Culture shock for students abroad: a new trend

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For years, a lot of business schools in the world have proposed a year of study abroad in order to enrich the student's culture. Some people are not aware of the difficulties students face in this kind of adventure. It is worth analyzing how students live through this brutal experience. First of all, it could be interesting to differentiate the different reasons for which students go abroad. Later, we will make an attempt to analyze the feeling of students when they are living abroad. We learn that cultural shock can cause trouble for students when they go abroad, but it would be interesting to study reverse culture shock that is to say its aftermaths. It is increasingly realized that foreign exchange programs are booming. For instance, just by roaming the streets of many different cities, we can meet several kinds of groups of young people who have different ways of speaking. As a result, we could question what their motives are, and what urges them to travel many kilometers to study abroad.

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[...] In that case, we can deduct that studies abroad can help them to trust in themselves. Elaine Chao, the Secretary of Labor, explains how her experiences in different cultures have influenced her career, “Memories of living in a developing nation are part of who I am today and give me a profound understanding of the challenges of economic development.” Lot of people thinks that studies abroad can cause important trouble insomuch as students are not under control like in their home ground. [...]

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[...] To conclude about this point, one could quote another contrivance which runs smoothly. Actually, students abroad can write down their emotions and experiences in a journal. Thanks to this journal, students could have hindsight and put in perspective. Moreover, if students are aware of their progress, they will belong easier. When one talk about culture shock for students abroad, the greatest number of people use to think about problems which students meet abroad, but it is important to deal with reverse culture shock. [...]

[...] Definition of reverse culture shock: how to deal with? For years, lot of business schools in the world wide world propose a study's year abroad in order to enrich student's culture. Some of people are not conscious of students' sharp difficulties concerning this kind of adventure. Nonetheless, we could wonder in what manner students live through this brutal experience. First of all, it could be all-interesting to differentiate the different reasons for which students go abroad. Afterwards, we are going to make an attempt an analysis of what students can feel living abroad. [...]

[...] Culture shock for students abroad: a new trend Outline 1. Why students go abroad? a. See the world and broaden their experiences b. Learn a language in a country where it is spoken. c. Gain new insights and outlooks through new relationships. d. Take control of their future Living abroad a. Arrival b. What culture shock is? c. [...]