Cross-Cultural Training

Lesson 7: Culture Shock

Almost everyone moving to a foreign land experiences it at some point. So just what is culture shock, what are the different stages, and how does one deal with it? Find out in this lesson.

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to:

Describe the feelings associated with culture shock

Recognize the different stages of culture shock

Create a plan of action that will help them deal with culture shock.

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Lessons

Introduction

Lesson 1: What is Culture?

Lesson 2: What is your culture?

Lesson 3: Introduction to Basic Cultural Differences

Lesson 4: Global Communciations

Lesson 5: Culture in the Workplace

Lesson 6: Culture in Society

Lesson 7: Culture Shock

• Lesson Objectives

• Introduction

• Definition of culture shock

• Stages of culture shock

• Methods of dealing with culture shock

• Summary

• Lesson 7 Exercises

• Answers to Lesson 7 Exercises

• Suggested Reading

• Bibliography

Lesson 8: Adapting to Your New Culture