The Interchange Institute
Established in 1997, this year we celebrate 16 years focused on understanding and supporting those who live and work across cultures through our training, research and publications.
The Interchange Institute is a not-for-profit research organization established in 1997 by Dr. Anne P Copeland. The work of smoothing intercultural transitions has never been so critical. The work of helping others understand us and of coming to understand others is our mission. We conduct research on the process of intercultural transition, produce publications to assist newcomers to the US, design and deliver specialized cross-cultural training workshops, and train and consult to professionals in the field. Read more about The Interchange Institute. The sidebar on the left provides additional navigation for our site.
What's new? Publications Training Research News
Close Neighbors: Moving Between the US and Canada Have you moved from Canada to the US or from the US to Canada? We’d like your participation in our latest online research study. It takes about 15 minutes and many say it’s thought-provoking to complete. Plus you’ll have the chance to enter a lottery for a $50 Amazon gift card. Click here for details.
What to Wear Where: Mishaps in the Presentation of Identity Across Cultures
Now available - our latest research study, What to Wear Where: Mishaps in the Presentations of Identity Across Cultures. In it, we explore an important mode of non-verbal communication: our physical appearance and the messages we send about our identity, both knowingly and unknowingly, when we get up in the morning, fix our hair, slip on our shoes, pick out our jacket and walk out the door.
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Refection Photos: Facilitating Intercultural Reflection with Visual Images
Reflection Photos is a collection of 100 photographs you can use to elicit reflection about the process of intercultural transition. Grounded in both theory and research, it was designed initially to help people who have moved from one country to another reflect on their experience, but can also be a powerful tool for those who work in multi-cultural teams and those facing other life transitions. It is an open-ended, free response tool that works well with both adults and children, in any language. Limited time special launch price available.
Upcoming Training Sessions
June 17-18, 2013, Boston, MA. Registration closed.
November 4-5, Washington, DC
"As a language-services professional, I wanted to explore new horizons to keep me fresh professionally, and Crossing Cultures with Competence (CCC) gave me the opportunity to do just that. I am very grateful to Anne Copeland, a gifted trainer who prepared our materials meticulously and then offered them generously, for nudging me to gently to cross new thresholds. It was one of the best workshops in any field I've ever taken."
Jeannette Regan, Dr. ès psych., independent language advisor and academic English instructor, June 2012.
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June 19, 2013. Boston, MA. Registration closed
Understanding American Schools, Fourth Edition. This valuable book guides newcomers from around the world through the challenges of understanding the US school system, from pre-school through high school. The Fourth Edition includes the latest statistics, web sites, and international comparisons, and a discussion of the new and sometimes controversial role of the federal government in overseeing education in the US.
Hello! USA, 5th Edition. This classic book has helped over 15,000 newcomers make a smooth and informed entry into the US. The Fifth Edition includes updates of every URL and telephone number, plus pages and pages of brand new material on getting connected on line, registering for school, searching for a home, banking, shopping, cooking, finding medical care and more. Now available in electronic format on Amazon.com. Don't have a Kindle? Free Kindle readers available from Amazon which allows you to read Kindle books on most electronic devices.
Welcome to Boston A Guide for International Newcomers, 11th Edition. As in previous years it has been updated for the most current and accurate information for Boston. It is a reliable, detailed and complete resource. In Their Own Voice: Intercultural Meaning in Everyday Stories is a collection of stories written by people who have moved to the United States from another country and culture. In the authentic, personal, everyday moments portrayed here and the commentary that accompanies each story, we gain precious access to the thinking and action behind the value differences that reveal themselves at work and in our daily lives. See the April 2012 review in the Adventures in Expat Land blog. All of these publications are available through our order form. Check out recent additions to our E-NOTES...including the most recent issue The Stories We Tell June 2013.
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Today's university as a mini-United Nations:
Dr. Copeland conducted a workshop in June on Working in a Multicultural Group, for The Graduate Medical Sciences Office of Postdoctoral Affairs atBoston University Medical Center
Dr. Copeland led a four-part lecture series on Succeeding in a Global Workplace for the Harvard Medical School office for Post-doctoral Fellows, from mid-April and through the end of May.
Interested in similar training for your workgroup? Contact us.
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