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Cultural
Adjustment
Now that you
have the majority of your paper work done, the best thing to do
is in-depth research about the country you will be visiting, the
town you will be living in, and the institution you will be
attending. Find out about class timetables, bus routes,
restaurants in town, directions from your accommodation to
campus, the list goes on. Try and know the area like the back of
your hand even before stepping foot in the new country. You may
not feel as lost when you first arrive. Researching the area
before you depart will be very helpful the first few days you
are in a new country. Please also read our sections on
culture
shock.
General Books on Crossing
Cultures
Survival Kit for Overseas Living. Kohls, L. Robert
The Art of Crossing Cultures. Storti, Craig
The Exchange Student Survival Kit. Hansel, Bettina
How to Serve & Learn Abroad Effectively: Students Tell Students. Berry, Howard A. and Linda A. Chisolm
Women's Guide to Overseas Living (Second Edition).
Piet-Pelon, Nancy J. and Barbara Hornby
On Being Foreign: Culture Shock in Short Fiction. Lewis,
Tom and Robert Jungman
A New Look At An Old
Construct: Cross-Cultural Adaptation.
Anderson, Linda
Training for the Cross-Cultural Mind: A Handbook for
Cross-Cultural Trainers and Consultants (Chapter 6). Casse,
Pierre
Education for the
Intercultural Experience:
Towards Ethnorelativism: A Developmental Model of
Intercultural Sensitivity. Paige, Michael
Collections
Culture Grams
Synopsis by country of customs, culture, lifestyle, geography,
history social system
Available in the Education Abroad Office
Re-entry/Reverse Culture
Shock Notebook
A collection of articles and training materials about the
process of returning home
Video
Cold Water. Ogami,
Noriko
A video which looks at culture shock from the perspective of
international students in the US
Magazine
Transitions
Bi-monthly journal of articles, essays and advertising related
to living, learning, employment
and educational travel abroad. Our office has a few years worth
of back issues.
Internet Resources
The
World Factbook
compiled by the CIA
Intercultural Press
Specialty publisher of publications related to intercultural
issues
What's
Up With Culture
Material to enhance a student's
ability to make successful cultural adjustments
Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Sojourners
International Directory of
Gay and Lesbian Periodicals.
Malinowsky, H. Robert, Oryx Press, 1987
The Third Pink Book: A
Global View of Lesbian and Gay Liberation and Oppression.
Hendriks, Art. Prometheus Books, 1993
More Options for Gay
Travelers. Wade,
Betsy. New York Times, Sunday Edition, The Practical Traveler.
February, 1995
A Woman's World.
Bond, Mary Beth. Traveler's Tales Inc., 1995
NAFSA: Association of International Educators:
Lesbigay special interest group web site
Gay &
Lesbian Travel & Resource Guide
Students
with Disabilities
A World of Options: A Guide
to International Educational Exchange, Community Service, and
Travel for Persons with Disabilities.
Christa Bucks.
Mobility International USA
Able to Travel: Disabled
People Travel the World. Alison
Walsh, ed. 1992
Mobility International USA
Students
of Color
Minority Experience of Study
Abroad. Dudzik,
Pamela and Samantha Phillips. Brown OIRED
"Expanding Your Horizons" Black Enterprise,
Anderson, Keisha. June 1996
"International Opportunities for Students of Color Abroad"
Transitions Abroad, Nolting, William. July/August 1995
"Students of Color Abroad" Transitions Abroad, Perdreau,
Connie. July/August 1995
"Preparing Students of Color for Global Opportunities" Black
Issues in Higher Education. Jenkins, Karen, 1997
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