Challenge
The mobility of workers and students is ever stronger than before. However it is not easy for expatriates to settle down and integrate in the host country. They are inevitably confronted with challenges from security to insecurity, from familiarity to unfamiliarity. The cross-cultural adaptation movements are often erratic, with many ups and downs, sometimes tumbling forward, and sometimes propelled backward.
Although the day-to-day experiences of international workers vary, they have many perplexities in common. For instance, how to connect their prior learning/ experiences to their current occupation? How to deal with the work pressures and second language anxiety? What constitutes socially appropriate behavior in the new cultural context? How to communicate and collaborate effectively with people from different cultures?
Objectives
The objectives of the workshop/seminar/ are that, by course end, participants will:
- Be mindful about the impact of culture on their everyday life: how culture shapes their beliefs and practices;
- Be able to socialize harmoniously in the host society;
- Act appropriately and effectively in cross-cultural encounters;
- Be aware of the needs of international students and the importance of support to their academic, socio-cultural, and psychological adjustment to the local community
- Find their life of living and studying abroad joyful and fruitful.
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