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  This document presents an an overview of two tools that can be used as a strategy to help us be more effective and appropriate in intercultural interactions within AFS and beyond: the Description, Interpretation, Verification, Evaluation (D.I.V.E.) model and the Observation, Description, Interpretation, Suspension of Evaluation (O.D.I.S) exercise.

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  This document summarizes the research AFS has done since 1985: Impact Study (1985), Educational Results Study (2004), Long-Term Impact Study (2008), The Impact of Living Abroad Project (2012), The Educational Impact Assessment Pilot (ongoing)

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  A basic presentation of the four models of culture: the Iceberg model, the Onion model, the Tree model and the Dune model of culture. What are their advantages and disadvantages when trying to understand culture?

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  Debriefing is an essential step in a training session to ensure that the knowledge is being acquired and processed. In order to understand it, it is necessary to review the experiential learning cycle and different learning styles.

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  Learning Styles are divided into four major types: diverging, assimilating, converging, and accomodating. They provide a framework for understaning the variety of ways of learning and teaching/training around the world.

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  David Kolb's experiential learning cycle is a theory which describes how we take in and process information, and ultimately, apply knowledge.

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  An overview of Geert Hofstede's six cultural dimensions, which provide a framework for analyzing tendencies associated with 50 national cultures.

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  An introduction to nine different models for the cultural adaptation process, from affective, behavioral and cognitive perspectives.

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  Common vocabulary to understand when studying Intercultural Learning and AFS.

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  An explanation of the six-step process of cultural integration according to Milton Bennett's Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS).

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  Perspectives on how different cultures perceive and address conflict.

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  Five categories proposed by Milton Bennett to think about how cultures are different from one another.

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  Edward T. Hall and his strong contributions to the field of intercultural communication.

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  The Cultural Continuum and how it is related to Generalizations and Stereotypes.