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BY:Hanna, Renee, Michelle & Mariajose
Culture shock
Foreigners experience many issues when going outside of their country, since they might get culture shock
from a different culture, they might experience misunderstandings since the language barrier and the
feeling of loneliness.
Culture shock is the time of readjustment that a person has when colliding with a different culture and
learning from it, they can have positive or negative emotions about it.
Is ridiculous to think that every person has to go under the same standards, its important to understand
that other people have their culture and we can learn something from it.
Language affect
culture & culture
affect language
Language evolves alongside culture, as cultural influences shape
communication. One key advantage of human language is its
flexibility, allowing words to change meaning over time.
For example, "nice" once meant foolish, but today it means kind.
This reflects how languages adapt to social and historical shifts.
Language is shaped by activities like politics, TV, and music,
creating cultural trends through slang.
Cultural and linguistic shifts impact behaviors and values, learning a
language involves understanding these.
To improve fluency in English, it’s helpful to engage with casual
conversations in everyday settings, such as coffee shops or TV
shows, to grasp native speakers' use of tone and slang.
Cultural shock stages
Honeymoon Frustration Adaptation Acceptance
The honeymoon stage The frustration stage The adaptation stage The acceptance
is when someone is occurs when people comes when the stage occurs when a
fascinated by their living abroad feel person feels more person feels
new surroundings, the discouraged, sad or comfortable in their comfortable in their
people, the food and exhausted. It is a environment and new environment, but
the language. On short common phase during begins to establish a understanding the
trips, this phase of adaptation to a new routine and make new local culture does not
excitement and place, with new friends. mean that you have
discovery is often the customs, different to adopt all the
only one experienced. foods and feelings of customs of that
homesickness. place.
cultural
awareness
What does it means?
Understanding your culture (if you have a
better perception and knowledge about your
own culture it may make it easier to explain it
to foreigners).
Keep yourself informed! be a learner! (the
more youre aweare and informed about actual
stuff that goes in the global and daily baisis
that people can make you understand and
empathize more).
Understand the lenguage diferences (this
way you can understand and differentiate
idioms and slangs).
dealing with
cultural
diferences
You need to understand that if
something is diferent dosent mean
that is wrong (there can be many ways
to do and solve stuff).
Dont be quick on take offence
(everyone comes from diferent
contexts and sometiems what could be
offensive for you could means another
thing for someone else).
Allow people to teach if they’re
passionate about something (you dont
have to agree but can give the
oportunity from learn from them).
show respect
What does it means?
Encourage the sharing of
information, create a conversation
atmosphere and provide equal time
to talk to everyone.
Thank You
