The document discusses cultural adjustment processes when moving to a new culture or returning home from living abroad. It defines key terms like culture shock and outlines the typical 5 stages of adjusting to a new culture: 1) honeymoon period, 2) culture shock, 3) initial adjustment, 4) mental isolation, and 5) acceptance and integration. It also examines the challenges of reverse culture shock upon re-entry to one's home culture after living abroad. Throughout, it provides examples and advice for navigating both cultural adjustment periods successfully.

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3. I. Some Definitions
II. The Adjustment Process in a New Culture
III. The Re-entry Adjustment Process
IV. The Adjustment Process in a New Culture vs The Re-entry
Adjustment Process
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4. I. Definitions
 Adjust and Adapt
To change in order to fitAdjust
Adapt To make fit or suitable
Change to fit a
new situation
What are the differences between
Adjust and Adapt?
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5.  Elation and Depression
Elation Great happiness (up)
Depression Great sadness (down)
In which situations (in another culture)
are people’s feelings sometimes like a
roller coaster ride?
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6.  Culture shock
Culture shock
Feel confused and disoriented in a
new country
How to diminish feelings of
culture shock?
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7.  Integrate and Carbon copy
Integrate
Carbon copy
To become a part or a member of
An exact copy; the same as another
Some people say, “When in
Rome, do as the Romans do.” Do
you agree?
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9. II. The Adjustment Process in a New Culture
Five stages in the Adjustment Process
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(1) Acceptance &
Integration in
the foreign culture
(2) Return
Anxiety in the
foreign culture
(3) Return
honeymoon in
the native country
(4) Re-entry shock
in the native country
(5) re-integration
in the native
country
Adjustment
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10. 1. Honeymoon Period
The excitement of the new
and different initially makes
people feel elated in a new
culture
Honeymoon Period
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11. 2. Culture Shock
The individuals are immersed in new
problems
Housing
LanguageTransportation
Employment
Shopping
The individuals will tend to feel unhappy or
depressed and get sick more easily
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12. 3. Initial Adjustment
Everyday activities such as housing and shopping
are no longer major problem.
Life becomes easier
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13. 4. Mental Isolation
Individuals have been away from their
family and friends for a long time and may
feel lonely.
The people who stay at this stage have no
desire to learn anything about their new
culture or the people from their host country.
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14. 5. Acceptance and Integration
The student will set up a schedule for doing work or
study; make friends from the new culture and show
an interest in learning even more about the host
country, beyond what is needed to survive
The new culture are accepted while maintaining
the native culture and language
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15. What stages in the cultural adjustment cycle
are they experiencing?
 Frankly speaking, I do not feel that there are many pleasures for me in the U.S
right now. I am still seriously homesick, but I am getting better. I understand that
this is the adjustment period. I will be back to normal soon”
Stage of adjustment: ………..……………………………………
 “My feelings about living in a new country are quite complicated, but I can put
them in one word: “marvelous”. Everything seems wonderful and fresh to me.
You can always learn something new every minute. And you can never tell what
will happen the next minute.”
Stage of adjustment: ……………………………………………..
 “When I arrived in this country I could only say, ‘Thank you’ and ‘Good bye’. In
spite of that, I had to get an apartment. My situation was really miserable
because I couldn’t understand what the managers were saying. They spoke so
fast that I didn’t understand anything, except ‘OK’ or ‘All right?’. I almost started
crying like a child on the street.”
Stage of adjustment: ………………………………………………
Mental isolation
Honeymoon period
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16. Adjustment
Time
(1)
Acceptance
&
integration
in the
foreign
culture
(2) Return
anxiety in the
foreign culture
(3) Return
honeymoon
in the native
country
(4) Re-
entry
shock in
the native
country
(5) Re-
integration in
the native
country
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17. Experience observations reactions
the most… family life educational system
Interesting social life political events
Educational school life culture shock
Embarrassing dress friendships
Important food other relationships
Surprising customs
fun
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18. Our way
is right.
Our way
is best.
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19. a) Levadelians have been very generous in teaching other people how to do things the right way.
b) Non-Levadelians do many things backwards.
c) Since the only true God is the one in the Levadel culture, all other people’s gods and religions are false.
d) Levadel has produced the best technology in the world; therefore, it is a superior country.
e) Levadel is the best language for poetry.
f) In Levadel, people don’t talk in circles.
g) Minorities and foreigners in Levadel have to change
their ways so they become like the majority of
Levadelians.
h) When world leaders learn to do things the way
Levadelians do, the world will be a better place.
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20. 1)
Language learning Cultural adjustment process
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21. 2) What are the best ways to prepare for life in
another culture?
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22. IV. Culture Shock & Reverse Culture Shock
From http://blog.ub.ac.id/budisuhartono/2014/04/23/dampak-culture-shock-pada-komunikasi-non-verbal/
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23. Culture Shock & Reverse Culture Shock
From http://gilmanprogram.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/writing-prompt-6-culture-shock-reverse-culture-shock/
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24. Watching two video clips:
In Finland & in Vietnam
Question:
What are their
reactions as they come
back home?
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25. Reentry Challenges
 Boredom
 No one wants to hear
 Reverse homesickness
 Feelings of isolation
 Relationships have changed
 Negative attitudes towards your native culture
 Inability to apply new knowledge and skills 2525

26.  Accept that you have changed and things won’t be the
same as when you left
 Don’t talk about what happened abroad unless your
listener wants to hear it.
 Be flexible and expect the unexpected
 Take care of yourself physically as well as mentally
 Focus on how you are now better off from the
experiences you had and what you have learned
 Give yourself TIME!
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