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The exchange student survival kit
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The exchange student survival kit

Author: Bettina G Hansel
Publisher: Boston : Intercultural Press, 2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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A guide for students preparing to study abroad offers advice on such topics as the student's role in the host family and community, how to feel secure in a new country, keeping connections back home, and saying goodbye.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Bettina G Hansel
ISBN: 9781931930314 1931930317
OCLC Number: 85892243
Description: xiv, 166 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: What does it mean to be an exchange student? --
What does the host family offer? --
Cultural baggage: beyond the customs counter --
What you need to know about culture --
Cross-cultural challenges for the host family --
Feeling secure in a new country --
Connections back home --
The adjustment cycle --
Stage 0. preparing to go abroad --
Stage 1. arrival --
Stage 2. settling in --
Stage 3. deepening the relationship --
Stage 4. culture shock --
Stage 5. the holidays --
Stage 6. culture learning --
Stage 7. the last weeks --
Stage 8. readjustment --
Postscript; special issues and concerns.
Responsibility: Bettina Hansel.
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A guide for young people traveling abroad, helping them better understand the experience of international exchange programs and avoid common misunderstandings and problems that may occur in the course  Read more...

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?The Exchange Student Survival Kit will be of tremendous help for everyone involved in the exchange student field, and by extension, everybody who deals with cross-cultural differences.?

 
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