The Exchange Student Survival Kit: Advice for your International Exchange Experience

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Bettina Hansel

The Exchange Student Survival Kit

Advice for your International Exchange Experience

Bettina Hansel

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Intercultural Press
01 July 2007

Educational visits & field trips; Living & working abroad

Study abroad has never been so popular. Students are embarking on life-changing adventures, and they need some tried and true advice. The Exchange Student Survival Kit has become the essential guide for young people traveling abroad, helping them better understand the unique experience of international exchange programs. More important, it shows students how to avoid many common misunderstandings and problems that can occur in the course of their adjustment to a new culture, a new family, a new school and a new community.

Based on her years of research and professional involvement with AFS Intercultural Programs, Dr. Hansel has filled the book with examples taken from the experiences of dozens of exchange students from a broad spectrum of cultures. This much-awaited new edition includes

New communications technology as it affects the experience: e-mail, instant messaging, cell phones, online games and blogs and information searches.

Important advice on personal safety and pressing concerns for parents and students in light of war, terrorism and crime.

Changes in society and family life that affect travelers: fast food replacing family meals, a new emphasis on religious beliefs, consumerism and globalism.

For students going abroad, the Survival Kit is the first thing to pack!

By: Bettina Hansel
Imprint: Intercultural Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781931930314
ISBN 10: 1931930317
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 01 July 2007
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bettina Hansel is Head of Research & Evaluation, AFS International, based in New York City. AFS is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in over 50 countries around the world through independent, not-for-profit AFS organizations. More than 11,000 students, young adults and teachers participate in AFS programs each year.

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When it comes to understanding both the pitfalls and pleasures of an international home stay there is no better source of advice. . The Exchange Student Survival Kit will be of tremendous help for everyone involved in the exchange student field, and, by extension, everybody who deals with cross-cultural differences. .