Nur Khofifah Saadiah
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There are many universities holding an exchange program for helping students
improve their English skill and create identity shift. This research aims to know
what identity shift students’ study abroad experience and to know the effects of
identity shift on students’ study abroad. The researcher uses a qualitative method in
this research. Photovoice task and in-depth interviews are used to get the data. The
respondents of this research are eleven students who joined the study abroad
program. It is concluded that there is an identity shift in themselves. The researcher
found the effects of the identity shift of students’ study abroad such as the
respondents speak English more, understand different accents, and give respect to
different cultures. Therefore, by joining a study abroad program, they can increase
their confidence and improve their English skills.
Keywords: students’ study abroad, identity shift, and intercom.