Some Aspects of Adaptation in the Country of the Studied Language, or an Immigrant in Canada
The article examines the main aspects related to the immigration phenomenon and self-adaptation processes in a multi-ethnic and multilingual country such as Canada The article considers the cognitives as structures of a conceptual and factual view of social reality. The most demonstrative of them are the cognitives of the stereotype immigration , the image of immigrants, attitudes towards them, problem situations, propositional content, and axiological cognitives. The article describes the main characteristics of Canada: the general cultural mentality, etiquette norms, attitude and behavior in interpersonal and business communication, and provides information on the main immigration and student exchange programs. It analyzes and compares some social indicators among English-speaking countries. The article emphasizing the importance of comfortable adaptation in a new foreign-language environment, mentions significant similarities with their homeland, which illustrates the advantages of choosing Canada to study languages, immigration and doing business. The prospects for further research in the designated subject with the update of statistics allow better orientation, including in the modern geopolitical space.