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When students first arrive in a new culture they experience a feeling of excitement as everything seems fresh and different.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"19d0ff48-bf65-42c2-882a-16019a95bff6"}],"header":"Honeymoon Phase"},{"position":{"x":40.41533576794706,"y":46.23792918454935},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

When the initial excitement fades, international students feel insecure or confused in the new culture. They struggle while trying to understand the norms and regulations and start to miss their family and the support they used to have.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"fdfe4b78-729a-442a-ab42-e5881e0e46f7"}],"header":"Culture Shock"},{"position":{"x":55.99041564015154,"y":68.2336373390558},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

International students begin to successfully manage many of the issues they faced during culture shock stage. They feel more \u201cat home\u201d in the new environment. Generally speaking, extroverts often reach this stage quicker than introverts.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"0d559533-57fd-4462-833b-43da69f47ef9"}],"header":"Initial Adjustment"},{"position":{"x":83.14696516091831,"y":39.47822014149678},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

In this stage, international students have grown a feeling of self-assurance and a more complete understanding of their own culture and the new culture. They start to value the differences and similarities and feel confident about handling most situations in the new environment.<\/p>\n\n

Not everyone will go through all the stages of the curve, and different individuals may experience different lengths of time at each stage. It may take some international students at least a semester to eventually settle in, while for others it may take an entire academic year or even longer.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"2c1f8f60-3894-47db-81ea-e535508e3b19"}],"header":"Acceptance and Integration"}],"hotspotNumberLabel":"Hotspot #num","closeButtonLabel":"Close","image":{"path":"images\/image-67080db50914e.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1123,"height":814},"backgroundImageAltText":"The stages of culture shock"}