International students integrate into the transformation of identity.
Chen fuping: associate professor, xiamen university.
I think there are pros and cons to the "huddle" phenomenon. From a good point of view: first, it helps to adapt to the local environment. In fact, is not only a group of Chinese students, a lot of sociological studies have shown that almost most of the early immigrant groups to adapt to a new social environment, there is the phenomenon of the "bulk". Previous students can provide many newcomers to adapt to the environment of information and help, such as study, life etc, these are all international students "capital", can be in a strange environment early to reduce a lot of pressure. Second, it helps to gain psychological support and recognition. Language and cultural barriers may be many students have to face the main problem of the early, and left in the domestic circle of relatives and classmates, loneliness may be many students need to face the reality of the problem. Relative terms, as a country's international students, in the relatively small language and cultural barriers, psychological comfort and identity can be obtained through communication, this is the very important reason for the "circle".
On the downside. First of all, in the long run, the existence of "circles" may not help students to truly integrate into the school environment. Integration is a deep concept, which is to change the identity of "I am a foreign student" gradually to "I am the student of this school". If international students only associate with students from their own country, the rapid progress of language learning is not good, and it is also bad for understanding the local culture. Secondly, the university is a kind of study for students to enter the society. If they only associate with foreign students, this will have some negative effects on the future career development. Especially for those of you who plan to stay abroad, you will have to learn to socialize with more people in the future.
Study abroad to be brave enough to cross the circle.
Jin ran: marketing director of the education group.
First, you need to clear that foreign students social "circle" phenomenon not only appeared in the Chinese students, many countries such as Japan, South Korea's students also have their own social circle, it is inevitable and unavoidable a cross-cultural adaptation caused by common phenomenon, can't simply use the pros and cons to evaluate this kind of phenomenon.
Chinese students abroad to form social circle, may provide some useful subject to international students, the local information in a timely manner, studying abroad can help them to fully prepared, can also help them quickly adapt to the local students, life gives reference to the experience in study and life. In addition, the social circle of Chinese students can also play a role in spreading Chinese culture, such as inviting foreign students to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals and eating together.
However, if Chinese students enter the Chinese circle in the hope of avoiding the communication barriers caused by language and culture, it will obviously do more harm than good. Can not deny the fact that some Chinese students more or less will have such a mentality, that not only waste the abroad experience different cultures, different way of thinking, also can't really improve language ability, to acquire knowledge in order to realize the real purpose of study abroad.
Therefore, it is advisable for Chinese students to study abroad to objectively understand the phenomenon of social "circle", not to avoid, not to indulge. After going abroad, we should have the courage to step out of the circle. We should have more contact with students from other countries, learn more about the culture of the country and the way of thinking, and cultivate an international vision to make it worthwhile.
Unassimilated local culture is a waste.
Kohler: now I teach in shenzhen and I teach in American high school.
I think it's a pity if Chinese students go abroad to study abroad, but only with their own students. It is a waste to study abroad and to study in a foreign country as far as possible. If you do not understand or adapt to the new environment, you do not want to integrate into the new culture.
In my opinion, a Chinese student in the environment of the study abroad destination country is not enough, or into the local culture, Chinese students should be encouraged and school students to make more friends in other countries at the same time.
Look at the pros and cons of social networking in many ways.
Suf: a psychologist.
In my state of California and Arizona, the phenomenon of "coterization" is relatively obvious, and it has both advantages and disadvantages.
Psychologically, it's good. In an unfamiliar environment, people have no sense of control. When they go abroad, they will have more psychological security and sense of identity if they are with people in their own country. This situation exists not only in Chinese students, but also in European and American countries.
In addition, in many parts of the country, the international student organization will provide some services for the students, such as transportation and accommodation. The care of compatriots makes them more willing to "huddle for warmth".
There are also drawbacks to "community". I observe that although students live abroad, they are under Chinese culture. The purpose of studying abroad is to learn foreign culture, technology, and the circle of life style can make the effect of studying abroad greatly reduced.
The "Chinese circle" has an advantage.
Mark: head of Australia department, kai tak BBB.
Foreign students have different levels, and most of them are able to mingle with foreign students. Adapting to a slightly weaker group of Chinese students will not be a barrier to academic and communication skills, and will also help students improve their academic performance. The phenomenon of "community" is not very good, but it is also common. After all, Chinese students have many advantages.
The phenomenon that Chinese students are "circumlocution" is that the advantages and disadvantages depend on the specific situation. If you are in the school, it is not very helpful for your academic promotion. But at work, in foreign countries, it is very useful to recommend them through a circle of friends. Every student has his or her overseas circles, then every Chinese students can together again, such a transfer, their own overseas network is more and more big, at the same time circle on employment quality of Chinese students have good help you in your life.
The advantages and disadvantages of the circle cannot be summed up in a word.
Lin ting ting: Chinese students studying interactive digital media in Ireland.
The school I attended did not find out how serious the "circle" of Chinese students was. All the Chinese students around me have Chinese friends and foreign friends. They don't choose their nationality as the basis for choosing friends.
Even if there is a phenomenon of "circumlocution", it is not enough to say whether it is good or bad. This is a social choice made by individuals based on their own special circumstances, and each person's situation is different, and what everyone wants is different. To talk about whether it is good or bad, it must be based on a set of preset standards for the pros and cons. But each individual has a different view of what is good for it and what is bad for it. It can only be said that the selection of the existence of "circle" by an individual must have the reasons behind it, and the reasons are not necessarily Shared.
The Chinese community is lonely.
Cece: I studied at Cambridge university.
The proportion of foreign friends in your social circle will be more than half, for example, the local people will choose to be roommates, and they will often participate in local cultural and recreational activities. After all, most of us choose to study abroad in the hope of experiencing the foreign culture deeply, so we have great enthusiasm for making local friends. For the international students around me, the "huddle" phenomenon is not as serious as it seems.
However, the Chinese community is also an important part of international students' life. Especially when you're a new comer, everyone will spontaneously help them integrate into the local life. Veteran students also introduce new people to their local foreign friends. The Chinese community can act as "family", and people can share all kinds of resources and information.
Integration is not assimilation
Yao: studying in Spain.
In Spain, locals are used to speaking Catalan, and language barriers cause communication difficulties. But then the Spaniard, who spoke English through contact, slowly melted into their circle. My interaction with local students made me understand the local culture more deeply, and they persevered in the pursuit of their dream, and I was deeply impressed by the defense of moral law in the deep heart.
The integration I pursue is to learn more about the local culture, join the local life circle, and be accepted by the local people. But integration doesn't mean assimilation, it can be tried and experienced, but it doesn't have to be forced to change to fit in. I feel that we should maintain national pride, be humble, actively share Chinese culture, and foreign friends will be awe-inspiring to you and your country. At the same time, we should respect the local culture and give praise to its essence.
留学生融入要实现身份认同的转换
陈福平：厦门大学副教授
我觉得“抱团”现象有利有弊。从好的方面看：首先，有助于适应当地的环境。事实上，不仅仅是中国留学生群体，很多社会学研究表明，几乎多数的移民群体初期适应一个新的社会环境，都有这种“抱团取暖”的现象。先前的留学生可以为新来者提供很多适应环境的信息和帮助，比如学业、生活等方面的帮助，这些都是留学生的“资本”，能够在一个陌生环境的初期减少很多压力。其次，有助于在心理上获得支持和认同。语言和文化障碍可能是许多留学生初期必须面对的主要问题，外加离开了在国内时的亲朋同学圈子，孤独感可能是许多留学生需要面对的现实问题。相对而言，同为一个国家的留学生，在语言和文化上的障碍比较小，通过交往可以获得心理慰藉和认同，这是“圈子”存在的很重要原因。
从不利的方面看。首先，长期而言，“圈子”存在或许不能帮助留学生真正融入学校的学习环境。融入是一个深层的概念，实际就是将“我是留学生”的身份认同逐渐转变为“我是这个学校的学生”的认知。如果留学生只跟自己国家的学生交往，对语言学习的快速进步不利，同时对理解当地的文化也不利。其次，大学是学生进入社会的一种学习，如果只与本国留学生交往，这就会对将来的职业发展产生一些不利影响。尤其是对打算留在国外工作的同学来说，将来的职业环境以外国人居多，你也必须学会与更多的人社交。
出国学习要勇于跨出小圈子
金冉：启德教育集团市场推广总监
首先，需要明确的一点是，留学生社交“圈子化”现象不只出现在中国留学生中，很多日本、韩国等国家的留学生也都有他们自己的社交圈，这是不可避免也无法回避的一种由跨文化适应而引发的普遍现象，无法单纯地用利弊来评价这种现象。
在国外的中国留学生形成社交圈子，可以为准留学生提供一些有用的、及时的当地信息，可以帮助他们为出国留学做好充分准备，也可以帮助他们迅速适应当地的留学生活，给予学习、生活上的经验以供参考。除此之外，中国学生的社交圈，还能起到传播中国文化的作用，比如邀请外国同学一起过中国的传统节日，一起聚餐等。
然而，如果中国留学生进入中国圈子是希望借此逃避与外国同学之间因为语言、文化造成的沟通障碍，显然是弊大于利的。不能否认，部分中国留学生或多或少会有这样的心态，这样不仅浪费了在国外体验不同文化、不同思维方式的机会，也无法真正提高外语能力、学到知识以实现留学的真正目的。
所以，还是建议出国留学的中国学生，客观地认识社交“圈子化”现象，不回避，不沉溺。出国后要勇于跨出圈子，和其他国家的同学多接触多交流，了解更多国家的文化以及思维方式，培养国际化的视野，才能不虚此行。
未融于当地文化是种浪费
科勒：现在深圳教书，曾在美国高中任教
我认为如果中国留学生去国外留学，却只和本国学生在一起玩是很遗憾的。留学花费颇高，又跨过那么远的距离到异国他乡求学，如果没有了解或者因不适应新环境而不想融入新文化，这是一种浪费。
在我看来，把一个中国学生置于留学目的国的环境中是远远不够的，还是应该鼓励中国学生融入当地的文化，同时和学校其他国家的学生多交朋友。
多角度看社交“圈子化”利弊
素福：心理学者
在我所在的加利福尼亚州和亚利桑那州，“圈子化”现象还是比较明显的，这种现象利弊都有。
从心理层面来说，是有好处的。人在一个陌生环境下是没有控制感的，出国后如果和自己国家的人在一起，心理安全感和身份认同感都会比较多，让人更舒服。这种情况不仅在中国留学生身上存在，欧美国家在中国的留学生也存在这种现象。
另外，国外很多地方，留学生组织会为本国留学生提供一些服务，比如交通、住宿等方面的便利。同胞的关照，让他们更乐于“抱团取暖”。
“圈子化”也存在弊端。我通过观察认为，留学生虽然生活在国外，但是圈子里的他们处在中国文化之下。而留学目的在于学习国外文化、技术，圈子化的生活方式会使留学的效果大打折扣。
“中国圈子”有优势
马克：启德教育澳洲部主管
出国学子水平不同，适应好的大多能与外籍学生打成一片。适应稍弱的多以中国学生做朋友，这样在学业和沟通上就不会存在障碍，同时也能协助学生在学业上的提升。“圈子化”现象严重说不上，但也是普遍的，毕竟中国学生圈子有很多优势。
中国留学生“圈子化”现象是利是弊要看具体情况。如果在学校里，完全局限于中国留学生圈子，对学业提升没有很大帮助。但在工作上，在国外，通过圈子里的朋友推荐就非常有用。每个学生都有自己的海外圈子，然后每个中国学生又能连在一起，这样一个传一个，自己的海外圈子就越来越大，同时中国学生优质圈子对就业对生活都有很好的帮助。
“圈子”利弊不能一言以蔽之
林亭亭：在爱尔兰攻读互动数字传媒的中国留学生
我所就读的学校，并没有发现中国留学生“圈子化”现象有多严重。我身边的中国学生都既有中国朋友也有外国朋友，不会以国籍作为选择朋友的依据。
即使有“圈子化”的现象，也不能一言以蔽之是利还是弊。这是一个个体基于自身的特殊情况作出的社交选择，每个人情况不同，每个人所想要的也不一样。谈论是利还是弊，必须基于一套预先设定的对于利与弊的标准。但每一个个体对于什么对其有利什么对其有弊会有不同的看法。只能说一个个体作出“圈子化”生存的选择，一定有其背后的原因，而这种原因又不一定具有共性。
华人圈子解孤独
茜茜里娅：曾在剑桥大学留学
大家的社交圈里国外朋友比例基本都会超过半数，比如会选择当地人做室友，会经常参加当地的文化娱乐活动。毕竟大家选择出国念书大都抱着深入体验异国文化的期待，所以对结交本土朋友会有极大热情。就我周围的留学生而言，“抱团”现象并没有想象中的严重。
不过，华人圈子也是留学生生活中重要的一部分。尤其是初来乍到者，大家都会自发地帮助他们融入当地生活。元老级别的留学生还会把新人介绍给当地的外国朋友社交圈。华人圈子可以充当“家人”的角色，圈中人也能共享各类资源、信息。
融入并非同化
姚思航：在西班牙留学
初到西班牙，当地人习惯讲加泰罗尼亚语，语言障碍导致沟通困难。但是后来通过接触会讲英语的西班牙人，慢慢融入了他们的圈子。跟当地学生的交往令我能更深入地理解当地文化，而他们执着追求梦想的勇气，内心深处对道德法律的捍卫，也让我感触良多。
我所追求的融入，是深入了解当地文化，加入本土生活圈，并被当地人接纳。但融入并不意味着同化，可以尝试和体验，但不一定要强迫自己去改变迎合融入。我觉得应该保持民族自豪感，不卑不亢，积极分享中华文化，外国朋友也会因此对你及你的国家肃然起敬。同时，也该尊重当地文化，对其文化精髓给予赞美。
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