Contents
Introduction
1: Exploring Your Cultural Identity
What Is Culture?
Where Does Culture Come From?
What Happens When You Find Yourself in a New Culture?
Unit Glossary
2: Navigating Different Communication Styles
Communication and Culture
Communication Styles
Unit Glossary
3: Adapting to Academic Culture in U.S. Colleges and Universities
What Is Academic Culture?
What Values and Norms Are Representative of the Typical Academic
What Are the Challenges of Adapting to a New Academic Culture?
Unit Glossary
4: Building Intercultural Friendships
What Are the Benefits of Intercultural Friendships?
What Are the Challenges of Intercultural Friendships?
Strategies for Developing Intercultural Friendships
Unit Glossary
5: Developing Intercultural Competence
Definitions and Models of Intercultural Competence
Strategies for Reducing and Responding to Stereotypes
Understanding Cultural Value Differences
Practical Strategies for Intercultural Development
Unit Glossary
References