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Overcoming Culture Shock as a foreign student in the UK  

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Overcoming Culture Shock as a foreign student in the UK Introduction The reason of choosing culture shock as a topic was the opportunity to spend half a year in the UK as a student at the age of 17. Although experiencing culture shock I did not know what it exactly was and how deeply I did become surrounded to the culture and the place I lived in. Foreign students as teenagers can accept new behaviors and manners more easily than the older generation. They seem to have fewer problems with the foreign language and they easily adapt to new situations. During my stay in the UK I have experienced many new situations concerning the culture and people and sometimes I felt inconvenient, because of not being aware of very simple things. In this study I have conducted a questionnaire in which I have asked 16 people. I asked them to tell their opinion about,...

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1 out of 5 stars Reviewed by: stucapel, 2007-01-26

"Useful as an introductory guide for foreign students coming to the UK but limited in academic validity. A descriptive piece with little reference to academic cultural theory."

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