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Culture
Shock:
 Maximizing
Study Abroad




TNT Development© 2011
Ignite emotions and creativity

Have fun and experiment

Share experiences

Assess your readiness

Prepare
What do you want to learn from
this session today?

How much or what type of
international experience do you
have?

What specific questions would
you like to explore?
Give up or lose?
Adapt or
Change?
Differences exist,
even though we
don’t always know
what they are, we
experience them.
Making the effort to change
and adapt our behavior
creates different feelings
ranging from excitement
and creativity to frustration
and exhaustion
What can you do to adapt and
adjust when you are abroad? Is
being yourself a successful
strategy?

How do you think you’ll manage
the cultural differences and
adjusting your behavior?
Culture Shock
Daily dilemmas
Stress of the unfamiliar
  Difficulty letting go of old ways
      Old behaviors do not produce
      same results
           Excitement and anxiety


                Stereotyped or Judged

                      New relationships
common

               real

       minimize the effects

        recognize its signs

tension, stress, anxiety and illness
FLIGHT!




FIGHT!
Open-minded and curiosity
Sense of humor
Communication
Flexibility and adaptability
Positive and realistic expectations
Tolerance for difference and ambiguity
Positive attitude
Self awareness and confidence
Cultural knowledge
What experiences do you
want to have while you are
abroad?


What can you do to
increase the chances of
them happening?
Stay connected, create a photo
album, post updates, get support, ask
for tips and advice

Let friends and family follow you:
monuments, museums, restaurants,
and events

Video journal, capture special
moments, share lessons and cultural
tips


Blog: share stories, report current
events, photo journal
What do you know now that you wish
 you new before you went abroad?

What was your biggest cultural
 mishap?

Did you experience culture shock?
 How did you know? And what did you
 do?

Share any important culture specific
 behaviors that will help students “fit in”
 and adapt?

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Culture shock study abroad predeparture training

  • 2. Ignite emotions and creativity Have fun and experiment Share experiences Assess your readiness Prepare
  • 3. What do you want to learn from this session today? How much or what type of international experience do you have? What specific questions would you like to explore?
  • 4. Give up or lose?
  • 6. Differences exist, even though we don’t always know what they are, we experience them.
  • 7. Making the effort to change and adapt our behavior creates different feelings ranging from excitement and creativity to frustration and exhaustion
  • 8. What can you do to adapt and adjust when you are abroad? Is being yourself a successful strategy? How do you think you’ll manage the cultural differences and adjusting your behavior?
  • 10.
  • 11. Daily dilemmas Stress of the unfamiliar Difficulty letting go of old ways Old behaviors do not produce same results Excitement and anxiety Stereotyped or Judged New relationships
  • 12. common real minimize the effects recognize its signs tension, stress, anxiety and illness
  • 14.
  • 15. Open-minded and curiosity Sense of humor Communication Flexibility and adaptability Positive and realistic expectations Tolerance for difference and ambiguity Positive attitude Self awareness and confidence Cultural knowledge
  • 16. What experiences do you want to have while you are abroad? What can you do to increase the chances of them happening?
  • 17. Stay connected, create a photo album, post updates, get support, ask for tips and advice Let friends and family follow you: monuments, museums, restaurants, and events Video journal, capture special moments, share lessons and cultural tips Blog: share stories, report current events, photo journal
  • 18. What do you know now that you wish you new before you went abroad? What was your biggest cultural mishap? Did you experience culture shock? How did you know? And what did you do? Share any important culture specific behaviors that will help students “fit in” and adapt?