Foreign Students' Culture Shock
By Mohsen Jabali
On Tuesday, foreign students attended a lecture about culture shock in the Living Learning Community, provided by American Language and Culture Program's director, Katie Schiffelbein.
At the University of Idaho, foreign students arrived from different destinations around the world, and they suffer from culture shock in Moscow for the first time.
Many students feel a big shock while some do not. Due to travel around the world, some students adapted to an American lifestyle after their first week. On the other hand, several students saw the big gap between their own cultures and American culture; however, the biggest issue always facing new students is the English language acquisition.
Schiffelbein says, "I know that new students may not feel confident in terms of language, how to fit in with citizens, and how to deal with issues that students first time face. "At the same time, Joon Ho Ji, a Korean student, has been in the United States two weeks and two days. He says, "I enjoy the culture in Moscow; however, I have a few problems about English vocabulary because if I want to buy something I would find that, but I did not know the words, so I should explain about what I want many times in other words."
At the end of the lecture, Shiao-wei Chu, an ALCP instructor says, "I have been here for five years and every day I face something new, which means every experience represents a culture shock." Students excited about experience that shared in the lecture and they gained new information that will help them in future.
New foreign students are able to deal with cultural and personal problems if they attend the culture shock lecture as soon as they arrive to the University of Idaho.
By Mohsen Jabali
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| Photo by Mohsen Jabali |
On Tuesday, foreign students attended a lecture about culture shock in the Living Learning Community, provided by American Language and Culture Program's director, Katie Schiffelbein.
At the University of Idaho, foreign students arrived from different destinations around the world, and they suffer from culture shock in Moscow for the first time.
Many students feel a big shock while some do not. Due to travel around the world, some students adapted to an American lifestyle after their first week. On the other hand, several students saw the big gap between their own cultures and American culture; however, the biggest issue always facing new students is the English language acquisition.
Schiffelbein says, "I know that new students may not feel confident in terms of language, how to fit in with citizens, and how to deal with issues that students first time face. "At the same time, Joon Ho Ji, a Korean student, has been in the United States two weeks and two days. He says, "I enjoy the culture in Moscow; however, I have a few problems about English vocabulary because if I want to buy something I would find that, but I did not know the words, so I should explain about what I want many times in other words."
At the end of the lecture, Shiao-wei Chu, an ALCP instructor says, "I have been here for five years and every day I face something new, which means every experience represents a culture shock." Students excited about experience that shared in the lecture and they gained new information that will help them in future.
New foreign students are able to deal with cultural and personal problems if they attend the culture shock lecture as soon as they arrive to the University of Idaho.
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