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cultural immersion
UK/ˈkʌltʃərəl ɪˈmɜːʃən/US/ˈkʌltʃərəl ɪˈmɜːrʒən/CUL·tur·al im·MER·sion
deep involvement in the everyday life and culture of a community
Examples
“Many language programs include homestays to promote cultural immersion.”
“Cultural immersion helped me understand local customs beyond tourist sights.”
“Students who seek cultural immersion often stay longer and avoid packaged tours.”
Band 8 sentence
“Opting for a homestay provided genuine cultural immersion and completely changed how I view daily life there.”
Collocations
- cultural immersion program
- complete cultural immersion
- experience cultural immersion
Word family
Common mistakes
culture exchange→cultural immersion
to immerse culture→to experience cultural immersion
Say it for a higher band
5learn about the culture→6experience the culture→7+cultural immersion
Synonyms
experience the culture
Easily confused
cultural exchange
“The volunteer program focuses on cultural immersion rather than short-term exchanges.”
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