(
课件网) How do you feel when you visit a foreign country for the first time Imagine that you travel abroad for the first time. How do you feel Imagine that you travel abroad for the first time. How do you feel nervous excited confused surprised lonely ... When you experience a new culture, you may feel confused, uncertain or even anxious. Let’s explore why we have such feelings and how they change over time. Culture shock If you 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 culture. 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 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. Skim the article on page 78 and answer the questions. What is culture shock How many phases of culture shock are there If you travel to a foreign country, you may feel confused, strange or anxious. This feeling is called “culture shock”. Four. Imagine you are studying abroad, and you experience culture shock. What might happen during the four stages, according to the article Phase I might feel ... I might ... Honeymoon Phase Negotiation Phase Adjustment Phase Adaptation Phase excited, curious explore new places sad, angry, homesick, lonely find it difficult to communicate — start to accept the local culture at home — Discuss the following questions. Why do people feel less happy during the Negotiation Phase What does the curve show During this phase, things feel more difficult. It may be difficult to communicate. This often makes people feel unhappy. People feel very happy during the first phase. During the second phase, they feel a lot less happy. Then people slowly learn how to deal with these difficulties during the third phase. They feel ... ...
