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Cultural Shock

Cultural Shock. Raheleh Miralami & Dianne Wellems. International Students Orientation August 2015. Everything is fantastic because you are overseas? Let’s do a reality check!. How are you feeling?. “quoted from Reference 2, slide 2 ”.

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Cultural Shock

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  1. Cultural Shock Raheleh Miralami & Dianne Wellems • International Students Orientation • August 2015

  2. Everything is fantastic because you are overseas? Let’s do a reality check! How are you feeling? “quoted from Reference 2, slide 2 ”

  3. Emotional and physical discomfort that a person feels when move from a familiar cultural environment to an unfamiliar one • Stressful period BUT transitional • Its Completely Normal  What is a culture shock?

  4. Symptoms of Culture Shock • Isolation and frustration • Mental fatigue • Lack of motivation • Irritability • Boredom “quoted from Reference 2, slide 4 and Reference 3”

  5. Symptoms of Culture Shock • Seeking company from people of your country • Compulsive eating/drinking • Sleeping a lot • Feeling left out • Home sickness “quoted from Reference 2, slide 4 and Reference 3”

  6. 1. Honeymoon Phase • Everything is Beautiful • Arrival • Curiosity and fascination “quoted from Reference 1, slide 9 ”

  7. 2. Crisis and Negotiation Phase • Everything is Ugly • Disappointment • Irritation • Facing problems “quoted from Reference 1, slide 10 ”

  8. 3. Adjustment Phase • Everything is Quite Funny • Acceptance • Need to survive • Staying or leaving “quoted from Reference 1, slide 11 ”

  9. 4. Acceptance Phase • Everything is OK • Adaptation • Feeling comfortable • Getting involved • Make friends “quoted from Reference 1, slide 12 ”

  10. The Revised W-Shape Adjustment Model “quoted from Reference 1, slide 8 ”

  11. Language • Climate • Education system • Sports • Food • Religion • Making friends • Anything else? Obvious differences between home and life in the US

  12. Slangs and street talks Language “Reference 3 ”

  13. How are you doing? • What’s up? • That’s cool • Let’s have lunch together sometimes • Uh,um • Filler sounds! American phrase book

  14. Climate

  15. Arrive on time on classes • Come to class prepared with book, paper, pen • Attend all classes • Class participation • Never use a cell phone • Plagiarism is not allowed Education system

  16. Language • Climate • Education system • Sports • Food • Religion • Making friends • Anything else? Obvious differences between home and life in the US

  17. Making Friends 2. When you do something that annoy the people • Two Types of Problems: 1. When natives do something foreign to you ?! ?! “quoted from Reference 1, slide 5 ”

  18. US cultural norms: • Gender equality • Body language • Physical contact • Manner of dress • Punctuality Making Friends “Reference 4 ”

  19. Privacy and personal space • Names and forms of address • Waiting in the lines • Using please, thank you and sorry • Direct eye contact with the person talking with Making Friends

  20. The Revised W-Shape Adjustment Model “quoted from Reference 1, slide 8 ”

  21. Be patient • Find something interesting every week • Participate in culturally activities Happening in Omaha- Facebook! • Remember your goals • Organize your day by day • Don’t expect everything to be perfect • Ask for help if you need it • Your health is important How to Cope up with Culture Shock “quoted from Reference 3 and Reference 5”

  22. American Stereotypes • Fat • Hollywood Sexy • Barely travel • Ignore the world • Religious • Gun crime Americans are from everywhere! Don’t Fall for Stereotypes

  23. Culture shock happens • It may last a semester • Be motivated in learning new cultures • Be patient, things gradually improve • Don’t be afraid to seek help • Its okay to feel like a stranger in a strange land Summing up

  24. When did you experience homesick? • What did you do? • Did you recognize it? • Any stories? Personal experience

  25. “When you leave one home for another there’ll always lessons to be learned.” Kofi Annan

  26. http://www.slideshare.net/RensenSanne/cultural-shock-final • Culture Shock and its Effects PowerPoint, Queensland Government, Department of Education, training and the Arts, 2011. retrieved from https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CEUQFjAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkirwanshs.eq.edu.au%2FSupportandresources%2FFormsanddocuments%2FDocuments%2FInternational%2FCulture_Shock.ppt&ei=Er38U7qDGIW6ogTTqIC4Bg&usg=AFQjCNH9xyp1Dno3mBwVuxXsGHgY5mxoyA&sig2=c3Pz_-KaxpqNPaYr_eNyfw&bvm=bv.73612305,bs.1,d.aWw&cad=rja • Fishel, D. (2008). International Student Experience, Columbia Business School. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPfB6GIjM9Q & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H82IFq0HbTQ & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7iznNFGzIg. • Sirizzotti, Carmen N. (2013). Cultural Norms, University of Nebraska Medical Center. • http://www.slideshare.net/rakeshrajdev11/culture-shock-is-the-difficulty-people-have-adjusting-to-a-new-culture-that-differs-markedly-from-their-own References

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