 Prepare  Read about the culture of the people where you will  be living. (Lonely Planet)  Talk to other people who have lived and taught  where you will teaching.  Get teaching experience. (Volunteer, Observe)  Collect teaching materials and ideas.  Language teaching book  Grammar resource book  Writing textbook  Speaking/listening activities  Culture information about the United States  Photos of you hometown, home, famil

(Each stage can last from 3 to 6 months.)  Stage 1 – Excitement: Honeymoon Period. Feelings are very positive about the culture.. Are overwhelmed with impressions. Find the new culture exotic and are fascinated. Are passive, meaning with little experience of the culture  Stage 2 – Withdrawal: Frustration Period. Begin to dislike the culture and react negatively to the behavior. Feel anxious. Start to withdraw. Begin to criticize, mock or show animosity to the people  Stage 3 – Adjustment: More settled and more confident  Understand and accept the behavior of the people  Feel less isolated Regain a sense of humor  Stage 4 –Enthusiasm: The individual now feels 'at home. Enjoys being in the culture Functions well in the culture Prefers certain cultural traits of the new culture rather than their own Adopts certain behaviors from the new culture

1. Conditions that are not like home. 2. Loneliness 3. Frustration 4. Different levels of efficiency 5. Different levels of organization 6. Different salary levels 7. Different respect for teachers 8. Different standard of living 9. Different relationships with the people 10. Different living conditions 11. Different food 12. Emotional drain

1. Complain 2. Call home every minute 3. Seclude yourself 4. Act as though you know more than the people where you are living. 5. Be late, be unprepared, be temperamental 6. Overwork 7. Be ungrateful or impolite 8. Make your country seem more important than theirs

1. Be polite and accepting 2. Be grateful 3. Be punctual and prepared 4. Accept advice from the people of the culture you are living in 5. Tour and appreciate the new environment 6. Rest, refresh and exercise 7. Read about the culture 8. Learn the language where you are living 9. Get involved in a recreation or hobby of that culture

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