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BL
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1048279
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b802649
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| Main Entry
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Hansel, Bettina G.
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| Title & Author
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The exchange student survival kit /\ Bettina Hansel.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Intercultural Press,, 2007.
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xiv, 166 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1931930317
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: 9781931930314
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1931930314
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-162) and index.
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| Contents
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What does it mean to be an exchange student? -- What does the host family offer? -- Cultural baggage: beyond the customs counter -- What you need to know about culture -- Cross-cultural challenges for the host family -- Feeling secure in a new country -- Connections back home -- The adjustment cycle -- Stage 0. preparing to go abroad -- Stage 1. arrival -- Stage 2. settling in -- Stage 3. deepening the relationship -- Stage 4. culture shock -- Stage 5. the holidays -- Stage 6. culture learning -- Stage 7. the last weeks -- Stage 8. readjustment -- Postscript; special issues and concerns.
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| Abstract
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A guide for students preparing to study abroad offers advice on such topics as the student's role in the host family and community, how to feel secure in a new country, keeping connections back home, and saying goodbye.
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Cultural relations.
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Foreign study-- United States.
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High school students-- United States-- Attitudes.
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Student exchange programs-- United States.
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Cultural relations.
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Foreign study.
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High school students-- Attitudes.
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Student exchange programs.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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370.116/2
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| LC Classification
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LB1696.H36 2007
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