From Situbondo to The Netherlands: A narrative study of intercultural learning and identity negotiation

Degaf, Agwin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-0867, Anggrisia, Nur Fitria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6862-7181, Rofiq, Zainur ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4723-1175 and Setyawan, Agustinus Hary (2026) From Situbondo to The Netherlands: A narrative study of intercultural learning and identity negotiation. In: International Student Narratives in Globalized Higher Education. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, pp. 23-62. ISBN 9798337342122 Author, Author, Author, Author : UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

This chapter explores intercultural adaptation as a process of negotiating communicative norms, cultural values, and identity in secular and multicultural environments. Focusing on a Muslim student from a rural background studying in the Netherlands, it examines how religious identity, linguistic resources, and social positioning shape intercultural experiences. Drawing on interview and documentary data, the study employs transitivity and appraisal analysis to investigate how these experiences are represented and negotiated. The findings highlight changes in social participation, efforts to accommodate religious practices, and adjustments to unfamiliar interactional norms. By considering the student's rural background and limited intercultural exposure before departure, the chapter offers a more contextualized understanding of intercultural adaptation. It also emphasizes the importance of culturally responsive preparation, peer mentoring, and institutional recognition of religious practices. The chapter contributes to intercultural communication research by integrating identity and acculturation perspectives with linguistic analysis.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	cultural identity; intercultural learning; linguistic resources; religious practices; netherlands
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200401 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Dr. Agwin Degaf
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2026 14:16

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