Duke outlines concepts to help students prepare carefully and intentionally for study abroad and develop intercultural skills and awareness. He focuses on culture and the process of learning about and exploring cultural differences and similarities. His topics include why cross-cultural engagement is often limited and some strategies to increase it, visible dimensions of culture such as food and infrastructure, less visible elements of culture such as relationships and communication styles, and culture shock and cross-cultural adjustment. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)