Based on the integrative theory of cross-cultural adaptation made by Young
Yun Kim (1988), adaptation is the transformation process every human being
experiences when they move into a new and unfamiliar environment. The concept
refers to a process through which an individual achieves an increasing level of
psychological and functional fitness with respect to the receiving environment. It also
explains how an individual goes through a stress-adaptation-growth process in order
to achieve greater psychological fitness. According to this theory, communication
skills have an important role. Because communication issues for an immigrant will
likely lead them feeling alienated, homesick, and difficulty in expressing their feelings