Appendix 2: Recommended Reading Before Going Abroad World Newspapers Read world newspapers to get up to speed on the politics of the country in which you will be studying, as well as U.S. policy affecting that country. This is important preparation as most students find that the rest of the world is much more politically informed than students in the United States tend to be. Many world newspapers are accessible through the LIS web site: www.middlebury.edu/academics/lib.
Interactive Web Sites “What’s Up With Culture”: Online Cultural Training Resource for Study Abroad. www2.pacific.edu/sis/culture/index.htm
“Culture Matters”: Online workbook developed for the Peace Corps for helping participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to work and live abroad successfully. www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/enrichment/culturematters/index.html
General Cross-Cultural Information Althen, Gary. American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the United States (Second Edition). Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, 2002. Althen, Gary (Ed.). Learning Across Cultures. NAFSA: The Association of International Educators, 1994. Bennett, Milton J. A Developmental Approach to Training for Intercultural Sensitivity. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. Vol. 10, No. 2., pp. 179-196. Brislin, Richard. Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1990. Dowell, Michele-Marie & Mirsky, Kelly P. Study Abroad: How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, Inc., 2003. Dwyer, Mary M.and Courtney Peters. The Benefits of Study Abroad. Transitions Abroad, Mar/Apr 2004, Vol XXVIII No. 5, pages 56- 57. Hall, Edward T. Beyond Culture. Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, 1992. Hall, Edward T. The Dance of Life. Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, 1996. Hall, Edward T. The Hidden Dimension. Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, 1992.
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