Mental State and Life Experience of Chinese Students in Germany: An Exploratory Study

Abstract

Chinese students in Germany suffer from various factors. They also have to adapt to the daily life. There is little known about these issues of Chinese students. Thus, an independent group of Chinese and German experts started an exploratory ‎ study on this situation. There were three general aims: 1- to get a better understanding of the situation 2- to create guidelines for the better support of the students 3- to better understand transcultural communication on the field of research The present paper describes and comments on the architecture of the research. It also describes some typical issues of transcultural communication. Moreover, it tries to contribute to a better cooperation between the Chinese and German cultures.

Keywords

• chinese students
• germany
• exploratory study
• action research
• transcultural communication