culture

1. What is the acculturation process, and
what factors affect it? What can ESL
teachers do to alleviate the process?

2.  Feelings of adventure, euphoria, and optimism
 Possible feelings of anxiety:
 Finding employment
 Finding place to live
 Finding good schools

3.  Feelings of discomfort, depression, dislocation,
and alienation
 Shock can become so intense, people can become
clinically depressed
 At this time, schools can provide vital support

4.  Recovery from culture shock
 Renewed feelings of optimism and autonomy
 Feelings of pressure may be retained, but there is a
sense of ability to overcome problems
 Begins making friends outside of culture group

5.  Begins assimilating to the main stream culture
 Begins adopting practices and values of the new
culture
 Feels an easier sense of integrating old and new
culture
 Moves between the two languages fluidly

6.  Family Dynamics
 Choice
 Preparation/Support
 Proficiency in English
 Education
 Age
 Social Class
 Cultural Differences

7.  Take into account the specific factors affecting
student, and being empathetic to their specific
needs.
 Provide positive feedback and support to the
students, as well as their parents.
 Make sure to accept their identity, and give
them a chance to integrate into the new culture
at their own pace.