Cultural Adjustment Guide

This prompt aims to create a comprehensive guide to help international students adjust to life in a new host country. The ultimate goal is to support student well-being and foster a positive cultural adjustment experience.

Basic Prompt

Prompt Development:

Provide Relevant Documentation:
Provide information about cultural norms, available university clubs, specific mental health services, and testimonials from past students. These inputs will help generate a more customized and supportive guide for international students.

Include Stages of Culture Shock: Ask the AI to describe the different stages of culture shock and provide practical strategies for managing each stage.

Add Social Integration Strategies: Request specific activities or clubs that students can join to foster social integration with both local and international peers.

Provide Examples of Cultural Norms: Include examples of specific cultural norms or customs in the host country, such as greetings, dining etiquette, or communication styles, to help students understand and adapt more easily.

Incorporate Mental Health Resources: Ask for detailed information about mental health resources, such as counseling services, support groups, and helplines available at the university.

Add Testimonials from Past Students: Include testimonials or quotes from past international students who successfully adjusted to life in the host country, offering relatable advice and encouragement.

Highlight University Events: Ask the AI to include details about university events or activities that promote cultural understanding, such as international student meetups or cultural festivals.

Developed Prompt:

Refinements:

After generating your response, you may need to ask questions and refine the response to ensure more accurate and relevant results. Refining helps the AI better understand your specific needs, leading to more practical and tailored outputs. Here’s how you can refine the guide:

• Clarify University Resource Details: Expand on specific university resources by including more details such as contact information, office hours, and relevant staff members.
  → Example: “Can you include contact details and office hours for the counseling services at [institution name]?”
• Expand on Cultural Norms: Provide additional examples of cultural norms, including common misunderstandings or mistakes that international students should avoid.
  → Example: “Can you provide more examples of cultural norms in [host country], especially those that international students often find challenging?”
• Enhance Social Integration Activities: Suggest additional social activities or university clubs specifically targeted at helping international students integrate.
  → Example: “Can you provide more examples of clubs or activities at [institution name] that are specifically designed to help international students make friends?”
• Refine Mental Health Support Information: Add more detail about available mental health support, including different types of support services and their focus areas.
  → Example: “Can you provide more information on the types of support groups available, such as those focusing on anxiety, culture shock, or academic stress?”
• Expand on Sections: Ask the AI to further elaborate on any section where more depth would be beneficial, such as detailing more strategies for cultural adjustment or expanding the types of university events for social support.
  → Example: “Can you expand on the section about university events by including more details about events specifically aimed at cultural exchange?”
• Remove Redundancies: Review the content for any redundant information that may not add value, and ask the AI to remove or condense these areas.
  → Example: “Can you remove any redundant information in the tips for making friends section to make it more concise?”
• Add Actionable Steps: Request the AI to add actionable steps for students, such as step-by-step instructions for accessing specific resources or joining clubs.
  → Example: “Can you add step-by-step instructions on how to join the international student club at [institution name]?”
• Add a theoretical framework: Request the AI to take into account well established cross-cultural theoretical frameworks such as those of Geert Hofstede or Erin Meyers’
  → Example: “How can we improve our guide using Geert Hofsteded and Erin Meyer’s frameworks for cross cultural communication?”