A Study on Cultural Adaptation by Using Social Media Among Indonesian and Malaysian Students

This paper discusses the emergence of new media in the process of intercultural adaptation and it is based on a study which investigated how Indonesian and Malaysian students used social media in order to gain successful cultural adaptation. Cultural adaptation involves the process of promoting understanding through interaction to increase the level of fitness so that the demands of a new cultural environment can be met. Data of the study were gathered through in depth interview with five Indonesian students who were studying in Malaysia and also five Malaysian Students who were studying in Indonesia. The findings of this study showed that Malaysian and Indonesian students used social media especially You Tube channel in order to get information about the culture of the countries which they were studying at.