Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article is devoted to the study of factors of adaptation of Chinese students to educational environment of TPU. The goal of this work is to identify influence of different factors on adaptation of foreign students studying in Tomsk Polytechnic University. Various methods of data collection and analysis are used in the research –an associative experiment, open-ended questions and observation. As a result of the associative experiment main factors of adaptation of foreign students are revealed: interest in Tomsk, comfortable accommodation, professional tutors, relationship with peers and Russian language level. Weather and the need to adjust to new surroundings negatively influence adaptive capacity. Analysis of answers to the open-minded questions has confirmed the results of the associative experiment. Negative character traits are mentioned as factors that negatively influence adaptive capacity. The Russian language is regarded ambivalently by the Chinese students. It is perceived both as a negative and as a positive factor by the same respondents. Many students consider successful passing of Russian as a Foreign Language Test as personal success. Therefore, Russian is the most important factor of adaptation of the Chinese students in TPU