Post on 22-Dec-2015
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What are you doing to prepare yourself for living in a country where different languages are
spoken?
Language Before You Go
Spanish Classes -- http://www.studyspanish.com/destinations/spanish_in_atlanta_georgia.htm
Latin American Association – group/private classes http://www.thelaa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173&Itemid=390#1
Rosetta Stone Spanish Swahili
County Libraries Language programs you can check out
Films (w/ subtitles), TV
Language resources to take with you Berlitz Latin American
Spanish phrase bookhttp://www.amazon.com/Berlitz-American-Spanish-Phrase-Dictionary/dp/2831578469/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222785290&sr=8-3
Swahili Phrase book
While In Country
Consider studying Spanish or Swahili while you are abroad. One on one classes are fairly inexpensive. Group classes are usually the least expensive way to go.
Examples: Directness
How many ways can you ask to open the window because it is too warm in here?
Eye Contact Gestures Concepts of Time Concepts of Control Multitasking vs. single focus Resource
Hooked in Motion App – World Customs & Cultures
http://www.appsrumors.com/apps/world-customs-and-cultures-2/#comment-8772
Wikipedia
Read
Authors born in the country in which you will reside
Books about the country
Books set in the country (be careful if country so fictionalized or politicized by American or British authors that it does not accurately reflect reality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPfB6GIjM9Q&feature=related (start at 3.50) – Stage 3 Culture Shock chart – International student in the US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H82IFq0HbTQ -- Stage 4 & 5 of Culture Shock chart – International student in the US. Watch it!!! Uplifting and contains excellent suggestions
Learn Before You Go
Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa Rica
CIA World Fact Book -- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Library of Congress Cultural studies -- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
South American Handbook (Ecuador & Costa Rica) -- http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:3DW9rlKQtDkJ:www.yachana.org/research/handbook.pdf+%22south+american+handbook%22+%2B+ecuador&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a