How can the following notions be related to culture shock?

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 629.

Ethnocentrism – the idea, belief that your own group or culture is better or more important than others.

Adaptation –

1. a change in one's behavior that makes them better able to live in a particular place or situation.

2. the process of changing to fit some purpose or situation : the process of adapting.

Adjustment –

1. a small change that improves something or makes it work better.

2. a change that makes it possible for a person to do better or work better in a new situation

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/.

Study the Culture Shock Curve and describe it in writing (150-200 words). Dwell on the stages of a stay in a foreign country related to it. Pay attention to time periods.

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Reading, vocabulary, speaking:

You are going to read an extract from The Joy Luck Club, a bestselling book by Amy Tan about first and second generation immigrants.