Cross Cultural Resources
What's Up With Culture? - An On-Line Cultural
Training Resource for Study Abroad
This material was developed to support and enhance a student's
ability to make successful cultural adjustments both before going
overseas and upon returning home from studying abroad. It was
produced primarily for traditional-aged, undergraduate US-American
university students.
Those preparing to participate in a study abroad program will find
the first seven sections useful while those who are about to, or
have, returned home from an international program can refer to the
final four sections.
The focus is generally on the concept of culture and how it
impacts one's ability to understand and function in a new and
unfamiliar environment. It concentrates on the skills, attitudes,
and behaviors which all study abroad students, regardless of their
specific destination, will find useful.