cultural adaptation how does it come about

cultural adaptation how does it come about

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1、CulturalAdaptation:HowDoesitComeAbout?NevinBlumerInthecourseofmyextendedstayinBeijing,Ihavecomeacrossmanystudentswho,outoffright,askmetogivethemadviceonhowtoadaptoverseas,particularlyinCanada,sinceIamaCanadian.Thetypicalconcernsrangefromsocialones,likemakingfri

2、ends,tomoreprofessionalconcerns,likeculturalissuesatwork.Manyofthestudentsthatexpresstheseconcernsassumethatculturaladaptationinvolvesatypeofbehaviormodification,andrequiresasystemofcommunicationtofacilitatethisadaptivebehaviour.Manywould-beoverseasstudentsandi

3、mmigrantsfearthattheirowncultureorlackofEnglishskillsmayinhibitthisprocessofadaptation.Whiletherearelegitimatewaysofpreparingforlivingoverseasthatinvolvecultureandlanguage,itisneitheryourculture,noryourEnglishthatwillinhibityourprocessofadaptation.Culturaladapt

4、ationdoesnotinvolvethrowingawayyourculturaltraditions,nordoesitinvolveanywholesalebehaviouralchange.AndwhiledevelopingyourskillsinEnglishcertainlyhelpsyoutounderstandmore,itdoesnotnecessarilyensurethatyouwillavoidproblemsduetoculturaldifferences.Culturaladaptat

5、ionismoreaboutsensitivity,understanding,reactionandanticipation.Sensitivitymeansbeingobservantofthereactionsofothersandlookingforsignsandmessagesthatcommunicatepeople’sfeelings.Muchofthisinvolvesnotonlyconcentratingonwhatisbeingsaid,butalsowhatisunsaidbutstillc

6、ommunicated.Nonverbalsignscancommunicatemuchmorethanmerewords.Understandingmeansthatyouarepersistentlytryingtodiscoverrealitiesbeyondthesurface.Thismeansthatyouareconstantlytryingtoclarifymeaningsandsearchingforarangeofopinionsandinterpretations,notjustaselectf

7、ew.Reactionisyourresponsetoevents.Adaptationofteninvolvesreactinginthemostconstructiveandeffectiveways,sothatthoseyouinteractwithlearnandgrowfromtheexperience,justasyoudo.Thiscontrastswithreactionsthatseemtoresultinstressandanxiety,liketempertantrumsandviolence

8、.Anticipationisyourabilitytopredicteventsbasedonyourknowledgeofculture.Forexample,ifyouknowthatcertainwordswillbereceivedbetterthanothersyoumaychoosetousetheminstead.Anticip

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