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Discussion on Cultural Adaptation in the Book Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication 　　Cultural adaptation is not a transient phenomenon， instead， it is a process in which individuals and cultures adapt （Bennett， 1998）. There are too much elements undergo cultural adaptation， for example， language， religions， foods， etc. The compound words in a particular language， the blending beliefs with traditional and foreign values， and the variety of foods， all these phenomena can reflect cultural adaptation. 　　1. Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity 　　In this section， the author Bennett describes development model of intercultural sensitivity （DMIS Model）， which expresses attitudes and behavior of people in cultural difference. The DMIS consists of Ethnocentric Stages and Ethnorelative Stages. 　　Figure 1： Development of Intercultural Sensitivity （Bennett， 1998） 　　In denial stage， people are isolated from other culture， in which stage they can not accept behaviors or customs from other culture. People at the defense stage show ability to accept cultural difference， but they do not appreciate these difference. They presents negative attitude to it. In the stage of minimization， people can recognize and accept cultural differences such as foods， which at superficial level. But they still regard people are all the same at deep level such as religion， and view of world. People at the acceptance stage are easy to accept and explore cultural differences. They already have awareness of that people are individuals with different cultures and values. In the adaptation stage， people not only can accept cultures of their own and others， but also can modify their own behavior which combine with other cultures. In the last stage of integration， people become a multicultural person， who integrate different cultures as a appropriate one for themselves. （Bennett， 1998） 　　2. Cultural Adaptation Problems 　　In Barnas article， she explores six communication adaptati