Chapter 12 - Culture Shock - Case Study Report

Solution.

1. She has to improve her listening skill, because she can’t understand what professor talk about.. Also she needs to pay attention on the class.

Advantage: If she improve her listening skill, she can get a good grade and easy to understand the class.

Disadvantage: If she improves her listening skill that will be no time to take a rest. Then she will feel tired.


2. She should talk with her roommates a lot. Even the talking topic is about sexual activities. She has to listen. That will get more opportunity to talk with roommates than do not talk.

Advantage: If she is going to talk with her roommates a lot. Then she won’t feel lonely.

Disadvantage: That will be waste time to study or take a rest. And then her grade will get down.


3. If she can’t bear these problems, the best way is go back to her country.

Advantage: she will not feel lonely.

Disadvantage: She will lose opportunity of study in the United States.

I choose solution number 1.

Because of her main problem is listening. That means if her American friends talk fast, then she couldn’t understand what they saying. So if she improves her listening skill that she can understand the classes and can make lots of American friends. Then she will not feel lonely. Finally everything is going to be fine.