Designed for use by persons who plan and lead orientation and cross-cultural training sessions for AFS students, natural and host families, and volunteers, this handbook implements and supports recommendations from an AFS workshop and ideas originating in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. Section 1 introduces the document's purposes, and section 2 presents statements concerning the AFS program's content, learning objectives, and quality. Sections 3, 4, and 5 are resource guides to information concerning pre-departure, during-the-sojourn, and post-return orientations. Section 6 addresses: (1) describing a home community; (2) motivating host country volunteers; (3) investigating a host country community; (4) benefiting from the exchange experience; and (5) journal keeping. Section 7 offers an eight item annotated bibliography on approaches to foreign language learning and post-return orientations. Pictures and charts are included. (JHP)