The exchange student survival kit / Bettina Hansel.
By: Hansel, Bettina G
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BookPublisher: Boston : Intercultural Press, 2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781931930314 (pbk.); 1931930317 (pbk.).Subject(s): Foreign study -- United States | Student exchange programs -- United States | Cultural relations | High school students -- United States -- AttitudesDDC classification: 370.116/2 Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
What does it mean to be an exchange student? -- What does the host family offer? -- Cultural baggage: beyond the customs counter -- What you need to know about culture -- Cross-cultural challenges for the host family -- Feeling secure in a new country -- Connections back home -- The adjustment cycle -- Stage 0. preparing to go abroad -- Stage 1. arrival -- Stage 2. settling in -- Stage 3. deepening the relationship -- Stage 4. culture shock -- Stage 5. the holidays -- Stage 6. culture learning -- Stage 7. the last weeks -- Stage 8. readjustment -- Postscript; special issues and concerns.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-162) and index.
What does it mean to be an exchange student? -- What does the host family offer? -- Cultural baggage: beyond the customs counter -- What you need to know about culture -- Cross-cultural challenges for the host family -- Feeling secure in a new country -- Connections back home -- The adjustment cycle -- Stage 0. preparing to go abroad -- Stage 1. arrival -- Stage 2. settling in -- Stage 3. deepening the relationship -- Stage 4. culture shock -- Stage 5. the holidays -- Stage 6. culture learning -- Stage 7. the last weeks -- Stage 8. readjustment -- Postscript; special issues and concerns.
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