lackofintegration.pptVIP

* * Lack of integration Issue.1035 Oct 19, 2013 Time for redecoration Discussion Detailed Study Lack of integration General Questions Do you remember your first two months in the university? How did you adapt to the new life? Did you encounter any problems? And how did you solve them? What do you think account for the failure of some students to adapt to the US culture? Adapt to Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible. Instruction 1.What are the videos made by Ye Du and Cecilia Miao about? 2.Why does the writer say cultural barrier still remains? A recent study published in The Journal of International and Intercultural Communication found that nearly 40 percent of overseas students have no close American friends and would like more meaningful interactions with their American peers. General Questions These videos explain many of the social and cultural misunderstandings that prevent foreign students, especially those from China, from integrating with the slang-speaking, party-going Americans. 3.Which group of students expressed their dissatisfaction more often? 4. What are the causes cited by them? According to the study, the biggest group to express dissatisfaction came from China and other East Asian countries (nearly 30 percent). General Questions Language and shyness were cited by 46 percent of all students as causes. Many also blamed Americans or US culture, the most common reasons being “superficiality” (cited by 32 percent) and not being open-minded or interested in other cultures (25 percent). 5. What does the Voice of America suggest? 6.What if international students fail to adapt to the new environment? However, a Voice of America survey suggests the problem can run both ways. About 40 percent of American students polled said they found it difficult to relate to overseas students, also citing language and cultural barriers. General Questions Failure to adapt can be harmful to