Tutorial ( with Clive)_13 Nov

Questions from Clive:

He thought that all culture shock are positive. (But I don't think so. I believe that culture shock has negative parts to some extent.)  Taking 10 examples to show that  culture shock is negative. Assuming that you are in your hometown, can these things happen?

In the picture, both B1 and B2 are the honeymoon stage ( both A1 and A1 are the disintegration stage), why is B1 higher than B2 ( is A1 lower than A2)? 

To be honest, this is a question here! This picture is one of the models which can illustrate the process of culture shock on the website. And this model is not designed to be precise. An individual may stay in one or another phase disproportionately or move into one and return until real progress is made. The overall process can be faster or slower. Many people have reported that this model has reflected something of their experience. It is therefore a good reference point and a useful way to share experiences and realise others are experiencing the same feelings. 

I think I have to get more data to proof or draw our own 'W' curve.

Who do you need to raise the awareness of? (Sheena also mentioned this question.) Why do they need their awareness raised? If raised in what ways can they act upon it?

Before my answer could be that general people who don't know Chinese oversea students' culture shock. But why...I am not sure...If I say 'because I realise that this is a problem for Chinese international students. I hope I can help them. However I can't do anything to solve it.  So raise the awareness (of tutors, university, non-international students, European students whoever...) could be the only way I can do. Help other know us and help us to know ourselves more clearly in culture shock. (It doesn't mean that my work will show some negative aspects of culture shock.) ' is this the answer?

I need more time to think about that. 

What is the next step?
Continue to interview people and collect more data to analyse the tendence of culture shock (of Chinese oversea students). 
methods of analysing data à sort, timeline ---- from Clive

Suggestions from Clive:
1/. To gather more data/information/knowledge.
2/. To work out who to gather it from.
3/. To produce an interface* which produces a realisation in 2/. that leads them to give you 1/

Once that is done and you've processed the information:

4/. You need to work out your target audience - who you need to communicate with.
5/. What is it that this group needs to understand - what you will communicate.
6/. An efficient way to get 4/. to realise 5/.

Think:  'Chinese curse'  à 'May you live in interesting times'
It is interesting that all Chinese students in my class never heard that when I mentioned it (in English). But almost European oversea students know!! It is strange thing that a little bird tell me the oft-quoted Chinese curse, 'May you live in interesting times', does not exist in China itself. Anyway, I will research its source and get the answer...