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This is a process experienced by someone in a new environment, where observation, learning, and reflecting will make them grow and change in personal, social, and professional aspects of their life until they become part of the culture.
What is Cultural Adjustment Curve / Culture Shock?
This country is home to the most populated city in the world.
What is Japan?
Its name means “cheer me up” and it’s a coffee flavored Italian dessert.
What is Tiramisú?
It started in 1810 as a wedding celebration for Crown Prince Ludwig and became a Munich tradition that lasts 16 to 18 days.
What is Oktoberfest?
A system of communication used by a particular country or community.
What is language?
These are features of our personality or acting as people in a society which are highly valued for their positive traits and grouped in six virtues.
What is Character Strengths?
This country is home to the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa.
What is the United Arab Emirates?
It’s common that people in this country keep kimchi in a separate fridge.
What is South Korea?
In this country, Anzac Day is celebrated on the 25th of April to remember all of the soldiers who went to war and never returned.
What is Australia (and/or New Zealand)?
It is the oldest literary evidence of Old English.
What is Beowulf?
It involves conscious, rational or logical mental processes to understand the distress of other people and It doesn’t necessarily affect emotions.
What is Cognitive Empathy?
Its independence occurred on July 20, 1810, after reuniting with Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela to rebel against Spain.
What is Colombia?
It is a traditional Middle Eastern food and consists of a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas.
What is Falafel?
Also known as the Festival of Spring, the Festival of Colours or the Festival of Love, it originated in India and it’s celebrated at the beginning of Spring.
What is Holi?
A phenomenon in language caused by Historical events, Social interactions, Geographical placement and Local environment instances.
What is Language Adaptation/Evolution?
It’s understanding, accepting and valuing differences between people, including those of different races, ethnicities, genders, ages, disabilities, sexual orientations (and more).
What is Diversity?
This country is home to the Kuuk Thaayorre, a language with 16 words for absolute cardinal directions and spoken by a recognized community.
What is Australia?
Cape Malay Curry, Malva pudding and bunny chow are some delicious and traditional food in this country.
What is South Africa?
The Ceili Dances originated in this country in the 1500’s and are always performed to traditional music.
What is Ireland?
It’s a postulated ancestral language from which a number of attested languages are believed to have descended by evolution, forming a language family.
What is Proto-language?
The study of how people use, adapt, or create variations of languages through history, its influence and repercussion, and the implications for the present time.
What is sociolinguistics?
It is the world’s newest country.
What is South Sudan?
It’s a colombian dish which consists of a mix in water of chicken, beef, corn, potato, banana and carrots.
What is Sancocho?
This country is home to traditional dances such as Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau, Palembang, Malay, and Aceh.
What is Indonesia?
It’s the category of texts that are accurate to reality and are used to describe an event, situation or point of view.
What is Non-fiction?