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Unit5
击国
Learning Objectives
通过本课时学习,学生能够:
国
Look and think
YOU HAVE TO SHARE
YOU SHARE YOUR
YOUR DORM ROOM
DORM ROOM WITH
WITH ONE PERSON?
ONUY ONE PERSON?
I EAT TO WORK
I WORK TO EAT.
M
BRITISH
AMERICAN
CHINESE
Yes.
I feel nervous /worried ...
1.When Sarah first arrived in Paris,everything wasnew and exciting.
She was
in the honeymoon phase of her cultural experience.
2.After a few months,the excitement wore off.She entered the negotiation
phase,when she often feltfrustrated and homesick because of the language
barrier and different customs.
3.With time and effort,Sarah made some local friends and started to
understand the culture better.This period of adjustment wasn't easy,but
she felt more comfortable each day.
4.After two years,Sarah felt completely at home in Paris.Her successful
adaptation to the French way of life made her stay enjoyable.
5.When Sarah finallyreturned toher home country,she felt strangely out of
place.She missed the life in Paris and experienced reverse culture shock
Culture shock
Ifyou travel to a foreign country.you may feel confused,strange or
anxious.This feeling is called "culture shock".People experience culture
shock for different reasons.They may not know the language or local
culture.They may also miss their families and friends at home.
Culture shock usually follows four phases,also known as "the model of
If you travel to a foreign country,you
cultural adjustment
1.The Honeymoon Phase
may feel confused,strange or anxious.
It is exciting to arrive in a foreign country.Everything is new and
unfamiliar,and it is fun to explore the new place and learn about the local
culture.
This feeling is called“culture shock”.
2.The Negotiation?Phase
After a while,you begin to feel unhappy about life in the new country.
Everything feels difficult,and you get angry or sad very easily.You find
it difficult to communicate with people around you.You may get really
homesick and lonely
3.The Adjustment Phase
During this phase,you slowly start to deal with the difficulties.You know
what to expect in most situations and the host country no longer feels all
that new.You start to accept the local culture,and you also learn how to
deal with the things you do not like.
4.The Adaptation Phase
They may not know the language or
You finally begin to feel at home in the new culture,and the cultural
differences are not a big problem any more
local culture.They may also miss
It can be hard to adjust when you return to your home country after you
s have been away for a long time.Some people experience a new culture
shock when they come back home.This is called reverse culture shock
their families and friends at home.
Culture shock
Ifyou travel to a foreign country.you may feel confused,strange or
anxious.This feeling is called "culture shock".People experience culture
shock for different reasons.They may not know the language or local
culture.They may also miss their families and friends at home.
s Culture shock usually follows four phases,also known as "the model of
cultural adjustment
1.The Honeymoon Phase
It is exciting to arrive in a foreign country.Everything is new and
unfamiliar,and it is fun to explore the new place and learn about the local
culture
2.TheNegotiation
Phase
·The Honeymoon Phase
After a while,you begin to feel unhappy about life in the new country.
Everything feels difficult,and you get angry or sad very easily.You find
it difficult to communicate with people around you.You may get really
The Negotiation Phase
s homesick and lonely
3.TheAdjustment
During this phase,you slowly start to deal with the difficulties.You know
·The Adjustment Phase
what to expect in most situations and the host country no longer feels all
that new.You start to accept the local culture,and you also learn how to
20 deal with the things you do not like.
。The Adaptation Phase
4.TheAdaptation Phase
You finally begin to feel at home in the new culture,and the cultural
differences are not a big problem any more
It can be hard to adjust when you return to your home country after you
have been away for a long time.Some people experience a new culture
shock when they come back home.This is called reverse culture shock
Below is a line graph describing the changes of feeling when one
experiences culture shock.Can you explain it with the information from the
article on page 78?
Culture shock curve
e.g.It is exciting to arrive in a
Honeymoon
Adaptation
foreign country.Everything is
new and unfamiliar,and it is
fun to explore the new place
Adjustment
and learn about the local culture.
So the level of happiness is very
Negotiation
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high in the honeymoon phase.
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Months in a foreign country
It can be hard to adjust when you return to your home country after you
2s have been away for a long time.Some people experience a new culture
shock when they come back home.This is calledreverse culture shock.
To show that adaptation is a continuous process and that returning
home after a long time can also be a challenging cultural experience.
Culture shock
Ifyou travel to a foreign country,you may feel confused,strange or
anxious.This feeling is called"culture shock".People experience culture
shock for different reasons.They may not know the language or local
culture.They may also miss their families and friends at home.
Culture shock usually follows four phases,also known as"the model of
cultural adjustment
1.The Honeymoon Phase
It is exciting to arrive in a foreign country.Everything is new and
unfamiliar.and it is fun to explore the new place and learn about the local
oculture.
2.The NegotiationPhase
After a while,you begin to feel unhappy about life in the new country.
Everything feels difficult,and you get angry or sad very easily.You find
it difficult to communicate with people around you.You may get really
shomesick and lonely
3.The Adiustment Phase
During this phase.you slowly start to deal with the difficulties.You know
what to expect in most situations and the host country no longer feels all
that new.You start to accept the local culture,and you also learn how to
deal with the things you do not like.
4.TheAdaptation Phase
You finally begin to feel at home in the new culture,and the cultural
differences are not a big problem any more.
It can be hard to adjust when you return to your home country after you
5 have been away for a long time.Some people experience a new culture
shock when they come back home.This is called reverse culture shock