Clothing Adaptation Strategies in Japan for MBKM Students of Japanese Study Programs

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10.2991/978-2-38476-140-1_19How to use a DOI?

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Adaptation Strategy; Clothing; Japan

Abstract

The Merdeka Belajar Kampus Mengajar (MBKM) policy, which provides opportunities for students to carry out activities abroad, including in Japan, provides challenges for students. Students must adapt to the Japanese culture, which is very different from Indonesia, including in clothing. This research aims to discover the adaptation strategy of Japanese Study program students doing MBKM activities in Japan. In addition, this research also aims to update the existing research on adaptation strategies in clothing. The data for this study are collected from interviews and questionnaires distributed to students. Interviews and questionnaires were conducted with 15 students from the Bachelor of Japanese Study Program, Faculty of Humanities, Jenderal Soedirman University. The results showed that the challenges students face regarding clothing have been overcome using several strategies. The first strategy is to learn about the Japanese clothing style before going to Japan through various sources. The second strategy is to adapt to the Japanese clothing style, and the last strategy is to assimilate two clothing styles. The last strategy is widely used, especially by Indonesian women who wear hijab. From the collected data, this research suggests the need for learning about Japanese clothing styles in university lectures before doing MBKM.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nadia Wirda Ummah
AU  - Yusida Lusiana
AU  - Muammar Kadafi
AU  - Janky Febrika Arudina
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/07
TI  - Clothing Adaptation Strategies in Japan for MBKM Students of Japanese Study Programs
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Linguistics, and Literature (COLALITE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 176
EP  - 184
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-140-1_19
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-140-1_19
ID  - Ummah2023
ER  -