I've been chatting with Linda T from Phoenix who is working with a Japanese homestay teacher dealing with rowdy students and culture shock. We're thinking of ways to deal with the cultural issues; the classroom management problems are beyond my ken. She's suggested a nice reading list for host families to help them help their home stay folks.
- American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the United States, Gary Althen, Intercultural Press (January 1, 1988), ISBN: 0933662688. Paperback: 192 pages
- The Japanese Way : Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of the Japanese, Noriko Takada, Rita Lampkin, McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 11, 1996) ISBN: 0844283770. Paperback: 112 pages
- Japanese Have a Word for It : The Complete Guide to Japanese Thought and Culture, Boye Lafayette De Mente, McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 11, 1997) ISBN: 0844283169. Paperback: 400 pages
- Memoirs of a Geisha : A Novel, Arthur Golden, Vintage Books; contemporaries ed edition (January, 1999) ISBN: 0679781587. Paperback: 448 pages
Two other books came to mind, mainly to round out the concept that there might be a way to understand "culture shock."
- Culture Shock! Tokyo at Your Door, Yuko Morimoto Yoshida, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company; (June, 2003) ISBN: 1558687483. Paperback: 160 pages
- Culture Shock USA (Culture Shock Guides), Esther Wanning, Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company (May 1, 2003) ISBN: 1558687599. Paperback: 264 pages
