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Maximize your experience ... Piercing the bubble by engaging the globe. Office of International Education. Bucknell University.

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Office of International Education

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  1. Maximize your experience ... Piercing the bubble by engaging the globe. Office of International Education Bucknell University

  2. The Office of International Education provides opportunities for students studying off-campus to enable them to gain knowledge and skills leading to an appreciation of varied global and cultural perspectives. The OIE also promotes a global focus to the academic life of the university and the local community. Mission Bucknell University Office of International Education

  3. Fall 2012 STUDY ABROAD PRE-DEPARTURE WORKSHOPAGENDA 6:00 pm 9:00 amIce breaker— Global Hide & Seek 1:30 pm Welcome – Introductions 6:30 pm 9:30 am Cultural Competency 2:00 pm 8:00 pm Health and Safety 11:00 am 3:30 pm 8:45 pm Are you ready to GO? 11:45 am 4:15 pm Office of International Education

  4. Provide you with essential tools to enhance your intercultural engagement skills. • Give you information on health and safety to ensure a rewarding experience abroad. • Provide you with resources to research and understand your host country/culture. • Help you to be open-minded and flexible while abroad. • Allow you to challenge yourself while abroad to accomplish your goals. This workshop is designed to: Office of International Education

  5. Be able to use reflective tools to think through your upcoming study abroad and enhance your preparation for it. • Understand the concept of culture, culture learning, and how to engage your host culture for a rewarding study abroad experience. • Know about health and safety issues, and strategic practices to help you cope with likely inconveniences of living abroad. WORKSHOP OUTCOMES Office of International Education

  6. Are You Really Ready For This? Don’t go abroad without the right intercultural preparation and knowledge. Office of International Education

  7. Drive: What is your motivation for going abroad? Knowledge: What cultural information is needed to do this effectively? Strategy: What is your plan for this assignment? Action: What behaviors do you need to change/ adopt to ensure a successful study abroad? • Based on David Livermore (2010). Leading with Cultural Intelligence, New York: AMA. Cultural Intelligence for Study Abroad Office of International Education

  8. Thinking about your upcoming study abroad, answer the following questions: ___________________________________ 1. What do you hope to gain from your study abroad experience? 2. List at least three things you hope to accomplish in this study abroad experience? 3. When you tell your friends and family members about the highlights of this experience, what would you like those highlights to be? 4. When the experience is over, how will you know it has been successful? Study Abroad : Personal Goals Office of International Education

  9. UNDERSTANDING CULTURE “A mind once stretched never returns to its shape.” Office of International Education

  10. Culture The shared sets of values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that are widely held by members of the host country - ‘What’s Up with Culture?’ - American Peace Corps Ways of perceiving, believing, evaluating and behaving. It provides the blueprint that determines the way we think, feel, and behave in society. It is all around us, like the air we breathe. Office of International Education

  11. Think about this … ”Culture hides more than it reveals, and strangely enough what it hides, it hides most effectively from its own participants” - Edward T. Hall Office of International Education

  12. gestures paintings customs food music literature personal distance dress degree of eye contact religious rituals politics religion rules of politeness rules of friendship importance of time values work ethic Aspects of Culture:Visible/ InvisibleObjective/ Subjective Office of International Education

  13. Functions of culture . . . What does culture do for us? Office of International Education

  14. CULTURE: Things to watch out for … Prejudice Fear Stereotyping Assumptions Discrimination Scapegoating Generalization Ethnocentrism Office of International Education

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  16. A Framework For Processing Intercultural Interactions Office of International Education

  17. Tell me something about this picture . . . Office of International Education

  18. A Framework For Processing Intercultural Interactions DESCRIBE INTERPRET EVALUATE Office of International Education

  19. DESCRIBE focus on behavior and environment, what you hear and see, actions, reactions, facial expressions, body movements, spatial relationships, what is said, etc. A Framework for Processing Intercultural Interactions Office of International Education

  20. INTERPRET explore possible meanings for the actions you have observed--how many possible explanations can you come up with? A Framework for Processing Intercultural Interactions Office of International Education

  21. EVALUATE Is this good or bad? It is a good idea to suspend this step if one is trying to truly understand an interaction. A Framework for Processing Intercultural Interactions Office of International Education

  22. D. I. E - An Example POSITIVE John did not make eye contact with me during the conversation. I think he was shy. What a humble guy he is! NEGATIVE John did not make eye contact with me during the conversation. I think he was not interested in talking to me. How rude! He thinks he is better than everybody. Office of International Education

  23. Rolling the D. I. E. By Rolling the D.I.E., we are forced to look into ourselves to determine why we hold certain beliefs or why we interpret things in a particular way. It is also an excellent tool for learning about others and for communicating to others . . . Sonnenschein, Diversity Toolkit, p. 43 William Office of International Education

  24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5FFZ5KQiYg&feature Cultural Gag Office of International Education

  25. Intercultural Communication ‘Two or more people communicating who have different life experiences.’ What are some of the difficulties with intercultural communication? Office of International Education

  26. Understanding Culture and Cultural Variations http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/videos/culturalgaffes/ Office of International Education

  27. Being unaware of the key features and biases of our own culture – not being able to see the forest because we are inside it! • Feeling threatened or uneasy when interacting with people who are culturally different. • Being unable to understand or explain the behaviour of others who are culturally different. • Being unable to transfer knowledge about one culture to another culture. • Not recognizing when our own cultural orientation is influencing our behaviour. • Being unable to adjust to living and working in another culture. Why Does Intercultural Communication Fail? Office of International Education

  28. Are You Really Ready Yet? So What Intercultural Survival Tips Have You Picked Up So far? Office of International Education

  29. Read about the culture and everyday behaviors • Talk to people who have grown up in the country you will be going to • Take time to be aware of verbal and non-verbal behaviors • Remember to “Roll the DIE”, always • When you arrive, watch for signals • Be forthright and good natured about yours and others’ gaffes • Ask questions, and LISTEN to the responses • Seek to dialogue, not debate, cultural perspectives • Be sensitive . . . .even if they do not make sense to you. Intercultural Interaction Tips Office of International Education

  30. Cultural Adjustment Feel like a fish out of water? How do you feel about living in another culture? Do you fit into a new culture? What are your experiences? Office of International Education

  31. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT Whenever someone travels overseas they are like "a fish out of water." Like the fish, they have been swimming in their own culture all their lives. A fish doesn't know what water is. Likewise, we often do not think too much about the culture we are raised in. Our culture helps to shape our identity. Many of the cues of interpersonal communication (body language, words, facial expressions, tone of voice, idioms, slang) are different in different cultures. One of the reasons that we feel like a fish out of water when we enter a new culture, is that we do not know all of the cues that are used in the new culture. Office of International Education

  32. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT Psychologists tell us that there are five distinct phases (or stages) of culture shock. It is important to understand that culture shock happens to all people who travel abroad, but some people have much stronger reactions than others. Office of International Education

  33. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT During the first few days of a person's stay in a new country, everything usually goes fairly smoothly. The newcomer is excited about being in a new place where there are new sights and sounds, new smells and tastes. The newcomer may have some problems, but usually accepts them as just part of the newness. They may find themselves staying in hotels or be with a homestay family that is excited to meet the foreign stranger. The newcomer may find that "the red carpet" has been rolled out and they may be taken to restaurants, movies and tours. The new acquaintances may want to take the newcomer out to many places and "show them off." This first stage of culture shock is called the "honeymoon phase." Office of International Education

  34. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT Unfortunately, this honeymoon phase often comes to an end fairly soon. The newcomer has to deal with transportation problems (buses that don't come on time), shopping problems (can't buy favorite foods) or communication problems (just what does “Pack it in" mean? What is a “queue” anyway?). It may start to seem like people no longer care about your problems. They may help, but they don't seem to understand your concern over what they see as small problems. You might even start to think that the people in the host country don't like foreigners. Office of International Education

  35. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT This may lead to the second stage of culture shock, known as the "rejection phase." The newcomer may begin to feel aggressive and start to complain about the host culture/country. However, it is important to recognize that these feelings are real and can become serious. This phase is a kind of crisis in the 'disease' of culture shock. It is called the "rejection" phase because it is at this point that the newcomer starts to reject the host country, complaining about and noticing only the bad things that bother them. At this stage the newcomer either gets stronger and stays, or gets weaker and goes home (physically, or only mentally). Office of International Education

  36. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT If you don't survive stage two successfully, you may find yourself moving into stage three: the "regression phase." The word "regression" means moving backward, and in this phase of culture shock, you spend much of your time speaking your own language, watching videos from your home country, eating food from home. You may also notice that you are moving around campus or around town with a group of students who speak your own language. You may spend most of this time complaining about the host country/culture. Office of International Education

  37. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT Also in the regression phase, you may only remember the good things about your home country. Your homeland may suddenly seem marvelously wonderful; all the difficulties that you had there are forgotten and you may find yourself wondering why you ever left. You may now only remember your home country as a wonderful place in which nothing ever went wrong for you. Of course, this is not true, but an illusion created by your culture shock 'disease.' Office of International Education

  38. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT If you survive the third stage successfully (or miss it completely) you will move into the fourth stage of culture shock called the "recovery phase" or the "at-ease-at-last phase." In this stage you become more comfortable with the language and you also feel more comfortable with the customs of the host country. You can now move around without a feeling of anxiety. You still have problems with some of the social cues and you may still not understand everything people say (especially idioms). However, you are now 90% adjusted to the new culture and you start to realize that no country is that much better than another - it is just different lifestyles and different ways to deal with the problems of life. Office of International Education

  39. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT With this complete adjustment, you accept the food, drinks, habits and customs of the host country, and you may even find yourself preferring some things in the host country to things at home. You have now understood that there are different ways to live your life and that no way is really better than another, just different. Finally you have become comfortable in the new place. Office of International Education

  40. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT It is important to remember that not everyone experiences all the phases of culture shock. It is also important to know that you can experience all of them at different times: you might experience the regression phase before the rejection phase, etc. You might even experience the regression phase on Monday, the “at- ease” phase on Tuesday, the honeymoon phase on Wednesday, and the rejection phase again on Thursday. "What will Friday be like?" Office of International Education

  41. CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT Much later, you may find yourself returning to your homeland and - guess what? - you may find yourself entering the fifth phase of culture shock. This is called "reverse culture shock" or "return culture shock" and occurs when you return home. You have been away for a long time, becoming comfortable with the habits and customs of a new lifestyle and you may find that you are no longer completely comfortable in your home country. Many things may have changed while you were away and - surprise! surprise! - it may take a little while to become at ease with the cues and signs and symbols of your home culture. Office of International Education

  42. Cultural Adjustment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkZyvDZFC8Q&feature Office of International Education

  43. . . . Comes from being cut off from the cultural cues and known patterns with which you are familiar, especially the subtle, indirect ways you normally have of expressing feelings. The nuances and shades of meaning that you understand instinctively and use to make your life comprehensible are suddenly taken from you. Survival Kit for Overseas Living, L. Robert Kohls Office of International Education

  44. REALITY OF CULTURE SHOCK

  45. Non-Dominant Hand Exercise Office of International Education

  46. Frustration • Tiredness • Anxiety • Homesickness • Depression • Confusion • Helplessness • Paranoia • Drinking • Eating • Aggressiveness • Hostility • Irritability • Withdrawal • Excessive critical reactions to host culture How does adjusting to a new culture feel? Office of International Education

  47. Strategies to adjust to a new culture Talk about it Accept that it is part of a normal process of adjustment Have a sense of humor Read and learn about the new culture Lower expectations of yourself and others Expect the unexpected DIE Source: Alice Wu, Couth This Be Culture Shock? ISSO Newsletter, Cornell University, Fall ‘96, No.2 Office of International Education

  48. How your peers have adjusted to a host culture. . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOrQAu4o3Js&feature=related Office of International Education

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