This
chapter mainly talks about the intercultural encounters! Time flies, my study
abroad in the US is about to end! I think the acculturation curve on page 385
really depicts the shifts of my feelings and emotions over time when I am in
the US. I still remember I felt extremely excited about all the new things as I
arrived here for the first couples of days! However, as the semester began,
especially in the first week of school, I felt a little bit worried and depressed
because I couldn’t catch up what the professor said in class and moreover all
the classmates were new to me! It took me about a month to adapt this situation
and I didn’t feel that depressed after all. I enjoyed going to school and
interacting with my classmates. Though I still have 3 weeks to go, I start
missing my life here now! I think I am now at the stable state of the
acculturation curve (Phase 4c) and I consider myself as biculturally adapted.
Overall,
this study abroad makes me reflect upon language not only as a source of
communication, but also as a source for power and learning. I think it is
important for everyone, especially teachers, to experience a situation where no
one else speaks the same language or shares the same culture because it teaches
you to respect, understand, and acquire patience for those people who
experience such situations every day, such as immigrant children in classrooms.
No comments:
Post a Comment