, berteman, dan menghargai budaya lokal. Data dari observasi dan wawancara menunjukkan bahwa guru Australia mengalami permasalahan di dalam menyesuaikan diri dengan budaya baru di Ubud Bali.
Kata Kunci : Kata kunci: peralihan budaya, syok budaya, guru asing

Abstract This study aimed at investigating the culture shock phenomena experienced by Australian expatriate teachers, the factors which cause the culture shock, and how they adapt to new culture in Youth Center Ubud Bali. This present study was a case study with qualitative research design. The subjects of this study were three Australian expatriate teachers who work as teacher Youth Center Ubud Bali. The data of the study were collected by using structure interview from three Australian expatriate teachers who teaches in Youth Center Ubud Bali. The qualitative data were transcribed and analyzed descriptively. The result of the study show that there were thirty-six culture shock phenomena of Australian expatriate teachers in Youth Center Ubud Bali. There were three factors which cause culture shock, such as cultural differences, languages difficulties, and social differences. Moreover, there were three ways of Australian expatriate teachers use in the process of adapting new culture such as doing communication, making friends, and respect the local culture. The data from observation and interview show that the Australian expatriate teachers experienced problems in adapting new culture in Ubud Bali.
keyword : Key words: cultural transition, culture shock, expatriate teachers